VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Announcing the General Availability of Holodeck 9.0.2 | We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Holodeck 9.0.2, the latest maintenance release that builds on the robust foundation established by Holodeck 9.0 and 9.0.1.

Announcing the General Availability of Holodeck…

We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Holodeck 9.0.2, the latest maintenance release that builds on the robust foundation established by Holodeck 9.0 and 9.0.1. This new release delivers enhanced capabilities, improved reliability, and expanded Day 2 operations for your nested […]

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I Converted vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (Here’s How) | Ready to move from vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation 9?
In this video I walk you through the full VCF 9 convert/converge
process from start to finish — no fluff, just the steps that matter. – #vExpert Shank Mohan

I Converted vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation…

Ready to move from vSphere to VMware Cloud Foundation 9? In this video I walk you through the full VCF 9 convert/converge process from start to finish — no fluff, just the steps that matter.

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OVF certificate validation failed. | #vExpert Aigars Polis

OVF certificate validation failed. –…

In the NSX UI, an NSX Edge node deployment fails with: OVF certificate validation failed. Error: [VALIDATION_ERROR: CERTIFICATE_EXPIRED; ]” error for NSX Edge Install/Redeploy/Resize […]

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Powering Global AI with Private Cloud Mastery

Powering Global AI with Private Cloud Mastery

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are doing for the enterprise what the internet did for the world—creating unprecedented demand for smarter infrastructure and specialized talent. With data center requirements set to jump 50% by 2030 according to McKinsey, the rise of AI […]

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VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 84 – From the Community to the Cluster: VMware at KubeCon Europe 2026

VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 84 – From the…

In this episode of Breakroom Chat we will highlight all the events and activities VMware by Broadcom has planned for you when attend KubeCon Europe taking place in Amsterdam between March 23rd and March 26th. The post VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 84 – From the Community to the Cluster: VMware […]

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VCF Operations for Logs 9.0: A New Era of Log Management for VMware Cloud Foundation – #vExpert Eric Sloof

VCF Operations for Logs 9.0: A New Era of Log…

With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, Broadcom has taken a significant step forward in simplifying log management and troubleshooting for private cloud environments. VCF Operations for Logs 9.0 introduces a deeply integrated logging solution […]

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Avi Load Balancer: Modernize and Secure Kubernetes Ingress for VKS on VCF

Avi Load Balancer: Modernize and Secure…

Modern Kubernetes applications leveraging VMware Kubernetes Service (VKS) demand agility but many enterprises still rely on multi-vendor ingress solutions that create operational silos and drive up complexity. This fragmentation increases costs, reduces efficiency, obscures visibility into applications while bolt-on security leaves gaps in protection. To address these challenges, organizations must adopt a unified ingress strategy … Continued The post Avi Load Balancer: Modernize and Secure…Read More

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Network Observability by Broadcom: End-to-End Visibility for Modern Distributed Applications

Network Observability by Broadcom: End-to-End…

In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Advanced Services series, we take a closer look at Network Observability and how it helps organizations gain end-to-end visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. John Nicholson and I are joined by Alec Pincman from Broadcom’s Network Observability group to talk about how traditional network monitoring has evolved, and … Continued The post Network Observability by Broadcom: End-to-End Visibility for Modern Distributed Applications appeared…Read More

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How the VCF 9 Fleet Sizer Actually Works – #vExpert Avnish Tripathi

How the VCF 9 Fleet Sizer Actually Works

A complete walkthrough of every calculation behind the tool — from raw NVMe capacity to ESA protection factors, NVMe memory tiering, and VCF license entitlement. No black boxes. […]

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IPv6 with NSX | A look at IPv6 and the situation with NSX. In this blog, I navigate the valley of tears known as IPv6, demonstrate how it can be utilized with NSX, and explain some of the fundamentals. – #vExpert Daniel Krieger

IPv6 with NSX

A look at IPv6 and the situation with NSX. In this blog, I navigate the valley of tears known as IPv6, demonstrate how it can be utilized with NSX, and explain some of the fundamentals.

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#homelab #homelabbers #vmware #vexpert #vmug #vgpu #nvidia #aiinfrastructure #artificialintelligence #ai #ml #virtualization #edgecomputing #machinelearning #datacenter #gpu #techlab #vandu #n3rdware | Andres S.

Building a Custom Silent Cooler for NVIDIA A2…

I have been experimenting with the NVIDIA A2 and NVIDIA L4 in my home lab, running them with vGPU so a single physical GPU can power multiple virtual machines with small AI workloads, and what turned out to be the real challenge was not compute performance but cooling, because these data center [..]

