VCF 9.1 Patches installation experience – #vExpert Henk Engelsman, vTAM
This post describes the installation of various VCF 9.1 Patches. Starting point is a fresh VCF 9.1 Deployment. Patches for VCF components are released on regular base. The release notes can be found [here]. At the time of writing the blogpost newer patches were released, but the experience […]
VMware Cloud Foundation Multi-Tenancy: Designing Secure Tenant Neighborhoods on a Shared Platform | Learn how to design VMware Cloud Foundation multi-tenancy using secure tenant neighborhoods, NSX isolation, VCF Automation, operations, quotas, and governance. – #vExpert Paul Bryant
Learn how to design VMware Cloud Foundation multi-tenancy using secure tenant neighborhoods, NSX isolation, VCF Automation, operations, quotas, and governance.
VCF Operations Local Admin Password Expiration | I’ve seen this question a few different places recently, so figured I’d post it. Does the VCF Operations “admin” account expire? – #vExpert Brock Peterson
I’ve seen this question a few different places recently, so figured I’d post it. Does the VCF Operations “admin” account expire? The answer is no (as of 9.1). Regardless of what gets set in Administration – Global Settings – User Access, the local admin account will not expire. The settings […]
Deploying Multiple VMs with VCF Automation | We’ve discussed VM Deployments with VCF Automation several times before and published many Blueprints to GitHub. In this blog we’ll discuss a VCF Automation Blueprint to deploy multiple VMs, let’s go. – #vExpert Brock Peterson
We’ve discussed VM Deployments with VCF Automation several times before and published many Blueprints to GitHub. In this blog we’ll discuss a VCF Automation Blueprint to deploy multiple VMs, let’s go. All screenshots here are taken from VCF Automation 8.18.1. My Blueprint starts like this. […]
VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Optimized Workflow for Configuring Distributed Transit Gateway (DTGW) with NSX Virtual Network Appliance (VNA) | William Lam
With VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, the Distributed Transit Gateway (DTGW) connectivity model now supports NSX stateful network services through the Virtual Network Appliance (VNA) cluster. This makes it easy for VI Admins to provision Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), which can then be used […]
VCF Automation Advanced Workload Placement | #vExpert Brock Peterson
I was looking for VCF Automation Advanced Workload Placement in VCFA Cloud Zones, but wasn’t finding it. All screenshots here are from 8.18.x. […]
Deploying a VCF 9.1 Fleet with the VMware Cloud Foundation Installer: Step-by-Step Instructions | Step-by-step walkthrough of the VCF 9.1 Installer, from downloading the 9.1.0.0400 OVA and deploying the appliance, through the new Activation Code depot flow that replaces the 9.0 download token, to deploying a new VCF fleet on an existing vCenter with the Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation wizard. – #vExpert Cosmin Trif
Step-by-step walkthrough of the VCF 9.1 Installer, from downloading the 9.1.0.0400 OVA and deploying the appliance, through the new Activation Code depot flow that replaces the 9.0 download token, to deploying a new VCF fleet on an existing vCenter with the Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation wizard.
Upgrading VCF 9.1 Management Services to 9.1.0.0400 Step by Step | Step-by-step walkthrough for patching the VCF Management services from the July 2026 VCF 9.1 patch wave — Fleet Lifecycle 9.1.0.0400, VCF Operations 9.1.0.0400, VCF Automation 9.1.0.0200, and the remaining VCF Management components — without the core components. #vExpert Cosmin Trif
Step-by-step walkthrough for patching the VCF Management services from the July 2026 VCF 9.1 patch wave — Fleet Lifecycle 9.1.0.0400, VCF Operations 9.1.0.0400, VCF Automation 9.1.0.0200, and the remaining VCF Management components — without the core components.
