VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

AI is forcing infrastructure out of the shadows.

Uptime and cost visibility are no longer enough. Boards want proof that infrastructure investments are driving business outcomes.

In Beyond the Black Box, we examine the five traps keeping IT stuck in the efficiency era and show how Infrastructure Portfolio Management connects AI, VMware Cloud Foundation, and capital planning into one governed system of record.

If infrastructure is expected to fuel innovation, it must be managed as a portfolio of value.

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Share this new White Paper with your networks. Beyond the Black Box explains how Infrastructure Portfolio Management helps teams connect infrastructure supply to business demand, improve governance, and support AI and VMware Cloud Foundation initiatives.

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VMware Explore 2026 Call for Proposals is Now Open! Why I am Submitting and You Should Too | #vExpert Rodney Barnhardt

VMware Explore 2026 Call for Proposals is Now…

One of the pillars of this conference is all of the sessions presented by their customers and users. In my opinion, some of the best knowledge and information regarding the VMware product lines comes from these presentations. Why? Because these come from those actually working with the products [..]

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VM Downtime with VCF Operations Super Metrics – #vExpert Brock Peterson

VM Downtime with VCF Operations Super Metrics

We blogged about VM downtime a while back. That blog introduced a Super Metric that calculated VM downtime in minutes based on a 5m collection interval. I’d like to do something similar for VM downtime in hours and days, but I don’t want to show those metrics with decimal values, but rather as […]

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Please Locate Your Nearest Egress: Configuring Dedicated Exit Paths in VKS – #vExpert Jon Schulz

Please Locate Your Nearest Egress: Configuring…

One of the powerful capabilities enabled by the EgressSeparateSubnet feature gate in VKS is the ability to configure dedicated egress paths for your Kubernetes workloads. Rather than sharing a common egress IP with all pods in a cluster, you can assign specific IP addresses to namespaces, […]

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Unlocking Database Performance on Kubernetes with TuneDProfile in VKS 3.6

Unlocking Database Performance on Kubernetes…

TL;DR: VKS 3.6 introduces TuneDProfile, a declarative API for Kubernetes OS tuning. It replaces imperative scripts and unsafe sysctls with a supported, Kubernetes-native approach. Key features include per-pool granularity, automated drain-and-reboot handling for kernel changes, and a built-in “Production Ready” profile that fixes common Elasticsearch and database crashes out of the box. Kubernetes is often … Continued The post Unlocking Database Performance on Kubernetes with TuneDProfile in…Read More

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VCF Installer Deploying VVF Components with VCF Entitlements – William Lam

VCF Installer Deploying VVF Components with VCF…

Despite its name, the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Installer can deploy both VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) environments. Many users incorrectly believe the VCF Installer restricts you to only the specific product deployments that you have entitlements for […]

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Building My Custom iSCSI/NFS Storage Server |#vExpert Andres S. #storageserver #homelab #truenas #vsphere #proxmox #iscsi

Building My Custom iSCSI/NFS Storage Server

I recently finished 1 of the most serious server builds I have done so far, a custom Storage Server built to centralize storage for my vSphere and Proxmox environment, make my hosts diskless, and free up more space for my vSphere and Proxmox environment, make my hosts […]

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Use Every Ounce of Every Bit of GPU You Have for AI Use Cases

Use Every Ounce of Every Bit of GPU You Have…

Chris Wolf, Head of AI and Advanced Services in Broadcom’s VCF Division explains how a distributed resource scheduler can help drive efficiencies in your AI infrastructure, lowering TCO and improving security. More at vmware.com/privateAI

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From Disruption to Modernization: Streamlining Ingress NGINX to Avi Transition with Avi Conversion Tool (ACT)

From Disruption to Modernization: Streamlining…

The Kubernetes Project announced in November 2025 that the open-source Ingress NGINX controller is being retired, an announcement that immediately impacted platform engineering teams globally. As the deprecation deadline is this month (March 2026), crucial support, security patches, and critical bug fixes will cease suddenly. The deadline is rapidly creating understandable anxiety among platform teams … Continued The post From Disruption to Modernization: Streamlining Ingress NGINX to Avi…Read More

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In our latest blog, Krish Prasad, senior vice president and general manager of the VMware Cloud Foundation Division at Broadcom, outlines how the 2026 hardware supply crisis is accelerating a shift toward modern private cloud strategies powered by smarter software, not more hardware.

Why the 2026 Hardware Crisis Will Accelerate…

A global hardware crunch driven by AI demand is driving up costs and delays, pushing CIOs toward modern private cloud platforms like VCF to maximize existing resources.

