VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

The second installment of our VCF 9.0.1 Deployment Series focuses on the crucial steps following the successful deployment of the VCF Installer OVA—namely, the configuration of the VCF Installer appliance and the necessary process of downloading the software bundles. – Devi Injamuri

VCF 9 Deployment Series – Part 2 – VCF…

The second installment of our VCF 9.0.1 Deployment Series focuses on the crucial steps following the successful deployment of the VCF Installer OVA—namely, the configuration of the VCF Installer appliance and the necessary process of downloading the software bundles.

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Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is the foundational step for building your private cloud infrastructure. This first part of our series will walk through the prerequisites and the step-by-step process for deploying the VCF Installer appliance. – Devi Injamuri

VCF 9 Deployment Series – Part 1 – VCF…

Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is the foundational step for building your private cloud infrastructure. This first part of our series will walk through the prerequisites and the step-by-step process for deploying the VCF Installer appliance.

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Fixing Outdated Health Status in VROPS Proxies – #vExpert Pradeep Adapa

Fixing Outdated Health Status in VROPS Proxies

Recently we came across an issue where the cloud proxies in our VROPS version 8.18.3 showed their health as outdated health status. Issue: VROPS Proxies (in two different vcenters) are showing as outdated health status NOTE: Certain IP addresses and Names have been removed/blurred to protect […]

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vSphere 8 to VVF 9 Migration – Part 2 – Upgrading ESXi 8.0 to 9.0.1 and Operations for Logs Integration – VMATT.NET

vSphere 8 to VVF 9 Migration – Part 2 –…

This post will talk about: +Updating ESXi from 8.0U3 to 9.0.1; +Deploying VCF 9 Operations for Logs; +Integrating your vSphere 9 environment with VCF 9 Operations for Logs; +Integrating VCF 9 Operations with VCF 9 Operations for Logs

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vSphere 8 to VVF 9 Migration – Part 1: vCenter 9 upgrade, VCF Operations Deployment. I decided to start up a video series on how to take a three-node vSphere 8 cluster and migrate it to VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0.1 using NFS storage. The bits were all acquired with my VMUG Advantage membership. – VMATT.NET

vSphere 8 to VVF 9 Migration – Part 1 – vCenter…

vSphere 8 to VVF 9 Migration – Part 1 – vCenter 9 upgrade, VCF Operations Deployment | I decided to start up a video series on how to take a three-node vSphere 8 cluster and migrate it to VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0.1 using NFS storage. The bits were all acquired with my VMUG Advantage membership.

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Unexplored Territory episode 111 – VMUG Connect, coming to a city near you soon! (Brad Tompkins)

Unexplored Territory episode 111 – VMUG…

In 2025 the first VMUG Connect event was held in the US, and as it was a big success, VMUG decided to repeat that formula in Amsterdam, Minneapolis, Toronto, Dallas and Orlando. I invited Brad Tompkins to the show to explain what these VMUG events are all about and also provide some insights […]

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Upgrade Issue of Standalone VCF Orchestrator to 9.0.2 | If some of you are using a standalone version of Orchestrator, you may experience a similar issue during the upgrade. Let’s check it out. – #vExpert Leonid Belenkiy

Upgrade Issue of Standalone VCF Orchestrator to…

If some of you are using a standalone version of Orchestrator, you may experience a similar issue during the upgrade. Let’s check it out.

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Like many people running a homelab, I used William Lam’s excellent VCF starting page as the foundation to build my VCF 9 lab.

The goal of this post is not to repeat his blog, but to document the things I did differently, the parts that didn’t work as expected, and the tweaks required to get everything running smoothly in a compact 2-node homelab setup. – #vExpert Kristof Asaert

Homelab: VCF 9 in a box

Step-by-step guide to building a compact VCF 9 homelab: hardware BOM, licensing options, 2-node tweaks, ESXi install, and deployment tips.

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Newly Updated Technical Guides: MS SQL Server and ADDS on VMware Cloud Foundation

Newly Updated Technical Guides: MS SQL Server…

You’ve met VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). You’ve met modern Microsoft workloads. Now you need prescriptive guidance that reflects how people are actually building private clouds today—especially when the applications in question are the ones your business can’t afford to get wrong.

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Running a private cloud efficiently depends on what happens after deployment.

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduces several Day 2 operational enhancements designed to give administrators more flexibility and control over routine tasks.

Brandon Hahn highlights ten areas where operational workflows have evolved, including:

🔹 Workload domain deployment
🔹 DNS, NTP, and backup configuration
🔹 Certificate and password management

Explore all ten enhancements in the blog: https://brcm.tech/3Kavnb6

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Get Ready for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 |…

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduces several Day 2 operational enhancements designed to give administrators more flexibility and control over routine tasks. Brandon Hahn highlights ten areas where operational workflows have evolved.