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Quick Tip: Reducing High CPU Utilization in VCF Automation (VCFA) on AMD Zen4/Zen5 CPUs | William Lam
A couple of weeks ago, I received an interesting email from a reader who had observed high CPU utilization after upgrading VCF Automation (VCFA) to the latest VCF 9.1 release. They were running VCF 9.1 on the popular Minisforum MS-A2 platform, which uses AMD Zen4/Zen5 (Ryzen) consumer […]
VCF 9.1 Critical JV Certificate Caching Bug Can Cause Silent Outage | #vExpert Ward Vissers
A field experience with VCF Operations and Fleet Lifecycle Management The problem I encountered Over the last few weeks, I encountered a strange issue in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1. The Build > Software and Build > Lifecycle functionality was no longer working correctly. Figure 1. Lifecycle […]
VMware Cloud Foundation at Race Pace: The Operating Model Behind Workload Mobility, Automation, and Resilience | Learn how VCF Operations, VCF Automation, NSX, workload mobility, and Dell infrastructure combine into a governed VMware Cloud Foundation operating model. – #vExpert Paul Bryant
Learn how VCF Operations, VCF Automation, NSX, workload mobility, and Dell infrastructure combine into a governed VMware Cloud Foundation operating model.
VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Configure SFTP Backup Location – #vExpert Gary J. Blake
Following the deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation, it is crucial to configure SFTP backup locations for VCF management services, SDDC Manager, and vCenter. Regular backups safeguard against data […]
Operationalizing VMware Cloud Foundation Control Plane for Kubernetes Workloads
In today’s fast-evolving IT landscape, enterprise IT organizations face a fundamental operational dilemma. On one side, VMware vSphere and infrastructure administrators require strict control, compliance, security, and multi-tenant resource governance. On the other side, developers […]
VCF 9.1 The Virtual Network Appliance Cluster. What is it? How Do We Deploy it? | In this video we will examine the new VCF 9.1 Feature called the Virtual Network Appliance Cluster. This feature helps brings stateful services to the Distributed Transit Gateway. – #vExpert Stephen DeBarros
In this video we will examine the new VCF 9.1 Feature called the Virtual Network Appliance Cluster. This feature helps brings stateful services to the Distributed Transit Gateway. – #vExpert Stephen DeBarros
VCF 9.1.0.0 – Darksite/Airgapped tutorial – Part 01 Initial Deployment | #vExpert Kim Johansson
In this series I’ll walk through how to go about deploying, and managing a completely disconnected environment. Below is a diagram of what the environment looks like, it’s a standard architecture design with a management domain, and a workload domain. If […]
Working Around a Secret Store Image-Pull Failure on VKS in VCF 9.1.0 | A VCF 9.1.0 lab report on the VKS Secret Store injected-image failure and a validated Regional Harbor workaround using the same VMware image digest. – #vExpert Rutger Blom
A VCF 9.1.0 lab report on the VKS Secret Store injected-image failure and a validated Regional Harbor workaround using the same VMware image digest.
Set Linux Root Password with VCF Automation | We discussed how to set the Windows Administrator password at build-time with VCF Automation already, but we haven’t gone over the same for Linux root password. Let’s do it. – #vExpert Brock Peterson
We discussed how to set the Windows Administrator password at build-time with VCF Automation already, but we haven’t gone over the same for Linux root password. Let’s do it.
vSphere Configuration Profiles and the USER_DEFINED mac_mode trap that disconnects your ESXi hosts – #vExpert Bryan van Eeden, vCloud Vision
We recently stood up a fresh vSphere 8.0 Update 3 environment. Since it was a clean start, we decided we did not want to drag the old Host Profiles feature along with us anymore, and instead go with the newer vSphere Configuration Profiles (VCP). In vSphere 8 Update 3 VCP works on both image […]
VCF Installer 9.1 + Offline Depot: Failed to retrieve Compatibility Matrix – #vExpert GiovanniDominoni.it
While working on a VCF 9.1 deployment using the VCF Installer 9.1.0.0400 (build 25570100) paired with a VCF Offline Depot, I hit a validation failure that I think is worth documenting, because the error message points you in the right direction but doesn’t tell you the whole story.
