As the previous post discussed, using the API directly through Ansible was an adequate initial step to configuring a users role within the NSX Manager. The next logical step was to include this functionality directly inside the upstream NSX Ansible module. After an initial commit yesterday afternoon, I received some feedback from the community and posted a new update to […]
This is a bit of a quick hit. Yesterday, while working with Ansible to fully deploy and configure an NSX-v Manager, we worked out a method to add a user or group of users and assign the appropriate role. The current NSX Ansible module does not support this functionality, so the role we are executing relies on the URI module. […]
With the VMworld US 2018 conference set to start in just over a month, my schedule is beginning to take shape. 2018 will be my 5th trip to the US show and I am extremely excited to be presenting again on several different stages in Las Vegas! Sunday – TAM Day table from 4:15PM -5PM Come find me to talk […]
I am working on an AMQP Message Broker service architecture, using RabbitMQ, at work right now. As part of the design work, I have spent a bit of time in my vSphere lab standing up the cluster to work out all the configuration, RBAC, policies and other various settings that will be required by the solution. If you haven’t been […]
As I go deeper into the Ansible rabbit-hole, I am beginning to look for ways to manage upgrade operations through Ansible playbooks. As part of that journey, I wanted to begin backing up my VCSA and NSX-v VM appliances using their built-in methods prior to executing playbooks to perform the upgrades. Both appliances allow FTP, SFTP or SCP connections through […]
