One of the commonly reported issues in TKGI is cluster creation fail with error 1 of 7 pre-start scripts failed. Failed Jobs: pks-nsx-t-prepare-master-vm. In this blog post, we will see more about the issue. Symptoms: Bosh tasks fails with the below error Task 305253 | 02:58:24 | Updating instance master: master/6415b432-ccc2-4faa-89c8-911914cb9d44 (0) (canary) (00:02:16) L... Continue Reading →
Configuring NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 : Part 6 – Tier-1 Gateway
In my last blog-post, we saw how to deploy and configure NSX-T EDGE nodes. Now, we will start with configuring Logical routing for layer 3 network connectivity. In this blog post, we will configure Tier 1 gateway and test the east west network connectivity between vms from different subnets. Deploy Tier-1 Gateway : A tier-1... Continue Reading →
NSX-T Logical switches get stuck in “In Progress” state
Recently I faced an issue with Enterprise PKS cluster creation failing and it was due to NSX-T issue where the logical switches created go into "In Progress" state. On further investigation, we identified that it was due to a security hardening done on the ESXi hosts that caused the issue. I tried to reproduce the... Continue Reading →
Configuring NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 : Part 3 NSX-T Infrastructure
Preparing the NSX Infrastructure In the Part 2 of this configuring NSX-T blog series, we discussed about how to add nodes to the NSX-T management cluster. In this blog, we will discuss how to prepare the NSX-T infrastructure. Step 1: Create Transport Zone Transport zone is a connection of transport nodes that can communicate with... Continue Reading →
Configuring NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 : Part 2 – NSX-T Mgr Cluster
In the previous blog, we discussed about how to add compute manager to the NSX-T. If you have missed it, you can find it here. In this blog post, we will see how to add additional nodes to the NSX-T management cluster.NSX-T Manager combines the functions of the management plane, control plane, and policy management... Continue Reading →
Configuring NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 : Part 1 – VC Registration
In the previous blog post, we discussed about how to install the NSX-T 2.4.0 appliance. If you have missed it, please review how-to-install-nsx-t-data-center-2-4-0 . In this blog post, we will start with configuring the NSX-T 2.4.0. Since there are many steps involved, I will discuss them part by part. In Part 1, we will see... Continue Reading →
How to install VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4.0 appliance
VMware NSX-T Data Center 2.4 provides a variety of features to provide functionality for virtualized networking and security for private, public, and hybrid clouds. In this blog post, I will take you through how to install and configure VMware NSX-T 2.4.0 NSX-T is available to download as an OVA format at MyVMware. If you have... Continue Reading →
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