Tag: Micro-segmentation
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Troubleshooting NSX 9 DFW and Security Policy: Applied-To, Realized Rules and the Default-Rule Trap (NSX Series, Part 30)
The most common DFW outage is a published rule with the wrong Applied-To. Here is how to see what is really realized on a vNIC, why a rule visible in the UI may not be applied, the default-rule trap, and the symptom-to-fix path. The NSX Series finale.
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NSX 9 Micro-segmentation Design: A Zero Trust Methodology That Actually Ships (NSX Series, Part 21)
Most micro-segmentation projects stall because teams jump straight to per-application rules with no visibility. Here is the phased zero trust methodology I use in NSX 9: assess, lock down shared services, segment environments, then ring-fence applications, with the vDefend DFW 1-2-3-4 journey doing the heavy lifting.
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NSX 9 Distributed Firewall Fundamentals: Categories, Applied-To and Zero Trust (NSX Series, Part 12)
The Distributed Firewall puts stateful enforcement at every vNIC. Rule categories and order, the anatomy of a rule, why Applied-To matters most, and the zero-trust pivot.
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About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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