Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation Management Domain to 9.0.2 | The video walks through upgrading a VMware Cloud Foundation Management Domain. The video does go through some issues I experienced during the NSX portion of the upgrade. – #vExpert Sargon Khizeran
The video walks through upgrading a VMware Cloud Foundation Management Domain. The video does go through some issues I experienced during the NSX portion of the upgrade.
NVMe Memory Tiering Design and Sizing on VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Part 7: Advanced Configuration
This is the final installment of our series on Memory Tiering. In previous posts, we covered the architecture, design, sizing, and basic setup among other topics. Now, we’re diving into the advanced configuration. These settings are not necessary for this feature to be operational, but rather […]
STOP attaching the ISO — this vSphere 8 → 9 upgrade FAILS #vmware #upgrade #vexpert
Upgrading vSphere / vCenter from 8 to 9 is not a minor update — and this is where many admins get caught. In this video, I break down why attaching a vCenter 9 ISO or patch ISO in VAMI fails, why you see the error: “The CD drive does not have a valid patch ISO or has an unsupported version” […]
Setting Up and Configuring VMware Live Recovery – A Walkthrough
This is a 30-minute Demo of how to set up and configure VLR in VCF to protect and recover important, mission-critical workloads. It doesn’t show VLR installation. It provides a complete walk-through of post-installation configuration, including resource mapping, VM replication, Protection Group [..]
Installing and Configuring Microsoft SQL Server Availability Group on VMware Cloud Foundation
This video walks the Viewer through all the steps required to successfully deploy and configure Microsoft SQL Server (Windows version) for application-level High Availability, using the “Always On Availability Group” option.
Extreme Performance Series 2026: AI Inference Performance on VCF 9 | Todd Muirhead talks with Uday Kurkure and Lan Vu about recent tests of Artificial Intelligence on VCF 9.
Todd Muirhead talks with Uday Kurkure and Lan Vu about recent tests of Artificial Intelligence on VCF 9. They partnered with NVDIA, AMD, SuperMicro, and Intel across a range of test configurations and workload types to illustrate that Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning workloads […]
Extreme Performance Series 2026: Using vTopology in VCF 9 | Todd Muirhead talks with Mark Achtemichuk about using automatic vTopology setting in VMware Cloud Foundation 9 to get the best configuration for virtual CPUs and virtual NUMA nodes.
Todd Muirhead talks with Mark Achtemichuk about using automatic vTopology setting in VMware Cloud Foundation 9 to get the best configuration for virtual CPUs and virtual NUMA nodes. Auto vTopology can address issues with improperly configured VMs and improve performance. VMware vSphere […]
Updating VCF Operations Fleet Manager to 9.0.2 | VCF 9.0.2 recently dropped so let’s upgrade a few things, starting with VCF Operations Fleet Manager! – #vExpert Brock Peterson
VCF 9.0.2 recently dropped so let’s upgrade a few things, starting with VCF Operations Fleet Manager! You’ll notice I’m at Fleet Manager 9.0.1.Confirm you have your Fleet Manager Depot configured, which I do. Next let’s go get the 9.0. binaries in the Binary Management tab.Select the 9.0.2 […]
AVI – Connect Keycloak to AVI Loadbalancer | – #vExpert Daniel Krieger
A short blog post on how to connect Keycloak to the AVI load balancer.
Extreme Performance Series 2026: Advanced NVMe Memory Tiering VCF 9
Todd Muirhead talks with Qasim Ali about recent performance testing with NVMe tiering on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 with many different workloads. Key insights and best practices are covered in addition to an in depth look at the performance testing results. Memory Tiering Performance in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 blog – https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/07/17/memory-tiering-performance-in-vmware-cloud-foundation-9-0/ NVMe Memory Tiering Design and Sizing on VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Blog Series – https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2025/11/04/nvme-memory-tiering-design-and-sizing-on-vmware-cloud-foundation-9-part-1/ VMware Explore 2025 Session – A Deep Dive into Memory Tiering with NVMe -…Read More
Enhancing Security and Compliance with VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance
Join us for an in-depth technical webinar where we will explore the latest addition to VMware Cloud Foundation: VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance. This webinar is designed for a technical audience and will cover the key features and capabilities of VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance, including centralized configuration management, drift remediation, event-driven automation, compliance and vulnerability management, and fully-orchestrated disaster recovery. We will demonstrate how these features can help IT teams efficiently manage and monitor nodes at scale, automate the remediation of critical security threats, and streamline data recovery and infrastructure management. Whether you are in a heavily regulated environment or looking to…Read More
Building an AI Ready Factory: How Software Defined Production Is Transforming Manufacturing
Manufacturing automation is at an inflection point. AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to expectation, yet many factories still operate on hardware centric architectures designed for a different era. The result is a growing mismatch: AI ambitions are advancing faster than production […]
Quick Tip – NSX Edge fails DNS pre-check as part of VCF 9.0.2 Upgrade – William Lam
As I continue my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.2 upgrade journey, I have now reached the core SDDC components, including vCenter, NSX, and ESX. NSX Manager and NSX Edges was up first and before the upgrade begins, a pre-check is performed. I was not expecting any issues but to my surprise, I […]
DSM 9.0.2 – Aria Automation plugin changes to support new RBAC features – Cormac Hogan
VMware Data Service Manager 9.0.2.0 has achieved General Availability (GA) status, and is now readily accessible from the Broadcom Download Portal. You can see the full DSM 9.0.2 release notes here. In this post, I want to revisit our efforts to integrate DSM with Aria Automation. It is true to [..]
Exploring Velero Backup with MinIO Onprem storage – Quick Demo – virtutechnotes.in
In the VMware (by Broadcom) ecosystem—and across industries in general—containerization and Kubernetes platforms have become the de-facto standard for building and running modern applications. VMware enables organizations to run Kubernetes clusters and Kubernetes pods alongside […]
[Video] Upgrading VCF Fleet Management to 9.0.2 | The video below goes through upgrading the VCF Fleet Management Appliance in my home lab –#vExpert Sargon Khizeran
The video below goes through upgrading the VCF Fleet Management Appliance in my home lab.
VMware Cloud on AWS: SDDC Version 1.26 Release
Updated: 1/23/2026 The VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC version 1.26 release marks a significant milestone in VMC’s cloud infrastructure evolution, bringing together a modern storage architecture, enhanced compliance capabilities, and improved operational stability. This release focuses on what matters [..]
Date: Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, 10:00 am. Join us for an in-depth technical webinar where we will explore the latest addition to VMware Cloud Foundation: VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance.
Join us for an in-depth technical webinar where we will explore the latest addition to VMware Cloud Foundation: VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance.
Improved Workaround for NSX Edge Deployment & Upgrade to VCF 9.0.2 running AMD Ryzen CPUs – William Lam
If you are using an AMD Ryzen (Consumer) CPU for your VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) lab environment, you have most likely have applied one of the required workarounds for either installing an NSX Edge (HERE) or upgrading an NSX Edge (HERE). For those planning to install or upgrade to the latest […]
Every Mini PC & SFF Hardware Announced at CES 2026 – William Lam
I always look forward to the annual announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), with a specific eye toward new hardware platforms and innovations well suited for running VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) in a lab environment. This year is no exception, although acquiring affordable memory [..]
