VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Forgot to Retrieve Auto-Generated Passwords from VCF Installer? | William Lam
After completing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 deployment using the VCF Installer UI, users can view and download the auto-generated passwords for all VCF components before exiting the deployment workflow and logging into VCF Operations. What if you forgot to make a note of the passwords? 😅
The VCF 9.1 Upgrade Masterclass: SDDC Manager & Containerized Services – Part 2 | #vExpert Tarsio Moraes
Welcome back to part two of our deep dive into upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation. In our previous session, we kicked off the process, and today we are focusing on a critical milestone: upgrading the SDDC Manager to version 9.1 and deploy new components. This isn’t just a simple version bump. […]
Grant Users UI Access to Log Management in VCF 9.1 | #vExpert Brian O’Connell
In VCF 9.1 Log Management is fully integrated into VCF Operations and has its own dedicated section in the VCF Operations UI. In older releases, VCF Operations for logs was a standalone product with its own dedicated UI. I got a question on how to give users access to log management in VCF 9.1 […]
Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection Model with BGP EVPN and VXLAN | A small lab using containerlab and FRR to test the VCF 9.1 distributed connection model with BGP EVPN over VXLAN, focusing on Route Controller peering and control-plane visibility before testing against a physical EVPN fabric. – #vExpert Rutger Blom
A small lab using containerlab and FRR to test the VCF 9.1 distributed connection model with BGP EVPN over VXLAN, focusing on Route Controller peering and control-plane visibility before testing against a physical EVPN fabric. – #vExpert Rutger Blom
VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Operations for Networks to non-Management Network | William Lam
Thanks to a fellow colleague, Abdullah, who reached out after coming across my blog posts (HERE and HERE) on how to deploy VCF Management Services (VCFMS) and VCF Automation (VCFA) on a non-management network as part of a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 upgrade. Using the same techniques, he […]
VCF 9.1 | Minimum Lab Build | This post details the minimum requirements to build a lab environment for evaluating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. – #vExpert Dale Hassinger, vCROCS
This post details the minimum requirements to build a lab environment for evaluating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. If you want to learn VCF 9.1 but lack the hardware resources for a full deployment, this minimal footprint is an option. I completed this process in my lab using four Minis-[…]
Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation Private AI Services: Navigating Supervisor Architectures With and Without NSX
To help businesses develop generative AI applications securely within their private data centers, VCF Private AI Services is built directly into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). This embedded suite of services abstracts away the complexity of AI infrastructure, providing an end-to-end platform […]
Governing the AI Private Cloud: Deep Dive into VCF 9.1 Infrastructure Placement Policies
Learn how VCF 9.1’s new Infrastructure Placement Policies enforce strict VM placement based on workload requirements and integrate with the VCF Automation governance framework to help IT teams ensure compliance, maintain control, and optimize budgets when scaling AI private clouds.
VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Uninstalling Optional Day-N Components
There are a number of new capabilities in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 that can be deployed as Day-N operations after the initial VCF Fleet deployment, including: Integrated Log Management (formally VCF Operations for Logs) directly within VCF Operations Real-time Metrics that can provide up to 2 seconds of granularity Network visibility and diagnostics with […]
Managing part of the stack and orchestrating the entire platform are two different jobs. If you’ve built your career in vSphere, NSX, or vSAN, that expertise is the foundation for you to Level Up through training and certification. This video breaks down what the path to VCF 9 mastery actually looks like for practitioners, and the investment Broadcom has made to help you get there faster.
Managing part of the stack and orchestrating the entire platform are two different jobs. If you’ve built your career in vSphere, NSX, or vSAN, that expertise is the foundation for you to Level Up through training and certification. This video breaks down what the path.
Early-bird discount for #VMwareExplore 2026 expires on June 16.
Register today to save $200 on your Full Event Pass and ensure your immediate access to the scheduling tool when it opens in July before popular technical sessions all fill up:
Early-bird discount for VMware Explore 2026 expires on June 16. Register today to save $200 on your Full Event Pass and ensure your immediate access to the scheduling tool when it opens in July before popular technical sessions all fill up!
How to Prepare for the World of AI Driven Exploits | AI can compress the window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploit from weeks to hours. Learn the essential defensive architecture needed for continuous security in today’s rapidly changing threat environment. – Purnima Padmanabhan
AI can compress the window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploit from weeks to hours. Learn the essential defensive architecture needed for continuous security in today’s rapidly changing threat environment.
The AI cost reckoning is here.
• Cost is now the #1 public cloud concern
• 62% are very concerned about Agentic & GenAI costs
• 52% say public cloud waste exceeds 25% of their budget
AI is exposing the economics of public cloud. Learn more.
The AI cost reckoning is here. • Cost is now the #1 public cloud concern • 62% are very concerned about Agentic & GenAI costs • 52% say public cloud waste exceeds 25% of their budget AI is exposing the economics of public cloud. Learn more.
We work in the most connected industry on the planet. And we spend most of our days on a screen. Which brings me to what I love most about VMware Explore… the community.
We work in the most connected industry on the planet. And we spend most of our days on a screen. Which brings me to what I love most about VMware Explore… the community.
Explore What’s New: VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1 Resources Now Available
Modernizing Infrastructure Economics for the Modern Data Center Data center modernization looks different today than it did just a few years ago. The pressure has shifted from simply expanding capacity to getting more out of the infrastructure already in place. For most infrastructure teams, […]
Bypassing the VCF 9.1 Subnet Trap: How the SDDC Manager API and a Bit of PowerShell Saved My Upgrade | I’m going to share how a hardcoded UI validation limitation nearly derailed my upgrade, how some quick network consolidation kept it alive, and how leveraging the SDDC Manager REST API (with an older-PowerShell twist on a script by William Lam) ultimately got me across the finish line. – #vExpert Piotr Tarnawski
I’m going to share how a hardcoded UI validation limitation nearly derailed my upgrade, how some quick network consolidation kept it alive, and how leveraging the SDDC Manager REST API (with an older-PowerShell twist on a script by William Lam) ultimately got me across the finish line.
Announcing VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell Private Cloud v1.4 | #vExpert David Ring
Released on June 2, 2026, DPC 1.4 introduces full support for VCF 9.1, major advances in lifecycle automation, deeper PowerStore integration, and expanded capabilities powered by the Dell Automation Platform 2.0. Powered by the Dell Automation Platform, […]
VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Automation (VCFA) to non-Management Network
Similar to VCF Management Services (VCFMS), VCF Automation (VCFA) can also be deployed to a non-management network using an API workflow. A typically deployment workflow is to first upgrade to VCF 9.1, deploy VCFMS and then deploy VCFA as a Day-N operation using the new VCF Operations Fleet Lifecycle Management (Fleet LCM) capability, located within […]
VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Understanding VCF Installer Default Behavior for VCF Patch Releases
With the first Expression Patch (9.1.0.0100) now available for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, I was wondering about version selection behavior (UI and API/JSON) within the VCF Installer. The VCF Installer UI will automatically select the latest VCF release (e.g. 9.1.0) along with the latest available patch version for each VCF component (e.g. 9.1.0.0100). As […]
Level Up: Your Path to VCF 9 Certification.
Managing part of the stack and orchestrating the entire platform are two different jobs. If you’ve built your career in vSphere, NSX, or vSAN, that expertise is the foundation for you to Level Up through training and certification. James breaks down what the path to VCF 9 mastery actually looks like for practitioners, and the investment Broadcom has made to help you get there faster. It’s time to Level Up. #VMwareCloudFoundation #VCF9 #VMware #ITCertification #LevelUp
