As is probably obvious from the sidebar, I'm pretty enthusiastic about IPv6 - for quite a few reasons, not least of which is implementing a new Layer 3 protocol after guys like Vint Cerf already did most of the cool stuff. However, I didn't want to simply complete this task - most people complete all of these tasks …

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I have mentioned in a previous blog post that I'm not using any ACLs on my tunnel broker VM This is usually pretty bad, but again, we can get those protections outside of the VM - I'm using this to prove out how NSX-T can provide utility in this situation. Solution Overview VyOS is a fantastic platform, with a ton of …

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First things first - let's cover some IPv6 basics. What's Different Many aspects of IPv6 is actually much easier than most people would expect - since there's such a large addressing space, entire fields of work with IPv6 go away. Custom CIDR / Subnetting Remember how you had to do binary math, and use your crystal …

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First off, let's cover what's been built so far: To set up an anycast vIP in NSX-T after standing up your base infrastructure (already depicted and configured), all you have to do is stand up a load balanced vIP at multiple sites. NSX-T takes care of the rest. Here's how: Create a new load balancing pool. Create a new …

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As covered in the previous post, base configuration of a spine-and-leaf fabric is actually pretty simple. This will be pretty short, but we'll cover the conversion of the previously built fabric to OSPF. Here's the updated diagram: (YAML). As we move to a more full-fledged implementation, we'll do dual-stack. The …

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