VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN) – #vExpert David Ring
PART 1: This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail 8.0.361. This detailed guide walks you through the following processes: Deploying an NSX Edge Cluster for the Management WLD Deploying Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) for the Management WLD Application Virtual […]
How vSphere DRS Makes GPU Placement Decisions – Frank Denneman
Architecting AI Infrastructure – Part 3 In the first two articles, I looked at GPU consumption models and how AI workloads state their accelerator needs. In vSphere, these models take shape through virtual machine settings. CPU reservations, memory guarantees, and GPU profile choices together […]
USB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports Realtek RTL8157 & RTL8156BG – William Lam
In response to community feedback, we are excited to announce an update to the popular USB Native Network Driver for ESXi Fling . This release is currently available for ESXi 8.0 Update 3 and adds support for the latest Realtek USB devices: RTL8157 (5GbE) & RTL8156BG (2.5GbE), bringing the total […]
Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric Sloof
Broadcom has just announced three brand-new VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications specifically for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In this video, we break down everything you need to know about the VCAP-VCF Administrator (3V0-11.26), Architect (3V0-12.26), and Support […]
VMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained – Compression, Dedup & Erasure Coding (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we dive deep into VMware vSAN space efficiency techniques and how they can dramatically reduce your storage costs. Based on the official Broadcom/VMware whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover everything you need to know about optimizing capacity in your vSAN environment.
SAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to Running SAP HANA on VMware Cloud Foundation with vSAN 8 – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we dive into the official Broadcom technical paper by Erik Rieger (November 2025) on running SAP HANA on Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) powered by VMware vSphere and vSAN 8. We cover the complete solution architecture, supported configurations, and best practices for both […]
vSAN Availability Technologies Deep Dive – How vSAN Keeps Your Data Resilient on VCF 9.0 | #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we take a comprehensive look at VMware vSAN Availability Technologies based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We explain how vSAN maintains high levels of data availability across both the Original Storage Architecture (OSA) and the Express […]
VCF Operations Telegraf Agent Health – #vExpert Brock Peterson
I’m running Telegraf Agents on some VMs in my environment and wanted to see their status without going to the Workload Operations – Applications – Manage Telegraf Agents page. Here’s what I did.I first created a Custom Group containing all Telegraf Agents I could use with Dashboards and Views. […]
Infrastructure Operations – Dashboards | With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities. To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Dashboards”. – #vExpert Bart Peeters
With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities. To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Dashboards”.
#112 – Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain!
A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at VMware for over a decade, it only made sense to reach out and invite him to introduce vDefend! […]
Looking to grow your Kubernetes skillset or advance your career towards platform engineering? Join us for the first edition of the VMUG Kubernetes Level Up Program! This four-part series bridges the skills gap between traditional infrastructure management and cloud-native operations, enabling IT teams to modernize without disruption.
Looking to grow your Kubernetes skillset or advance your career towards platform engineering? Join us for the first edition of the VMUG Kubernetes Level Up Program! This four-part series bridges the skills gap between traditional infrastructure management and cloud-native operations, enabling […]
Introducing VMware Cloud Foundation Advanced Services | In this episode of Virtually Speaking, we kick off a new series focused on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Advanced Services—capabilities designed to extend the VCF platform beyond core infrastructure into security, networking, automation, data, and operations.
In this episode of Virtually Speaking, we kick off a new series focused on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Advanced Services—capabilities designed to extend the VCF platform beyond core infrastructure into security, networking, automation, data, and operations. Rick Walsworth joins the show to […]
Modern Application Delivery on VCF 9 with Avi and ArgoCD – FQDN blog, #vExpert Chris Mentjox
VMware Avi Load Balancer is a fully software-defined, multi-cloud application services platform that delivers advanced load balancing, intelligent web application firewall (iWAF), and Kubernetes-native ingress capabilities.
Following our previous post on configuring the VCF Installer and downloading binaries, this guide will walk you through the steps for deploying VCF 9. – Devi Injamuri
Following our previous post on configuring the VCF Installer and downloading binaries, this guide will walk you through the steps for deploying VCF 9.
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
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.
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
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.
Fixing Outdated Health Status in VROPS Proxies – #vExpert Pradeep Adapa
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 […]
vSphere 8 to VVF 9 Migration – Part 2 – Upgrading ESXi 8.0 to 9.0.1 and Operations for Logs Integration – VMATT.NET
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
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 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.
Unexplored Territory episode 111 – VMUG Connect, coming to a city near you soon! (Brad Tompkins)
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 […]
