VCDX #181 Marc Huppert

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.

No application left behind – including AI With…

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.

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VCF 9.1 – Auditing vCenter Server Connections using the Connection Utilization API

VCF 9.1 – Auditing vCenter Server Connections…

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, […]

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Upgrading vSphere VM Hardware Versions at Scale with PowerShell – #vExpert Don Horrox, vChamp

Upgrading vSphere VM Hardware Versions at Scale…

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 […]

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Deploying vDefend License Hub 5.1.2: The VCF 9.1 Day 1 Architecture Blueprint | #vExpert Puneet Sharma

Deploying vDefend License Hub 5.1.2: The VCF…

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 […]

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vCommunity Management Pack for VCF Operations Part 5 | #vExpert Brock Peterson

vCommunity Management Pack for VCF Operations…

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. […]

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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 Operations 9.1 Dashboard and View Enhancements

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 […]

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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 Jump Point for a…

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. […]

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Chart Your Adventure at VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas – #vExpert Don Horrox, vChamp

Chart Your Adventure at VMware Explore 2026 in…

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

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Schedule VMware Exam | In this post, I will show you step by step how to schedule a VMware exam. – #vExpert Daniel Keer

Schedule VMware Exam – theDXT

In this post, I will show you step by step how to schedule a VMware exam. The Process | The entire process is split into a few stages. Testing Portal Login If you want, you can skip those clicks and go directly to the following URL […]

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#120 – Announcing VCF Native S3 Object Storage, featuring Rakesh! – Duncan Epping

#120 – Announcing VCF Native S3 Object Storage,…

VCF Native S3 Object Storage is a major feature that was announced with VCF 9.1. Pete Koehler introduced it in episode 118 and I wanted to explore what it is all about in this episode with Rakesh. Rakesh goes over what was announced with 9.1, what the timelines look like, discusses the use […]

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VCF 9.1 – Configuring vSphere Supervisor to use VCF Identity Broker (IDB) for External Identity Federation | William Lam

VCF 9.1 – Configuring vSphere Supervisor to use…

The majority of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 components can automatically be configured when enabling VCF Single Sign-On (SSO), with the exception of VCF Operations HCX, Log Management (formally VCF Operations for Logs) and VCF Operations for Networks. These additional VCF components can still […]

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VCF Operations 9.1 Real-Time Metrics | VCF Operations 9.1 introduces data collection as low as 2-second intervals for a subset of all available metrics, which we are calling Real-Time Metrics. Learn more: – #vExpert Brock Peterson

VCF Operations 9.1 Real-Time Metrics

By default VCF Operations collects data on 5-minute intervals, which can be turned down as low as 60-second intervals per adapter instance. VCF Operations 9.1 introduces data collection as low as 2-second intervals for a subset of all available metrics, which we are calling Real-Time Metrics. […]

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Architecting VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service on VCF: Top Webinar and Field Questions Answered

Architecting VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service…

If you missed our recent webinar on VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) on VMware Cloud Foundation, don’t worry—we’ve got you covered. Caleb Washburn (Momentum AI, CIO) and I teamed up to talk about architecture and design, while our Principal Architect for VCF Professional Services, Libby […]

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VCF 9.1 Networking: Precision Workload Placement with VPC Network Span

VCF 9.1 Networking: Precision Workload…

Related VCF 9.1 Networking Posts: VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) continues to evolve its self-service networking capabilities (as we explored in our post VCF Networking 9.1: Exploring Network Services for Virtual Private Clouds). With the release of VCF 9.1, we are seeing a major enhancement in […]

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VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Forgot to Retrieve Auto-Generated Passwords from VCF Installer? | William Lam

VCF 9.1 – Quick Tip: Forgot to Retrieve…

After completing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 deployment using the VCF Installer UI, users can view and download the auto-generated passwords for all VCF components before exiting the deployment workflow and logging into VCF Operations. What if you forgot to make a note of the passwords? 😅

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The VCF 9.1 Upgrade Masterclass: SDDC Manager & Containerized Services – Part 2 | #vExpert Tarsio Moraes

The VCF 9.1 Upgrade Masterclass: SDDC Manager &…

Welcome back to part two of our deep dive into upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation. In our previous session, we kicked off the process, and today we are focusing on a critical milestone: upgrading the SDDC Manager to version 9.1 and deploy new components. This isn’t just a simple version bump. […]

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Grant Users UI Access to Log Management in VCF 9.1 | #vExpert Brian O’Connell

Grant Users UI Access to Log Management in VCF 9.1

In VCF 9.1 Log Management is fully integrated into VCF Operations and has its own dedicated section in the VCF Operations UI. In older releases, VCF Operations for logs was a standalone product with its own dedicated UI. I got a question on how to give users access to log management in VCF 9.1 […]

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Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection Model with BGP EVPN and VXLAN | A small lab using containerlab and FRR to test the VCF 9.1 distributed connection model with BGP EVPN over VXLAN, focusing on Route Controller peering and control-plane visibility before testing against a physical EVPN fabric. – #vExpert Rutger Blom

Testing the VCF 9.1 Distributed Connection…

A small lab using containerlab and FRR to test the VCF 9.1 distributed connection model with BGP EVPN over VXLAN, focusing on Route Controller peering and control-plane visibility before testing against a physical EVPN fabric. – #vExpert Rutger Blom

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VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Operations for Networks to non-Management Network | William Lam

VCF 9.1 – Deploying VCF Operations for Networks…

Thanks to a fellow colleague, Abdullah, who reached out after coming across my blog posts (HERE and HERE) on how to deploy VCF Management Services (VCFMS) and VCF Automation (VCFA) on a non-management network as part of a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 upgrade. Using the same techniques, he […]

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VCF 9.1 | Minimum Lab Build | This post details the minimum requirements to build a lab environment for evaluating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. – #vExpert Dale Hassinger, vCROCS

VCF 9.1 | Minimum Lab Build – vCROCS

This post details the minimum requirements to build a lab environment for evaluating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1. If you want to learn VCF 9.1 but lack the hardware resources for a full deployment, this minimal footprint is an option. I completed this process in my lab using four Minis-[…]

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