Unifying Desired State Across Automatic…

Unifying Desired State Across Automatic Remediation, vSAN, and Memory Tiering | #vExpert Bart Peeters

Unifying Desired State Across Automatic…

Configuration Drift: A fresh look at additional functionality. I am excited about a major improvements to vSphere Configuration Profiles (VCP) that expand its reach and intelligence, allowing customers to achieve and maintain their desired state configuration with unprecedented automation and […]


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VCF 9.1 Highlights – Next Level SDDC

VCF 9.1 Highlights – #vExpert Danny Alvarez, Next Level SDDC

VCF 9.1 Highlights – Next Level SDDC

More than just a minor update… The VMware ecosystem continues evolving quickly and VCF 9.1 feels like a major step toward a fully integrated private cloud platform. This release focuses heavily on: […]


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Native S3 Compatible Object Storage in VMware…

Native S3 Compatible Object Storage in VMware vSAN for VCF 9.1

Native S3 Compatible Object Storage in VMware…

One of the inherent advantages that vSAN has over traditional storage is that it is part of the hypervisor. Having a fully integrated distributed storage solution into the hypervisor has allowed customers to serve up both block and file services in a manner that is flexible, scalable, and easy […]


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What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1:…

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What’s New in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1:…

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 raises the bar for private cloud, and this lab puts administrators and architects in the driver’s seat for the full tour. Participants who want to stay ahead of the curve, maximize their infrastructure investments, and streamline day-to-day operations will find […]


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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Now Available: Key…

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Now Available: Key Links | Gary J Blake

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Now Available: Key…

VMware has announced the availability of Cloud Foundation and vSphere Foundation 9.1 for download. Users can access essential resources, including release notes, documentation, design guides, and administration tools. […]


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Building Nested Labs in VCF Automation 9.1

Building Nested Labs in VCF Automation 9.1 | Tomas Fojta

Building Nested Labs in VCF Automation 9.1

About two years ago I wrote blog post on how to create self-contained lab in VMware Cloud Director cloud environment with equivalent functionality to physical lab that can be rapidly deployed with multiple instances on the same network not interfering with each other. Since then VCD has been […]


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Maximizing Profitability: VCF 9.1 Cost-Focused…

Maximizing Profitability: VCF 9.1 Cost-Focused Approach for VMware Cloud Service Providers

Maximizing Profitability: VCF 9.1 Cost-Focused…

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 is designed to meet the challenges faced by VMware Cloud Service Providers (VCSPs) like rising operational costs, the need for infrastructure optimization, and financial transparency among clients. The new release includes significant cost-focused enhancements […]


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VCF 9.1 – Unable to fetch plugin metadata for…

VCF 9.1 – Unable to fetch plugin metadata for VCF Consumption CLI | William Lam

VCF 9.1 – Unable to fetch plugin metadata for…

I recently came across an issue while syncing the VCF Consumption CLI plugins, it would always show the following attempting to fetch 9.0.1 plugin even though my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF environment was already at 9.1. > vcf plugin sync [i] The vcf cli essential plugins have not been […]


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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 is GA – Building an…

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 is GA – Building an Offline Depot with the New VCF Download Tool – #vExpert Lukas Klinger, hcidude’s blog

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 is GA – Building an…

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 became Generally Available (GA) for download yesterday and introduces major improvements around lifecycle management and offline software repositories. One of the most useful additions for enterprise and air-gapped environments is the enhanced VCF Download Tool and […]


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Data Services Manager 9.1 with Microsoft SQL…

Data Services Manager 9.1 with Microsoft SQL Server

Data Services Manager 9.1 with Microsoft SQL…

VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.1 brings SQL Server to the same policy-driven provisioning model that governs Postgres and MySQL on the VMware Cloud Foundation platform, with additional capabilities specific to Windows and SQL Server environments.


