VCF Operations Diagnostics – #vExpert Brock Peterson
We introduced Diagnostics in 8.18, improved on it in 8.18.2, and re-imagined it entirely in VCF Operations 9! In addition to Active Findings (exportable), we have Historical Findings, and the Findings Catalog. We also introduced Log Assist, the ability to upload Support Bundles to Broadcom […]
Infrastructure Operations – Reports | With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations.
In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Reports”. – #vExpert Bart Peeters
With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Reports”.
Enable GPU-enabled Resources for VMware Cloud Foundation Automation
As the demand for AI applications and agents rapidly grows, providing your organization with access to GPU-enabled resources is essential. This is key to leveraging AI for accelerated business growth and minimizing security risks, particularly by keeping AI workloads within your on-premises VCF [..]
Managing vSphere DRS Groups and Rules with PowerShell | Manually maintaining vSphere DRS Groups can be an onerous task. VCF Automation is a great tool to help with this but a simple PowerShell script can assist just as easy. Read on from #vExpert Donagh Moynihan
Manually maintaining vSphere DRS Groups can be an onerous task. VCF Automation is a great tool to help with this but a simple PowerShell script can assist just as easy. Is this example, I needed all Windows VMs to exist on a DRS VM group. The first script provided, checks each cluster for […]
VMware Private AI on Consolidated VCF Architecture
Discover how to leverage VMware Private AI on a minimal-footprint VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployment. Even if you’re starting small with a consolidated VCF architecture, this video demonstrates the deployment and utilization of VMware Private AI, ensuring your business can begin harness-[…]
Private AI is moving from concept to reality, but many teams are still figuring out where to start.
The Dummies Guide for Private AI, authored by Shobhit Bhutani and Ulrika Jägare, breaks down what private AI really means for the enterprise, why it matters, and how organizations can run AI workloads with more control over data, security, and infrastructure with VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
From understanding the fundamentals to exploring real-world use cases, this guide helps IT leaders and practitioners cut through the hype and get practical about deploying AI in private cloud environments.
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From understanding the fundamentals to exploring real-world use cases, this guide helps IT leaders and practitioners cut through the hype and get practical about deploying AI in private cloud environments.
VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN) – #vExpert David Ring
PART 1: This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail 8.0.361. This detailed guide walks you through the following processes: Deploying an NSX Edge Cluster for the Management WLD Deploying Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) for the Management WLD Application Virtual […]
How vSphere DRS Makes GPU Placement Decisions – Frank Denneman
Architecting AI Infrastructure – Part 3 In the first two articles, I looked at GPU consumption models and how AI workloads state their accelerator needs. In vSphere, these models take shape through virtual machine settings. CPU reservations, memory guarantees, and GPU profile choices together […]
USB Native Network Driver for ESXi supports Realtek RTL8157 & RTL8156BG – William Lam
In response to community feedback, we are excited to announce an update to the popular USB Native Network Driver for ESXi Fling . This release is currently available for ESXi 8.0 Update 3 and adds support for the latest Realtek USB devices: RTL8157 (5GbE) & RTL8156BG (2.5GbE), bringing the total […]
Broadcom Announces Three New VMware Cloud Foundation VCAP Certifications – #vExpert Eric Sloof
Broadcom has just announced three brand-new VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certifications specifically for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In this video, we break down everything you need to know about the VCAP-VCF Administrator (3V0-11.26), Architect (3V0-12.26), and Support […]
VMware vSAN Space Efficiency Explained – Compression, Dedup & Erasure Coding (OSA vs ESA) – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we dive deep into VMware vSAN space efficiency techniques and how they can dramatically reduce your storage costs. Based on the official Broadcom/VMware whitepaper by Pete Koehler, we cover everything you need to know about optimizing capacity in your vSAN environment.
SAP HANA on vSAN HCI – Complete Guide to Running SAP HANA on VMware Cloud Foundation with vSAN 8 – #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we dive into the official Broadcom technical paper by Erik Rieger (November 2025) on running SAP HANA on Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) powered by VMware vSphere and vSAN 8. We cover the complete solution architecture, supported configurations, and best practices for both […]
vSAN Availability Technologies Deep Dive – How vSAN Keeps Your Data Resilient on VCF 9.0 | #vExpert Eric Sloof
In this video, we take a comprehensive look at VMware vSAN Availability Technologies based on the official Broadcom whitepaper by Pete Koehler (December 2025). We explain how vSAN maintains high levels of data availability across both the Original Storage Architecture (OSA) and the Express […]
VCF Operations Telegraf Agent Health – #vExpert Brock Peterson
I’m running Telegraf Agents on some VMs in my environment and wanted to see their status without going to the Workload Operations – Applications – Manage Telegraf Agents page. Here’s what I did.I first created a Custom Group containing all Telegraf Agents I could use with Dashboards and Views. […]
Infrastructure Operations – Dashboards | With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities. To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Dashboards”. – #vExpert Bart Peeters
With the introduction of VCF 9 and VCF Operations, we’ve seen a growing need for deeper insight into these useful new capabilities. To address this, we’re launching a new series of updates focused on VCF Infrastructure Operations. In this blog post we will take a closer look at the “Dashboards”.
#112 – Introducing VMware vDefend featuring Chris McCain!
A few episodes ago we had Yves Hertoghs on the show to discuss networking, so I decided it was also time to discuss security. As Chris McCain has been at the forefront of networking and security at VMware for over a decade, it only made sense to reach out and invite him to introduce vDefend! […]
Looking to grow your Kubernetes skillset or advance your career towards platform engineering? Join us for the first edition of the VMUG Kubernetes Level Up Program! This four-part series bridges the skills gap between traditional infrastructure management and cloud-native operations, enabling IT teams to modernize without disruption.
Looking to grow your Kubernetes skillset or advance your career towards platform engineering? Join us for the first edition of the VMUG Kubernetes Level Up Program! This four-part series bridges the skills gap between traditional infrastructure management and cloud-native operations, enabling […]
Introducing VMware Cloud Foundation Advanced Services | In this episode of Virtually Speaking, we kick off a new series focused on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Advanced Services—capabilities designed to extend the VCF platform beyond core infrastructure into security, networking, automation, data, and operations.
In this episode of Virtually Speaking, we kick off a new series focused on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Advanced Services—capabilities designed to extend the VCF platform beyond core infrastructure into security, networking, automation, data, and operations. Rick Walsworth joins the show to […]
Modern Application Delivery on VCF 9 with Avi and ArgoCD – FQDN blog, #vExpert Chris Mentjox
VMware Avi Load Balancer is a fully software-defined, multi-cloud application services platform that delivers advanced load balancing, intelligent web application firewall (iWAF), and Kubernetes-native ingress capabilities.
Following our previous post on configuring the VCF Installer and downloading binaries, this guide will walk you through the steps for deploying VCF 9. – Devi Injamuri
Following our previous post on configuring the VCF Installer and downloading binaries, this guide will walk you through the steps for deploying VCF 9.
