NSX


NSXv – DFW Log Format Change

In NSXv 6.2.2 and earlier, the format of the DFW logs has remained relatively the same for quite some time now. The following is a specific sample of the dfwpktlogs.log file from an NSXv 6.2.2 host. [root@host-192-168-111-11:~] tail -f /var/log/dfwpktlogs.log 2016-09-17T09:41:50.979Z INET match DROP domain-c46/1005 OUT 78 UDP 10.2.5.10/137->10.2.5.255/137 2016-09-17T09:41:50.979Z INET […]


NSX Manager: VTY configuration is locked by other VTY

Have you ever had the problem of working on a unstable network connection and your network drops out. Well this happened to me this morning, but whilst it happened, I was actually connected to my NSX Manager via SSH and in configuration mode. When my network connectivity returned (4G) and […]


How to create a NSX-v API Only User Account 7

One of the main reasons for customers wanting to implement NSX for vSphere is the fact there is a RESTful API which can be leveraged to drive the whole system. In a standard NSX-v installation, by default, the only account that has API only privileges (and no vSphere Web Client privileges) […]