With the first Expression Patch (9.1.0.0100) now available for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, I was wondering about version selection behavior (UI and API/JSON) within […]
VCF 9.1 — Quick Tip: Upgrading ESX Hosts with Non-Certified vSAN ESA NVMe Devices in SDDC Manager
I recently started rolling out the latest VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 Express Patch 1 (9.1.0.0100) into my lab environment, and everything had been going quite […]
VCF 9.1 — Deploying VCF Automation (VCFA) to non-Management Network
Similar to VCF Management Services (VCFMS), VCF Automation (VCFA) can also be deployed to a non-management network using an API workflow. A typically deployment workflow […]
VCF 9.1 — Deploying VCF Management Services (VCFMS) to non-Management Network during VCF Upgrade
As part of upgrading an existing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) deployment from either VCF 5.x or 9.0.x to VCF 9.1, one of the required steps […]
VCF 9.1 — Side-loading VCF binaries into VCF Installer & Fleet Depot Service for Air-Gapped Environments
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 continues to support side-loading, or direct upload, of VCF binaries into the VCF Installer, similar to VCF 9.0. However, there […]
VCF 9.1 — VMUG x Intel x Micron Collaboration on Single VCF Host Deployment for VMUG Connect
Everyone knows how difficult and expensive it can be to build a personal lab, yet that is often where practitioners and architects gain their most […]
VCF 9.1 — Deploying VCF Management Services (VCFMS) with Custom IP Allocation using SDDC Manager API
One of the new steps when upgrading an existing VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.x or 9.0.x environment to VCF 9.1 is deploying the new VCF […]
VCF 9.1 — VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) Cheatsheet
The latest release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Download Tool (VCFDT), which ships as part of VCF 9.1, includes a number of enhancements for downloading […]
ESX Passthrough of AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics (iGPU)
I recently had a conversation with Wenchao (creator of AMD Zen4/Zen5 IPMI Thermal Driver for ESX Fling and Realtek Network Driver for ESX Fling) about […]
VCF 9.1 — Demystifying Supported Upgrade Paths to 9.1
The rapid advancement of frontier AI capabilities, including recent developments from Anthropic Mythos, keeping software and infrastructure up to date has become a critical priority […]