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I Broke My VCF 9.1 Upgrade … So You Don’t…

I Broke My VCF 9.1 Upgrade … So You Don’t Have To! | #vExpert Shank Mohan #vmware #vcf #vmwarecloudfoundation #vexpert #vexpertvcf #broadcomvmware #runnsx #sddc

I Broke My VCF 9.1 Upgrade … So You Don’t…

Yep… I 𝑩𝑹𝑶𝑲𝑬 my VCF 9.1 upgrade… something I don’t typically like to admit 😁, mostly so others could learn from my mistakes! In this video I walk through the entire upgrade process and left all my failings in! 🎥 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! What you will see; ✅ CIDR collision — […]


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Deliver Production SQL Server DBaaS with VMware…

Deliver Production SQL Server DBaaS with VMware Data Services Manager 9.1

Deliver Production SQL Server DBaaS with VMware…

VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.1 delivers a significant milestone: Microsoft SQL Server is now fully supported on the platform. First shipped as a Technical Preview in DSM 9.0, SQL Server joins Postgres and MySQL as a production-ready database engine in the VMware portfolio’s database-as-[…]


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VMware vSAN Protection and Recovery…

VMware vSAN Protection and Recovery Enhancements for VCF 9.1

VMware vSAN Protection and Recovery…

With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, we are introducing significant enhancements to vSAN Protection and Recovery (formerly known as vSAN Data Protection). These updates focus on three core areas of the solution: architectural flexibility, sovereign cyber resilience, and […]


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VMware Workstation and Fusion 26H1:…

VMware Workstation and Fusion 26H1: Performance, Visibility, and Modern Architecture

VMware Workstation and Fusion 26H1:…

We are excited to announce the general availability of VMware Workstation 26H1 and VMware Fusion 26H1. These updates continue the evolution of our desktop hypervisors, delivering critical architectural transitions for Windows users, enhanced visibility for VM management, and expanded support […]


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Don’t Just Read the Release Notes: Get Hands-On…

Don’t Just Read the Release Notes: Get Hands-On with VCF 9.1 Using Free VMware Labs — Today | #vExpert Varghese Philipose

Don’t Just Read the Release Notes: Get Hands-On…

Whenever a major release drops—like the massive VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 update we just saw—the first question from infrastructure operators is always the same: “This looks great on paper, but how do I actually test it without breaking my environment?” […]


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VCF 9.1 – Automated VMware Cloud Foundation…

VCF 9.1 – Automated VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) & VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Nested Lab Deployment

VCF 9.1 – Automated VMware Cloud Foundation…

Nested ESX continues to be a popular way to explore and learn about VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), it is also the basis for the VCF Holodeck solution. With the release of VCF 9.1, Nested ESXi VMs can now run on physical hosts with NVMe Tiering enabled, no workarounds required. In addition, you […]


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Configuring SQL Server with VCF Automation &…

Configuring SQL Server with VCF Automation & Data Services Manager versions 9.1 | Cormac Hogan

Configuring SQL Server with VCF Automation &…

In my most recent post, we looked at the steps to deploy the new Data Services Manager 9.1 SQL Server data service. In that post, we created an infrastructure policy to allocate vSphere resources such as CPU, Memory, Networking and Storage to the SQL Server Engine and subsequent databases. […]


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Cleanup Orphaned Persistent Volumes in vSphere

Cleanup Orphaned Persistent Volumes in vSphere | #vExpert Brian O’Connell

Cleanup Orphaned Persistent Volumes in vSphere

When you delete a Kubernetes (K8s) cluster, you can sometimes end up with orphaned disks (persistent volumes) on your datastore. It can be difficult to identify them and they can take up unnecessary space. In VCF 9.1 we have a new K8s based services runtime that hosts many of our management […]


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After the Supervisor: Deploying VKS Workloads…

After the Supervisor: Deploying VKS Workloads from Harbor in an Air-Gapped VCF 9 Environment – by Devyn Harrington

After the Supervisor: Deploying VKS Workloads…

A field-focused walkthrough of moving from a working VCF 9 Supervisor to VKS workload deployment in an air-gapped environment using Bitnami Harbor, additional trusted CAs, Kubernetes secrets, Vaultwarden, and service exposure.


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