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For a long time, customers have been able to use the Broadcom Compatibility Guide to check which ESX versions their servers are compatible with. With VCF 9, this type of validation has become even more important. However, what if you have s
Read the guide ↗# Less clicking. More engineering. for host in environment.hosts: compatibility = check_matrix(host) print(host.name, compatibility) # Make the repetitive, repeatable.
Recently, I’ve been diving deeper into the security features of VCF. It turns out a lot has changed since the old days. In this post, I’ll cover some of the changes I consider especially relevant so you can also start your own research. Wha
Starting with VCF 9.1.0, we can enable both an All Apps organization and a VM Apps organization in the same vCenter Server. This is a desired feature, as most customers don’t want to transition from the old VM centric model (VM Apps) to the
In this guide, I’ll walk you through the complete upgrade process from VCF 9.0 to VCF 9.1, covering every major component involved in the lifecycle. Along the way I’ll share what went wrong, what I did to fix it and lessons learned. Summary
One of the new features introduced in VCF 9 is the VCF Identity Broker, which provides an improved Single Sign-On (SSO) experience. In this article, I’ll show you how to prepare your environment to enable SSO across your VCF Fleet. To get s
If you’re planning to deploy VCF 9.0, it’s important to prepare your environment in advance. In my last article, I explained how to deploy the VCF Installer and how to set up an offline depot. But now the real deployment begins. Although de