It is that time again! Time to get ready for VMworld 2013 public voting bonanza. This year I have submitted a number of sessions and I would definitely appreciate your support in getting them accepted. Please log into the VMworld 2013 site and start voting. To narrow the list down to just my submissions, click on Filter Options and enter Wanguhu in [...]
To paraphrase Scott Shenker, networking today should not be about managing complexity, but about extracting simplicity. When you look at what it takes to manage and maintain the networking infrastructure today, it is all about managing the complex beast that this infrastructure has become. Gone are the days of simple switches and a router to the Internet in a [...]
After a lot of back and forth, with the editors at USENIX, I was finally able to get my article “VXLAN: Extending Networking to Fit the Cloud” posted. The process was arduous, but I have to admit the end results were well worth the effort. USENIX has been around it seems since the beginning of time, at least [...]
I have received a number of emails on the need for Proxy ARP on the router interface used by a VTEP. In a VMkernel based implementation of VXLAN the simple answer is that there is no requirement for Proxy ARP for a VTEP to send and receive VXLAN traffic. The reason for this is that [...]
Got notification today that my session has been approved for VMworld in both San Francisco and Barcelona. The session details are: Session ID: INF-VSP1196 Session Title: vCloud Director Networking Deep Dive Track: Infrastructure If you are going to be at either venue try and attend my session to get you vCloud Networking questions answered. As I am [...]
Now that the basics are in place with regards to VXLAN and Multicast, we can move on to what needs to be done to get your physical infrastructure ready for VXLAN. The promise of VXLAN is that you do not need to “upgrade” your physical network gear for VXLAN capable gear in order to be [...]