NSX-T Manager provides a REST API to automate management activities. You can interact with the API using RESTful web service calls over HTTPS. But what about the API documentation? There are multiple ways to get to the NSX-T API documentation, such as embedded API documentation in the Manager, … [Read more...]
How-To Use the new PowerCLI NSX-T Module
PowerCLI 6.5.3 was released 2 weeks ago (10 October 2017), and the major change is the introduction of the NSX-T module. Yep, you read correctly, NSX-T support in PowerCLI is here! :) Compared to PowerNSX, this module is being released as a low-level module (API access only): I'll describe … [Read more...]
Use Postman for API Testing or Validation [Tooling]
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Welcome to this new blog post series on tools that I use and recommend. For this one, I decided to start with Postman. :) When I started working with API a few years back, I started with a Firefox plugin, RESTClient. After a laptop change, I had to reinstall Chrome and I tried Postman as a Chrome … [Read more...]
NSX API, Automation and Unicorns
VMworld 2017 EMEA is already finished for some time, but I wanted to take a moment to thank the vBrownbag team for the opportunity to present a 12 minutes session on NSX API, Automation and Unicorns. Although the format is quite short, it was a great and rewarding experience! For the little … [Read more...]
Deeper Native NSX Integration with vRealize Automation 7.3
VMware vRealize Automation 7.3 was released yesterday; although this is a dot release, it integrates many new features and improvements covering: Out-of-the-box support for t-shirt sizing Policy-based optimization of virtual machine placement Lifecycle with new APIs available for … [Read more...]
