This time I want to introduce the ability to request the famous Let’s Encrypt certificates on your NSX Advanced Load Balancer (also known as Avi Vantage) using comprehensive on-board functionality it offers. I was improving, adding new features and testing the script for quite some time now, which got…
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Avi Controller (or NSX Advanced Load Balancer, as known now) is able to automatically run scripts to renew your certificates your Virtual Services use – this is done by such called Certificate Management and ControlScript. The certificate renewal is, by default, triggered 7 days before the certificate…
VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer – also known as AVI Vantage – is a very comprehensive load balancer I was implementing in my lab the last days. By default AVI Controller creates one HTTP-Policy-Set per Virtual Service by default and can be managed via UI. However the UI does not allow to create multiple…
Due to some experiments with NSX-T 3.0 in my lab with ESXi 7.0 hosts I was in need removing the VIB files manually from the host, as the NSX Manager failed doing so. Just to be very clear: This is NOT officially supported by VMware! Do that at your own risk. If unsure, reach out to the support first. Should you ever be in similar situation, here a few takeaways and lessons learned so far: