VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

Unstuck Your VCF Lab: A Script to Bypass Compatibility & Interoperability Checks | VCF is designed to be rigid for stability in production. But in a lab, sometimes you just need to force things through to test a specific feature or scenario. Today, I’m sharing a quick shell script that modifies the LCM and Domain Manager configurations on the SDDC Manager appliance to bypass these strict validation checks. – #vExpert Cosmin Trif

Unstuck Your VCF Lab: A Script to Bypass…

VCF is designed to be rigid for stability in production. But in a lab, sometimes you just need to force things through to test a specific feature or scenario. Today, I’m sharing a quick shell script that modifies the LCM and Domain Manager configurations on the SDDC Manager appliance to bypass […]

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VCF Automation 9 – Automating Microsoft DNS Entries for VMs via ExternalDNS Service in Supervisor | #vExpert Christian Liebner, vrealize.it

VCF Automation 9 – Automating Microsoft DNS…

DNS entries are a critical component when provisioning virtual machines. To simplify this process, this blog post demonstrates how to leverage the ExternalDNS Service within the VCF 9 Supervisor to automate the creation of DNS records directly in Microsoft DNS. Where in VM-Apps-Org this usually [..]

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GPU Consumption Models as the First Architectural Choice in Production AI | The previous article covered GPU placement as part of the platform’s lifecycle, not just a scheduling step. These choices affect what the platform can handle as workloads evolve. Before making placement decisions, it’s worth asking: how do AI workloads use GPUs? Read more from Frank Denneman.

GPU Consumption Models as the First…

The previous article covered GPU placement as part of the platform’s lifecycle, not just a scheduling step. These choices affect what the platform can handle as workloads evolve. Before making placement decisions, it’s worth asking: how do AI workloads use GPUs? […]

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Sizing de WAF en NSX Advanced Load Balancer – #vExpert Carlos Gonzalez, Storm-Cloud

Sizing WAF in NSX Advanced Load Balancer -…

Implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a critical step in protecting your applications, but if it’s not properly sized, the cure can be worse than the disease. If you’re going to manage a WAF, your goal is to find the perfect balance between maximum security and minimum latency. [Spanish]

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Quick Tip: Renaming an Instance in VCF 9.x – #vExpert Martin Gustafsson

Quick Tip: Renaming an Instance in VCF 9.x

With the introduction of VMware Cloud Foundation 9, managing multiple VCF instances across a VCF Fleet has become significantly more streamlined. Part of day-two operations often involves aligning your infrastructure with evolving organizational standards. Fortunately, VCF 9 makes renaming an […]

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Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric Sloof

Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud…

Broadcom has announced three specialized VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications for VMware Cloud Foundation, coming very soon. These new credentials – Administrator, Architect, and Support – validate practical, role-specific expertise in full-stack private cloud operations.

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[VCF 9.0 – Import ] VMWARE_COMPAT is not found – #vExpert Lorenzo Moglie

[VCF 9.0 – Import ] VMWARE_COMPAT is not found

Issue: Today while I was doing some Importing tests of an external workload domain into my VCF 9.0 instance (in LAB). During the import prechecks tests I got the following error message: […]

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[Holodeck] – Troubleshooting VCF 9 Online Depot Connectivity in a Holodeck Environment – #vExpert Lorenzo Moglie

[Holodeck] – Troubleshooting VCF 9 Online Depot…

Issue: If you are deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF 9) within a Holodeck nested lab environment, you might hit a roadblock when trying to configure the Online Depot. […]

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Extreme Performance Series 2026: Using vTopology in VCF 9

Extreme Performance Series 2026: Using…

The Extreme Performance Series is back for 2026! This video blog series covers the highlights of recent performance work on VMware technology. Todd Muirhead talks with Mark Achtemichuk about using the automatic vTopology setting in VMware Cloud Foundation 9 to get the best configuration for […]

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A Closer Look at VMware Cloud Foundation Advanced Services

A Closer Look at VMware Cloud Foundation…

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is widely recognized as the foundation for modern private cloud. What’s less widely understood is the growing portfolio of advanced services designed to extend VCF far beyond core infrastructure and solve some of the most pressing challenges customers face today.

