Enabling Memory Tiering in VCF/vSphere 9.1 through the CLI! – Duncan Epping
I saw a question internally this week about enabling Memory Tiering through the CLI with 9.1 and why that didn’t work as you would expect. I wrote an article about the esxcli commands a while back, so I went through them and then I realized indeed that the article was outdated. I participated […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 – Path For Dell VxRail Customers
Author: Tony Huynh; VCF Product Management There has been much anticipation and excitement around the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 release, especially from our Dell VxRail customers. The VCF 9.1 release has been architected to provide a consistent deployment model, and unified operations and management for our customers, while maintaining a consistent operational experience. For … Continued The post VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 – Path For Dell VxRail Customers appeared first on VMware…Read More
VMware vSphere Configuration Profiles: A Comparison with VMware Host Profiles
vSphere Configuration Profiles, first introduced in VMware vSphere 8.0, allows VMware Cloud Foundation administrators to manage the ESX host configuration at a cluster level. In this article, we will discuss how this feature compares to Host Profiles, and how to transition from Host Profiles to vSphere Configuration Profiles in vSphere 9. In this blog we … Continued The post VMware vSphere Configuration Profiles: A Comparison with VMware Host Profiles appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation…Read More
VCF 9.1 Greenfield Deployment | A step-by-step walkthrough of deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a greenfield POC within a VCD vApp, covering the bootstrap infrastructure, network topology, offline depot setup, and full installer deployment. #vExpert Phil Bendeck
A step-by-step walkthrough of deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a greenfield POC within a VCD vApp, covering the bootstrap infrastructure, network topology, offline depot setup, and full installer deployment. #vExpert Phil Bendeck
VCF 9.1 – OCuLink External Graphics (eGPU) Passthrough with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) | William Lam
The Minisforum MS-A2 continues to be a popular and versatile platform for running VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 in a lab environment. While the MS-A2 may be small in size, it is surprisingly capable and can even be configured to support an NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada (20GB VRAM) GPU, which I had […]
Modernize with Virtualized Storage
Editorial note: This blog was originally published on January 15, 2025 and has been updated to reflect VCF 9.1 updates. Are you planning on deploying or have you already stood up your VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud using VMware vSAN? If you have deployed or are thinking of deploy-[…]
Unpacking the Latest AI Advancements in the VCF 9.1 Release-1
Welcome to Part 1 of this two-part episode of VCF Breakroom Chats, where Nikhil Kulkarni and Shobhit Bhutani from Broadcom discuss all the exciting AI innovations in VCF 9.1!
VCF 9.1 – Are You Using the Correct ESXCLI Command to Enable NVMe Tiering? | William Lam
Historically, enabling NVMe Tiering prior to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 was not very user friendly, as it required users to remember three distinct ESXCLI commands. # Enable or Disable NVMe Tiering esxcli system settings kernel set -s MemoryTiering -v TRUE # Configure the Tiering % […]
Configure Enterprise CA in VCF Operations 9.1 | #vExpert Pradeep Adapa
This article is on how to Configure Enterprise CA (Certificate Authority) in VCF Operations version 9.1 under Fleet Management First, Login into your VCF Operations Manager and click on Manage option on the right side of the page, Click on Fleet Management on the left hand side, click on […]
Quick Tip: Resolving OVFTool “Failed to Send File” Errors on macOS | William Lam
I frequently deploy and re-deploy VMware Virtual Appliances (OVA), which I fully automate using OVFTool from my macOS x86 system. Recently, I noticed that deployments would consistently fail roughly 3 out of 5 times with a generic error message like the following: Deploying VCF Installer […]
VCF 9.1 – Platform Health Check Error | I wanted to deploy another component in my VCF 9.1 cluster and ran into a cryptic error message that I couldn’t quite make sense of at first. Some of you might be familiar with this error message; in any case, I’ve seen posts on LinkedIn from people who seem to be having the same problem. – #vExpert Daniel Krieger
I wanted to deploy another component in my VCF 9.1 cluster and ran into a cryptic error message that I couldn’t quite make sense of at first. Some of you might be familiar with this error message; in any case, I’ve seen posts on LinkedIn from people who seem to be having the same problem. […]
VCF 9.1 Planning & Preparation Workbook | Leonardo Coscia
⚠️ Beta tool — this planner is under active development. About this Tool: ✓ Faithfully reproduces the official Broadcom VCF 9.1 workbook; ✓ Auto-saves to browser localStorage; ✓ Cascading conditional logic (VCF vs VVF, deployment modes); ✓ Live sizing calculator with host count formulas; […]
No application left behind – including AI With Unified Infrastructure for Containers and VMs | Join us as we dive into the latest IDC findings on infrastructure simplification and demonstrate how VCF and VKS turn these insights into action. We’ll showcase how VCF and VKS remove deployment friction and accelerate your path to a modern private cloud.
