VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Security – Security Operations | With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, many new components have been introduced. VCF 9 focuses heavily on intrinsic security, and the VCF Operations Console even has a dedicated menu item.

In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Security Operations”. – #vExpert Bart Peeters

Security – Security Operations

With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, many new components have been introduced. VCF 9 focuses heavily on intrinsic security, and the VCF Operations Console even has a dedicated menu item. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Security Operations”.

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Release Notes – Holodeck

Holodeck 9.0.2 – Maintenance Release (VCF)

This page documents the key features, enhancements, and capabilities available in Holodeck releases.

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VCF 9 – VKS Clusters with External-DNS | My peer Christian Liebner has already created a blog related to external-dns. While he is focussing on External-DNS as supervisor service and its benefit for VM deployments, this blog here has a deeper look into the the more generic capabilities of External-DNS for VKS Clusters. – #vExpert Christian Ferber

VCF 9 – VKS Clusters with External-DNS »…

My peer Christian Liebner has already created a blog related to external-dns. While he is focussing on External-DNS as supervisor service and its benefit for VM deployments, this blog here has a deeper look into the the more generic capabilities of External-DNS for VKS Clusters.

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VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 4: Fleet Topologies and SSO Boundaries (Single Site, Dual Site, Multi-Region) | #vExpert Paul Bryant

VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 4: Fleet…

This post targets VCF 9.0 GA only: VCF 9.0 (17 JUN 2025) build 24755599, with GA BOM examples including VCF Installer 9.0.1.0 build 24962180, ESX 9.0.0.0 build 24755229, vCenter 9.0.0.0 build 24755230, NSX 9.0.0.0 build 24733065, SDDC Manager 9.0.0.0 build 24703748, VCF Operations […]

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Log Data Transfer from Aria Operations for Logs 8.18 to VCF Operations for Logs 9 | #vExpert Thomas Kopton, TOMsOps

Log Data Transfer from Aria Operations for Logs…

With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9, Logs is now more integrated into Operations. Moving from Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.x to VCF 9 does not support a direct, in-place upgrade, instead, administrators must perform a fresh deployment of the 9.0 appliance. […]

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How Same Size vGPU Mode and Right-sizing Shape GPU Placement Efficiency – Frank Denneman

How Same Size vGPU Mode and Right-sizing Shape…

Architecting AI Infrastructure – Part 5 In the previous article, we looked at how GPUs are placed within an ESXi host and how GPU modes and assignment policies determine which physical GPU a workload uses. These decisions impact more than just the initial placement of workloads. They also shape [..]

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Unlocking the Power of AI: A Journey with VMware Private AI Foundation and NVIDIA

Unlocking the Power of AI: A Journey with…

Image created using NVIDIA FLUX.1-dev NIM This is part one of six in a multi-blog series providing a practitioner’s guide to VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA. As more customers embark on their AI journey with the VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA , we are seeing a common thread: […]

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Quick Tip – Debugging “stuck” vSphere Supervisor being removed

Quick Tip – Debugging “stuck” vSphere…

Disabling or deactivating vSphere Supervisor can take some time depending on the number of resources you may have deployed, which all need to be properly cleaned up. In case the removal is taking longer than expected, there is not much information provided to the user in the vSphere UI. […]

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VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.x Removing Application Virtual Networks (AVN) – #vExpert Tommy Grot

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.x Removing…

When deploying Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) within Aria Suite Lifecycle, certain configurations may become immutable post-deployment. This can occur with network settings for the X-Region and the A-Region. To address this, direct access to the SDDC Manager via SSH is required. This […]

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VCF 9.0 U1 Upgrade Stuck? Fix the DNS Error on Your Edge Nodes! | Are you hitting a roadblock during your VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Update 1 upgrade due to a DNS configuration issue? You’re not alone! Many administrators are encountering the error message . This post is designed to quickly get you back on track. – #vExpert Tommy Grot

VCF 9.0 U1 Upgrade Stuck? Fix the DNS Error on…

Are you hitting a roadblock during your VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Update 1 upgrade due to a DNS configuration issue? You’re not alone! Many administrators are encountering the error message . This post is designed to quickly get you back on track. We’ll walk through the most common causes […]