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Deploying the VCF 9 Installer with VMUG Advantage Entitlements | This video walks through how to download and deploy the new VCF Installer, as well as how to get your own VCF entitlement with VMUG Advantage, after you pass either the VCP-VCF Administrator or Architect exams (versions 5.2 or 9.0).
Transcript. – #vExpert Matt Heldstab

Deploying the VCF 9 Installer with VMUG…

When you deploy VMware Cloud Foundation 9 and/or VMware vSphere Foundation 9, where do you start? You’ll want to download and deploy the new VCF Installer. This video walks through how to do it, as well as how to get your own VCF entitlement with VMUG Advantage, after you pass either the VCP-[…]

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Implementing Cross-Region Replication with Harbor in VMware Cloud Foundation

Implementing Cross-Region Replication with…

In today’s cloud-native landscape, container images are the foundation of modern applications. But what happens when your primary data center goes offline? How do you ensure your containerized workloads remain accessible and deployable across geographically distributed VMware Cloud Foundation […]

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VCF 9 Day 2 – Installing VCF Operations for logs | Let us walk through how to install and configure VCF Operations for logs as a Day 2 activity. – #vExpert Christopher Lewis

VCF 9 Day 2 – Installing VCF Operations for logs

I’m not sure why VCF Operations for logs is not considered a mandatory component in VCF. In my view it is definitely a **critical** component because, if nothing else, there is a number of VCF Operations dashboards and features that rely on events from VCF Operations for logs. Let’s walk […]

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Advanced Cyber Compliance: Security, Compliance, and Resilience for VCF

Advanced Cyber Compliance: Security,…

Cyber compliance is no longer a once-a-year exercise driven by audits and spreadsheets. For many organizations, it has become a daily operational requirement tied directly to business survival. In the latest episode of Virtually Speaking, Pete Flecha and John Nicholson continue our series on Advanced Services for VMware Cloud Foundation with a deep dive into … Continued The post Advanced Cyber Compliance: Security, Compliance, and Resilience for VCF appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation…Read More

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Who are the Broadcom Knights? | Ever wondered who the Broadcom Knights are? Here’s a quick look at the program and what makes this community so impactful. – Brian Moats

Who are the Broadcom Knights? | Brian Moats

Ever wondered who the Broadcom Knights are? Here’s a quick look at the program and what makes this community so impactful.

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VCF Automation – Organization for All Apps vs VM Apps | – Thomas L Rodrigues

VCF Automation – Organization for All Apps vs…

One of the key announcements in VCF Automation 9 is the introduction of two types of organization – Organizations for All Apps and Organizations for VM Apps. While both organization types provide a robust automation platform, it’s important to understand the differences between them and when […]

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VCF Security Services Platform (SSP) / vDefend Advanced Threat Protection – Part 1 (Deployment) – gibsonvirtualization

VCF Security Services Platform (SSP) / vDefend…

The VCF SSP is the next evolution of the NSX Application Platform that was available on version 4.x to enable functionality such as the Network Intrusion Detection/Prevention Services (IDS/IDP). Now we have some additional functionality such as real time security intelligence, malware […]

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Advanced Holodeck 9 – Custom ESX Images – gibsonvirtualization

Advanced Holodeck 9 – Custom ESX Images –…

Most of the Holodeck environments I deploy are on NFS primary storage. The Synology device I have requires an additional ESX driver to enable the hardware acceleration features when using NFS. To streamline the deployment I’ve created a custom ESX image with the driver baked-in so I don’t […]

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vSAN and the component limits!

vSAN and the component limits!

Over the last few years, I’ve not had many discussions about component limits, but recently, these discussions have popped up more frequently, somehow. If you ask a customer what the component limit of vSAN is, some may say 9000 per host (OSA), others will say 27,000 per host (ESA), and some […]

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Modernizing Your Infrastructure: A Practical Framework for VKS on VMware Cloud Foundation

Modernizing Your Infrastructure: A Practical…

The shift toward VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) represents a significant architectural evolution. While the benefits—cost optimization, consolidated management, and improved operational efficiency—are well-documented, the transition itself requires […]

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