Join us as we dive into the latest IDC findings on infrastructure simplification and demonstrate how VCF and VKS turn these insights into action. We’ll showcase how VCF and VKS remove deployment friction and accelerate your path to a modern private cloud.
VCF 9.1 – Auditing vCenter Server Connections using the Connection Utilization API
vCenter Server has had the ability to audit vSphere logins, whether through the API or UI, for nearly two decades using vSphere Events, which provide detailed information on who connected, when the login occurred and the client IP address associated with the session. While looking up something in the latest vSphere 9.1 Automation REST API, […]
Upgrading vSphere VM Hardware Versions at Scale with PowerShell – #vExpert Don Horrox, vChamp
If you manage a vSphere environment of practically any size, virtual machine hardware version upgrades are a task you probably don’t look forward to. The process is straightforward enough for one or two VMs, but when you’re looking at hundreds […]
Deploying vDefend License Hub 5.1.2: The VCF 9.1 Day 1 Architecture Blueprint | #vExpert Puneet Sharma
The release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 introduces structural updates to the licensing architecture of VMware vDefend components, specifically the Distributed Firewall (DFW), Gateway Firewall, and Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP). Traditional 25-character alpha-numeric license keys […]
vCommunity Management Pack for VCF Operations Part 5 | #vExpert Brock Peterson
We’ve discussed the vCommunity Management Pack for VCF Operations several times here (and Hardware vCommunity). In the Part 2 Blog we discussed the ability to monitor Windows Services and Events, but we skipped over a smaller feature (Guest OS Properties), this is what they look like. […]
VCF Operations 9.1 Dashboard and View Enhancements | Over the next few weeks I’ll highlight the updates, we’ll start today with what’s new in Operations Dashboards and Views. Here’s a Summary: – #vExpert Brock Peterson
VCF 9.1 dropped a couple weeks ago, with all sorts of goodies! Over the next few weeks I’ll highlight the updates, we’ll start today with what’s new in Operations Dashboards and Views, here’s a Summary: • Dashboard Performance and Scalability Improvements • Dashboard Sections • Widget […]
Using Kasm as a Browser-Based Jump Point for a VCF 9 Lab | Using Kasm as a browser-based access layer in front of a VCF lab turned out to be a useful pattern. With Keycloak providing authentication for both Kasm and VCF SSO, the lab gets a cleaner access flow without exposing every VCF administrative interface directly to my workstation. – #vExpert Rutger Blom
Using Kasm as a browser-based access layer in front of a VCF lab turned out to be a useful pattern. With Keycloak providing authentication for both Kasm and VCF SSO, the lab gets a cleaner access flow without exposing every VCF administrative interface directly to my workstation. […]
Chart Your Adventure at VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas – #vExpert Don Horrox, vChamp
Get ready, explorers! VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas is less than 90 days away! Registration opened on April 28, and early-bird pricing is available through June 16. If you plan to attend Explore, now is a great time to register and save $200 before early-bird pricing ends. – #vExpert Don Horrox