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Part 4: The VCF 9.0 Execution Cycle: Analyzing and Implementing Optimization – #Puneet Sharma

Part 4: The VCF 9.0 Execution Cycle: Analyzing…

The VCF 9.0 execution cycle is the operational bridge between AI-driven capacity forecasting and physical infrastructure remediation. Once the engine identifies that a data center is “Not Optimized” due to a breach of operational or business intent, the system enters an analysis-action loop. […]

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Using Harbor as an AI Model Registry | The container ecosystem solved software distribution decades ago: build an image, push it to a registry, pull it anywhere. What if we could treat AI models the same way we treat container images?

Using Harbor as an AI Model Registry

The container ecosystem solved software distribution decades ago: build an image, push it to a registry, pull it anywhere. In contrast, AI model management remains fragmented. Models live on shared drives, cloud buckets, or are integrated directly into container images. However, what if we […]

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Swapping my Tesla P4 for an NVIDIA A2 in my management core ESXi host – then I hit a strange issue. | Andres S. #homelab #vgpu #nvidia #vmware #esxi #vsphere #vexpert #vmug #virtualization #gpu #datacenter #sysadmin #ai #ml #machinelearning #deeplearning #generativeai #llm #mlofficial #aiengineering

Swapping my Tesla P4 for an NVIDIA A2 in my…

I recently swapped my Tesla P4 for an NVIDIA A2 in my management core ESXi host. More VRAM, better efficiency, and support for newer vGPU releases sounded like an easy win, especially since newer vGPU versions let you mix profile sizes across different VMs. Then I hit a strange issue.

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VCF 9.0 – How to Deploy the VCF Installer – #vExpert Thomas L Rodrigues

VCF 9.0 – How to Deploy the VCF Installer

Deploying VCF 9 starts with the VCF Installer. If you’re not familiar with it, it have been said the VCF Installer “introduces a more flexible set of deployment workflows to suit an extended set of use cases.“ During the installation process, a few architectural decisions must […]

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VCF Operations for Networks 9.0.x | Install Guide | VCF Operations for Networks brings intelligent automation and oversight to your software-defined networking and security. It empowers you to build an optimized, highly available, and deeply secure infrastructure across any multi-cloud environment. – #vExpert Arun Nukula

VCF Operations for Networks 9.0.x | Install…

Introduction: VCF Operations for Networks brings intelligent automation and oversight to your software-defined networking and security. It empowers you to build an optimized, highly available, and deeply secure infrastructure across any multi-cloud environment. By bridging the gap between […]

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Seamless Upgrades: From VMware Aria Automation 8.18.x to VCF Automation 9.0.x | #vExpert Arun Nukula

Seamless Upgrades: From VMware Aria Automation…

VMware Aria Automation 8.x deployment topology. VMware Aria Automation can be set up using either a simple deployment model or a clustered deployment model. Simple Deployment • This model consists of a single VMware Aria Automation node. • No load balancer is used in this setup. […]

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Finding Capacity with VCF Operations – #vExpert Brock Peterson

Finding Capacity with VCF Operations

I’ve been searching for un-used capacity lately, specifically ESXi Hosts that aren’t being fully used. Here’s what I came up with, if you’d like this Dashboard you can get it here. It was built in VCF Operations 9.0.2.Top left I’ve captured ESXi Hosts showing CPU and Memory usage metrics, along [..]

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Mastering VCF Operations for Logs 9.0 | In this video, we explore how to deploy, configure, and administer this highly scalable log aggregation and indexing solution. Whether you are a system administrator or data center architect, this guide covers everything you need to manage your machine-generated data effectively. – #vExpert Eric Sloof

Mastering VCF Operations for Logs 9.0

Welcome to our comprehensive overview of VMware’s VCF Operations for Logs 9.0! In this video, we explore how to deploy, configure, and administer this highly scalable log aggregation and indexing solution. Everything you need to manage your machine-generated data effectively.

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#113 – Procuring hardware for a vSAN based VCF infrastructure – featuring John Nicholson!

#113 – Procuring hardware for a vSAN based VCF…

I’ve been on the Virtually Speaking podcast several times, so it was time to invite one of the hosts to the Unexplored Territory Podcast and discuss his favorite topic, hardware configurations, and the bill of materials! John Nicholson goes over all the ins and outs of procuring new hardware […]

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