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  • How to enable extra settings in HCX that PowerCLI cannot (yet) – Part II

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    OK, so in the last blog we looked at enabling a ‘Traffic Tag’ and the ‘Secure’ profile check box for a new Network Profile. The problem was that the code was very limited in scope, i.e. only worked if all your ducks were in a line. What if you have a stray duck? Well thats…

  • How to enable extra settings in HCX that PowerCLI cannot (yet)

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    I’m not sure about you, but I like to try and use the latest features of a product when they are released, I also like to automate their use. PowerCLI is great but does tend to lag behind new product releases. As of right now (Aug 2024) there are a few features not supported with…

  • Whats is HCX Assisted vMotion (HAV)

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    HCX 4.10 has just dropped and with it comes a gem of a new feature ‘HCX Assisted vMotion’ or HAV. Check out the Whats New in HCX 4.10 Release Notes – https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-HCX/4.10/rn/vmware-hcx-410-release-notes/index.html So, don’t we already have Replication Assisted vMotion (RAV)? Well yes, RAV is a great tool but is limited by the throughput of…

  • Multi-Mesh

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    Released in HCX 4.8, Multi-Mesh is a feature that allows multiple IX service meshes to be deployed into a source cluster.This now allows for a new level of concurrency previously not available. Traditionally, only a single IX service mesh could be created per source cluster <> target cluster pair as shown below: Single Mesh A…

  • 9 of 9 – Automating HCX Migrations

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    We have already discussed why you may want to automate HCX migrations. There is a nexus point where doing it through the UI no longer offsets the effort to code, test and use new scripts.Typically this would be defined by the number of VMs to migrate or the complexity of the customers environment. Some customers…

  • 8 of 9 – Service Meshes

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    Service Meshes define a relationship between one or more source clusters and one or more target clusters.Typically this would be a 1:1 relationship so you know ‘that’ service mesh will move a VM from cluster A to cluster B.Each service mesh will deploy 1 or more components dependent on the services defined in the Compute…

  • 7 of 9 – Network and Compute Profiles

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    Network and Compute Profiles are required before you can deploy any Service Meshes.Network Profiles define the 4 x networks used by the IX appliances and the 2 used by NE appliances as shown below: Network Profiles When creating a Network Profile, you select the PortGroup / Backing Network, give the profile a Name, provide an…

  • 6 of 9 – HCX API Explorer

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    HCX has a good API and also has an ‘API Explorer’ web UI to help you start your HCX coding journey.Access the API Explorer with the following URL https://<HCX SERVER FQDN>/hybridity/docs/index.html You then need pick the HCX flavor, in my lab I typically pick HCX Connector. Each task can be expanded, you then have a…

  • 4 of 9 – Base HCX Manager Configuration

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    Base HCX Manager Configuration covers simple tasks normally carried out in the VAMI / Admin / 9443 interface, these include: We will re-use the Hashtable process created in the earlier blogs but we will also leverage a PowerShell module developed by William Lam. William Lam’s Power.HCX.psm1 PowerShell module can be downloaded from GIT here https://github.com/lamw/VMware.HCX…

  • 5 of 9 – Creating a Site Pairing

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    Site Pairing are the relationship between HCX instances, they can be a simple 1 to 1, 1 to many or many to 1.For the purposes of this lab, I will create a simple 1 to 1 site pairing. Before you start, ensure you have run through and complete the basic HCX Manager configurations especially the…

  • 3 of 9 – Deploying HCX OVAs

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    The first things to deploy for HCX are the HCX Connector appliance (source) and HCX Cloud appliance (Target). These are typically deployed as close to, or in the same VLAN as the vCenter to which they will connect. For deployment sake, your laptop or Jumpbox should have full access to the HCX network(s) to be…

  • 2 of 9 – An Overview of HCX

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    VMware HCX consists of the following key components: HCX Connector Appliance – This is a ‘HCX Manager’ appliance which is deployed in the ‘source’ datacenter and is the place where you perform all manual configurations, deployments and migrations in the Web UI. Note – It should be placed as close to the vCenter server it will manage and…

  • 1 of 9 – A Beginners Guide to HCX Scripting

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    Note – All notes herein are ‘mine’ and not in anyway official commentary from VMware / Broadcom. Note – Any code posted here is not supported and should be used at your own risk. Welcome to this 9 part series on ‘Automation HCX’. The goal of this series is to help people hit the ground running…