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Part 5: VCF 9.0 VM Lifecycle Optimization: Rightsizing Strategies – #vExpert Puneet Sharma

Part 5: VCF 9.0 VM Lifecycle Optimization:…

Introduction: The final phase of VCF 9.0 workload placement is lifecycle optimization through precision Rightsizing. While rebalancing handles cluster-wide distribution, rightsizing addresses the individual resource efficiency of virtual machines (VMs). By utilizing […]

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Call for Collaboration for VMUG, vExpert, VCP, VCAP and VCDX. This is just 1 of 8 diagrams to document troubleshooting flow in vSphere. It’s created using Draw IO (drawio.com). There are 4 area (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network) x 2 objects (VM, Cluster) diagrams. The diagram needs an explanation, which I document at broadcom.box.com/v/OpsYourWorld. Take relevant portion and create a blog or whitepaper for your audience. And then there are vSAN, NSX, etc. If you’re an expert on this area, your contribution is much appreciated!

Call for Collaboration for VMUG, vExpert, VCP,…

Call for Collaboration for VMUG, vExpert, VCP, VCAP and VCDX. This is just 1 of 8 diagrams to document troubleshooting flow in vSphere. It’s created using Draw IO (drawio.com). There are 4 area (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network) x 2 objects (VM, Cluster) diagrams. The diagram needs an explanation [more]

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Unlocking Your Expertise: Learning notes for the VCF VCAP-Operations Exam (3V0-22.25) | This blog post contains my preparation notes for the VCAP Operations exam. I began my study process by consulting the official exam study guide, as I always do. Below, you will find my insights for each exam objective. – #vExpert Bart Peterson

Unlocking Your Expertise: Learning notes for…

This blog post contains my preparation notes for the VCAP Operations exam. I began my study process by consulting the official exam study guide, as I always do. Below, you will find my insights for each exam objective.

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Make VCF Upgrades Short and Easy: A Planning Tool | Generate a complete, step-by-step upgrade roadmap from your current vSphere or VCF version to VCF 9.x — with prerequisites, KB references, and timeline estimates. – #vExpert Avnish Tripathi

Make VCF Upgrades Short and Easy: A Planning Tool

Generate a complete, step-by-step upgrade roadmap from your current vSphere or VCF version to VCF 9.x — with prerequisites, KB references, and timeline estimates.

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Memory tiering in vSphere – #vExpert Leif Hegdal, VM Infrastructure

Memory tiering in vSphere – VM Infrastructure

Memory tiering with NVMe drives – really useful these times where RAM is really expensive.

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Upgrade Paths vSphere to VCF 9.0.x | How do we get there from here? – #vExpert Arun Nukula

Upgrade Paths vSphere to VCF 9.0.x | How do we…

Navigating Your Path to VCF 9: A Unified Journey for Every EnvironmentThe vision for a truly unified private cloud is finally here with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. But if you are looking at your current data center footprint, you might be asking yourself a very practical question: How do […]

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License a Standalone ESX 9.0 Host with a Private License File (When the Trial Expired and vCenter Won’t Boot) – #vExpert Cosmin Trif

License a Standalone ESX 9.0 Host with a…

Trial expired and vCenter won’t boot? Learn how to license a standalone ESX 9.0 host using a private license file and esxcli entitlement commands.

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After Upgrading vGPU from 16.9 to Newer Versions, nvidia-smi Fails on ESXi: “Couldn’t communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running.” – #vExpert Andres Sooneste

After Upgrading vGPU from 16.9 to Newer…

I recently ran into a tricky issue while upgrading NVIDIA vGPU on a VMware ESXi host using an NVIDIA A2 GPU. On my Management Core Server, I replaced an NVIDIA Tesla P4 with an NVIDIA A2 because the A2 has more VRAM and supports newer vGPU releases. […]

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Troubleshooting VCF Automation: Why 54GB (and 64GB) isn’t enough for home lab | #vExpert Seyed Yahya Zahedi Fard, Virtualization Blog

Troubleshooting VCF Automation: Why 54GB (and…

If you are installing VCF Automation using the VCF Installer or Fleet Management and your installation stops with error LCMVMSP10002, you are not alone. In this post, I will show you how to find the problem, how to get SSH access, and why your home lab needs more memory than the VMware Hands-on [..]

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“Request and Configure VCF Operations fleet management SSL Certificate” failed during VCF 9.0 deployment | #vExpert Seyed Yahya Zahedi Fard, Virtualization Blog

“Request and Configure VCF Operations fleet…

Recently, I was working on a new deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) version 9.0.0.0. The process was going smoothly until it reached the stage of configuring VCF Operations fleet management. The deployment failed during a security step. I want to share the error I faced and the simple […]

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