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One Platform for All Workloads

One Platform for All Workloads

VMware Cloud Foundation is the best platform to future-proof IT workloads All IT workloads, agnostic of form factor or purpose, require infrastructure. At any point in time, there is a finite amount of silicon on the planet, and the breakdown of workloads that live on it is ever changing. However, the current trend of workload … Continued The post One Platform for All Workloads appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog.

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Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.6 Now Supports RHEL 9

Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes…

For many enterprise platform teams, adoption isn’t blocked by Kubernetes features—it’s blocked by the operating system (OS). You might want the automated lifecycle management of vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS), but you cannot abandon the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) standards that underpin your security compliance, licensing models, and operational toolchains. Historically, this forced a difficult … Continued The post Eliminating the OS Barrier: vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.6 Now Supports…Read More

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VMware Data Services Manager: DBaaS Solution for Private Cloud | Pete Flecha and co-host Jad El-Zein are joined by Michael Gandy, Product Manager for DSM, to explore how organizations can simplify the deployment and lifecycle management of modern open-source databases like PostgreSQL and MySQL.

VMware Data Services Manager: DBaaS Solution…

In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast Advanced Services Series, we dive into VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) and how it delivers true Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) capabilities for the private cloud. Pete Flecha and co-host Jad El-Zein are joined by Michael Gandy, Product Manager [..]

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VCF 9: The New Era of Password Management via VCF Operations | As part of a broader move toward a “unified cloud console,” password management has migrated into VCF Operations. This isn’t just a UI facelift—it’s a move toward a centralized “Fleet Management” model that treats your entire private cloud as a single entity rather than a collection of silos. – #vExpert Mohammed Viquar

VCF 9: The New Era of Password Management via…

For years, the SDDC Manager GUI was the undisputed heart of VMware Cloud Foundation operations. If you needed to rotate a service account or update an admin credential, Security > Password Management was your destination.With the arrival of VCF 9, that paradigm has shifted. As part of a broader [..]

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Unstuck Your VCF Lab: A Script to Bypass Compatibility & Interoperability Checks | VCF is designed to be rigid for stability in production. But in a lab, sometimes you just need to force things through to test a specific feature or scenario. Today, I’m sharing a quick shell script that modifies the LCM and Domain Manager configurations on the SDDC Manager appliance to bypass these strict validation checks. – #vExpert Cosmin Trif

Unstuck Your VCF Lab: A Script to Bypass…

VCF is designed to be rigid for stability in production. But in a lab, sometimes you just need to force things through to test a specific feature or scenario. Today, I’m sharing a quick shell script that modifies the LCM and Domain Manager configurations on the SDDC Manager appliance to bypass […]

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VCF Automation 9 – Automating Microsoft DNS Entries for VMs via ExternalDNS Service in Supervisor | #vExpert Christian Liebner, vrealize.it

VCF Automation 9 – Automating Microsoft DNS…

DNS entries are a critical component when provisioning virtual machines. To simplify this process, this blog post demonstrates how to leverage the ExternalDNS Service within the VCF 9 Supervisor to automate the creation of DNS records directly in Microsoft DNS. Where in VM-Apps-Org this usually [..]

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GPU Consumption Models as the First Architectural Choice in Production AI | The previous article covered GPU placement as part of the platform’s lifecycle, not just a scheduling step. These choices affect what the platform can handle as workloads evolve. Before making placement decisions, it’s worth asking: how do AI workloads use GPUs? Read more from Frank Denneman.

GPU Consumption Models as the First…

The previous article covered GPU placement as part of the platform’s lifecycle, not just a scheduling step. These choices affect what the platform can handle as workloads evolve. Before making placement decisions, it’s worth asking: how do AI workloads use GPUs? […]

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Sizing de WAF en NSX Advanced Load Balancer – #vExpert Carlos Gonzalez, Storm-Cloud

Sizing WAF in NSX Advanced Load Balancer -…

Implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a critical step in protecting your applications, but if it’s not properly sized, the cure can be worse than the disease. If you’re going to manage a WAF, your goal is to find the perfect balance between maximum security and minimum latency. [Spanish]

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Quick Tip: Renaming an Instance in VCF 9.x – #vExpert Martin Gustafsson

Quick Tip: Renaming an Instance in VCF 9.x

With the introduction of VMware Cloud Foundation 9, managing multiple VCF instances across a VCF Fleet has become significantly more streamlined. Part of day-two operations often involves aligning your infrastructure with evolving organizational standards. Fortunately, VCF 9 makes renaming an […]

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Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric Sloof

Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud…

Broadcom has announced three specialized VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications for VMware Cloud Foundation, coming very soon. These new credentials – Administrator, Architect, and Support – validate practical, role-specific expertise in full-stack private cloud operations.

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