Category: nested esxi

I've encountered challenges with VLAN tagging virtual ports (vSwitch or DVS) in the nested environments when the VMware Cloud environment (where the nested environment lives) uses the NSX-T Overlay Backed Segments.   So why does anyone need such a thing? Most on-premises environments still...

I wanted to create a nested vSphere cluster on Azure VMware Solution private cloud, but with one specific requirement. Needed that nested environment to have a VLAN backed DVS segment(s). The challenge with this requirement is that NSX-T will strip the...

Nested ESXi is beneficial for multiple reasons; I can’t even begin to guess how many times I’ve done this and been able to demo something, test something, etc. Remember VMware does not support this; see this VMware KB article for the...