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Part 3: Enforcing VCF 9.0 Governance through Business Intents – #vExpert Puneet Sharma

Part 3: Enforcing VCF 9.0 Governance through…

Introduction: In VCF 9.0, optimization is not strictly a performance metric; it is a governance requirement. While operational intents focus on how resources are used, Business Intents define where workloads are permitted to reside based on compliance, licensing, and organizational policy. […]

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VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 5: Topology Patterns for Single Site, Two Sites, and Multi-Region – #vExpert Paul Bryant

VCF 9.0 GA Mental Model Part 5: Topology…

Learn the VCF 9.0 GA topology mental model for fleets, instances, and domains. Compare single site, two sites in one region, and multi-region patterns with practical ownership, failure domains, and day-2 operations guidance.

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Frequent Query container volume async Tasks in vSphere UI

Frequent Query container volume async Tasks in…

If you are running vSphere workloads that leverage Cloud Native Storage (CNS), whether through upstream or third party Kubernetes, vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS), vSAN File Services, or VCF Automation (VCFA), you have likely noticed recurring “Query container volume async” tasks appearing in the vCenter Recent Tasks pane. I have generally treated these as informational events […]

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Case Study: Navigating VKS Upgrades – Balancing Infrastructure Constraints and Application Reality

Case Study: Navigating VKS Upgrades – Balancing…

Kubernetes upgrades are often presented as straightforward, linear progressions: move from one version to the next, validate, and repeat. This approach—commonly called the Sequential In-Place Upgrade—is proven, conservative, and widely adopted. However, in modern enterprise platforms, upgrades […]

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ESXi Host and VM Secure Boot Visibility with VCF Operations | I was trying to determine what ESXi Hosts and VMs in my lab had Secure Boot enabled, here’s what I did. – #vExpert Brock Peterson

ESXi Host and VM Secure Boot Visibility with…

I was trying to determine what ESXi Hosts and VMs in my lab had Secure Boot enabled, here’s what I did.A couple caveats before we get started: • ESXi Host Secure Boot property isn’t available in Operations 8.18.x, it’s not available until 9.0 • VM EFI Secure Boot property is available in VCF […]

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How vSphere GPU Modes and Assignment Policies Determine Host Level Placement – Frank Denneman

How vSphere GPU Modes and Assignment Policies…

In the last article, we tracked a GPU-backed VM from resource configuration to host selection. DRS evaluated the cluster, Assignable Hardware filtered hosts for GPU compatibility, DRS ran its Goodness calculation, and picked a destination host. Now, the host is selected. But the placement is […]

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VMware Avi Load Balancer: Automation-first load balancing for VCF and Kubernetes | In this episode of the Virtually Speaking Podcast, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson are joined by Jad El-Zein and load balancing expert Nathan McMahon to talk about VMware Avi Load Balancer and its role as an advanced service in VMware Cloud Foundation.

VMware Avi Load Balancer: Automation-first load…

Load balancing has been around for decades, but the way applications are built and delivered today has changed the problem entirely. It is no longer just about speeds and feeds. It is about operational scale, automation, and the ability to support modern apps across private clouds, public […]

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Owning the Platform on VCF 9 – #vExpert Rutger Blom

Owning the Platform on VCF 9

Much of my current work revolves around VCF and NSX. The conversations are less about individual features and more about responsibility boundaries, lifecycle, and what the platform should enforce by default. VCF 9 simply makes those questions harder to ignore. Deploying a platform is one […]

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VCF 9.0.1 Deployment Series Part-7 : Deploying the VMware Identity Broker (vIDB) – Devi Injamuri

VIDB Deployment in VCF9

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduces the VCF Identity Broker (vIDB) as a central authentication solution, replacing the legacy vIDM (Workspace ONE Access) for a unified Single Sign-On (SSO) […]

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vSAN Encryption Services Explained – Data-at-Rest & Data-in-Transit on VCF 9.0 (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric Sloof

vSAN Encryption Services Explained –…

In this video, we take a deep dive into VMware vSAN Encryption Services using VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0. Based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover both Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Transit encryption, and explain the major differences between the Original Storage […]

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