Using IPerf3 for Network Performance Testing

Iperf3 OverviewCommon Used Parameters for both TCP and UDPTCP Network Performance TestingUDP Network Performance Testing Iperf3 Overview Iperf3 is a tool for performing network performance testing. It allows you to test the bandwidth, latency, and packet loss across network links by sending and receiving streams of data between two hosts. iperf3 operates in a client-server …

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Exploring the Lesser-Known Yet Powerful VMC-AWS Networking APIs

NSX API Access PointsAPI to Backup NSX ConfigAPI to Get the VMC Gateway Routing TableAPI to Request AWS Public IPAPI to Get the NSX Capacity Usage VMware NSX-T provides a programmatic API to automate management activities. The API follows a resource-oriented Representational State Transfer (REST) architecture, using JSON object encoding. Clients interact with the API …

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VMC NSX ALB Load Balancing with HCX Network Extension

IntroductionPlanning and ImplementationNSX ALB Cloud TypeNSX ALB Topology and HCX Network ExtensionNSX ALB and HCX MONNSX ALB Service Engine PlacementService Resilience Introduction Since VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC version 1.9, NSX Advanced Load Balancer has been available as a customer-managed solution. The NSX ALB controllers and SEs are manually deployed as VMs through vCenter in …

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Setting up SSO with Okta in VCF5.1

SummaryPre-ReqOkta requirementsvCenter Server and Other RequirementsConfiguring SCIM 2.0 Application in OktaCreate the SCIM 2.0 Test App (OAuth Bearer Token) ApplicationSCIM 2.0 API IntegrationHAProxy ConfigConfigure the User and Group Provisioning to VCFConfiguring OIDC Application in OktaCreate OIDC ApplicationGenerate the Client SecretAssign users and groups to the OpenID Connect application.SDDC Manager IdP ConfigStep 1: OverviewStep 2: Select …

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Make Thousands of NSX-T API Calls in Minute

Background As a network guy, network automation has always been my favourite topic. I needed to build an NSX-T environment to validate a specific function from time to time. When I got an NSX-T config, I used a straightforward Python script that makes the NSX-T API calls to import the config into a new lab …

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Setting Up Federated Identity Management for VMC on AWS – Authentication with PingOne

The Federated Identity feature of VMware Cloud on AWS can be integrated with all 3rd party IdPs who support SAML version 2.0. In this integration model, the customer dedicated vIDM tenant will work as SAML Service Provider. If the 3rd party IdP is set up to perform multi-factor authentication (MFA), the customer will be prompted …

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Zero Code NSX Advanced LB Automation with Terraform

VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi Networks) provides multi-cloud load balancing, web application firewall, application analytics and container ingress services across on-premises data centers and any cloud. Terraform is a widely adopted Infrastructure as Code tool that allows you to define your infrastructure using a simple, declarative programming language, and deploy and manage infrastructure across …

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Setting Up Federated Identity Management for VMC on AWS – Authentication with Azure AD

The Federated Identity feature of VMware Cloud on AWS can be integrated with Microsoft Azure AD as well. In this integration model, the customer dedicated vIDM tenant will work as the SAML Service Provider and the Azure AD will work as the IdP. Disclaimer: The Azure AD settings in this blog are to demo the …

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