Introducing OSPF Support in NSX-T 3.1.1

NSX-T has revolutionized the data center and plays a key role in modern data center fabrics. Its unmatched capabilities are key elements in any effort to modernize networking in the data center.

NSX-T version 3.1.1 will go down as a critical milestone in this journey, as it supports OSPF version 2.

Based on RFC 2328, Open Shortest Path First Version 2 (OSPF v2) provides fast convergence, scalability, and is widely known among network architects and their operations teams. As a result, it is one of the most popular link state routing protocols in enterprise networks and data centers.

Interconnecting your physical networking fabric with NSX-T was possible using static routes and BGP. OSPF is now an option to consider leveraging dynamic routing protocols in the data center. By supporting OSPF as a dynamic routing protocol, existing NSX for vSphere customers can migrate seamlessly to NSX-T.

In this blogpost, we will demonstrate how to implement OSPFv2 within NSX-T in your data center.

OSPF Support in NSX-T

Providing connectivity between users and applications in a data center is crucial. The main purpose of any routing protocol is to dynamically exchange or share information regarding the reachability of a network.

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AnsibleFest 2021 CFP is Open

AnsibleFest will be a free, virtual two day event again this year on September 29-30. You can expect all the usual highlights, like customer keynotes, breakout sessions, direct access to Ansible experts and more. We will also be bringing back tracks from last year like Network, Security, Developer and more to give you exactly the type of information you need for wherever you are in your Ansible journey. 

Do you have a story to share about how you're using Ansible?

The Call for Proposals will be open from June 8-29. We will be choosing a variety of sessions across all subjects and skill areas. Notifications will be sent out in July for session approval status. Share your automation story with us today!

 

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Modify HTTP request headers with Transform Rules

Modify HTTP request headers with Transform Rules
Modify HTTP request headers with Transform Rules

HTTP headers are central to how the web works. They are used for passing additional information between the client and server, such as which security permissions to apply and information about the client, allowing the correct content to be served.

Today we are announcing the immediate availability of the second action within Transform Rules, “HTTP Request Header Modification”, available for all Cloudflare plans. This new functionality provides Cloudflare administrators with the ability to easily set or remove HTTP request headers as traffic flows through Cloudflare. This allows customers to enrich requests with information such as the Cloudflare Bot Management ‘Bot Score’ prior to being sent to their servers. Previously, HTTP request header modification was done using a Cloudflare Worker. Today we’re introducing an easier way to do this without writing a single line of code.

Luggage tags of the World Wide Web

Modify HTTP request headers with Transform Rules
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Think of HTTP headers as the “luggage tag” attached to your bags when you check in at the airport.

Generally, you don't need to know what those numbers and words mean. You just know they are important in getting your suitcase from the boarding desk, to the correct Continue reading

Unequal-Cost Multipath with BGP DMZ Link Bandwidth

In the previous blog post in this series, I described why it’s (almost) impossible to implement unequal-cost multipathing for anycast services (multiple servers advertising the same IP address or range) with OSPF. Now let’s see how easy it is to solve the same challenge with BGP DMZ Link Bandwidth attribute.

I didn’t want to listen to the fan noise generated by my measly Intel NUC when simulating a full leaf-and-spine fabric, so I decided to implement a slightly smaller network:

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Unequal-Cost Multipath with BGP DMZ Link Bandwidth

In the previous blog post in this series, I described why it’s (almost) impossible to implement unequal-cost multipathing for anycast services (multiple servers advertising the same IP address or range) with OSPF. Now let’s see how easy it is to solve the same challenge with BGP DMZ Link Bandwidth attribute.

I didn’t want to listen to the fan noise generated by my measly Intel NUC when simulating a full leaf-and-spine fabric, so I decided to implement a slightly smaller network:

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VMware Redefines Security After a Surge in Attacks

Enterprise virtualization software giant VMware says it is “redefining” security as it seeks to help customers meet the challenges associated with a skyrocketing number of threats, more numerous attack vectors, and having fewer human resources at their disposal to help keep attacks at bay. “So what we’re asking all of these IT security teams to do is essentially to do more — and there’s a lot more complexity,” 2020 Threat Landscape report results, 81% of the survey respondents reported a breach during the past 12 months — with four out of the five breaches (82%) deemed material. At the Continue reading

Tools 8. Visual Analysis of the Network Path with Open Source Databases and Python

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Over the past several articles we have taken a look into the most popular tools for the network troubleshooting. To be precise, we have covered an approach to find your public IP address in a programmable way, how to measure your Internet connectivity speed with Speedtest, how to measure the connectivity speed between your endpoints using iPerf, rapid check of hosts presence in the network with fping, how to check the quality of the path through the network with MTR, and how to see what are in the packets you have in your network. Covering these tools for you and sharing ideas about automation with them led us to creating a new open source tool, which we are happy to share with the community. This time we decided not to think long on its name and just called it the Traceroute Analyzer. 



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Tech Bytes: Wi-Fi 6E – New Spectrum, New Opportunities (Sponsored)

Today’s Tech Bytes podcast dives into Wi-Fi 6E, the extended version of the Wi-Fi 6 standard that takes advantage of newly available spectrum in the 6 GHz band. We’re sponsored today by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, and we’ll explore highlights of the standard and discuss Aruba’s forthcoming 6E AP.

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Network Break 336: Cisco Announces Cloud ACI And More; Amazon Borrows Wi-Fi Without Asking

Cisco debuts Cloud ACI to unify segmentation policies on prem and in the public cloud, Amazon will activate an opt-out mesh network using your Ring and Echo devices, Microsoft buys an IoT security company, and more tech news in this week's Network Break podcast.

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The Week in Internet News: Yet Another Ransomware Attack

Where’s the beef? Cybercriminals, likely from Russia, shut down a Brazilian meatpacker’s operation for a couple of days using ransomware, Reuters reports. The attack on JBS, the world’s largest meatpacker, came just weeks after ransomware, also likely from Russia, shut down the Colonial Pipeline in the U.S. for several days. The U.S. FBI blamed the […]

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What you can find out asking which, whereis and whatis in Linux

The which, whereis and whatis commands on a Linux system provide information about commands. They provide related but not identical information. In this post, we’ll check out the differences and provide a script for getting information that’s available from all three commands. We’ll also explore some sample commands for looking at secondary (i.e., not section 1) man pages.which The which command will show you the file-system location for a command’s executable. This is the file that is read and run whenever you type the command name.$ which date /usr/bin/date $ which shutdown /usr/sbin/shutdown Summarizing your command-line usage on Linux The which command will also report on your aliases and show you the commands they invoke.To read this article in full, please click here

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