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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
Deploying VCF 9 starts with the VCF Installer. If you’re not familiar with it, it have been said the VCF Installer “introduces a more flexible set of deployment workflows to suit an extended set of use cases.“ Deployment During the installa
If you decide to deploy VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, one of the first tasks is to download the binaries you will use during the deployment. Broadcom provides two methods for doing this: Although the online method is simple and straigh
One of the key announcements in VCF Automation 9 is the introduction of two types of organization – Organizations for All Apps and Organizations for VM Apps. While both organization types provide a robust automation platform, it’s important
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
Recently, Broadcom published an architecture diagram that defines the maximum supported latency between the components of VMware Cloud Foundation. This material brought more clarity and made life easier for VCF architects, especially when p
In this second part, we’ll explore how the types of disks used in a host or cluster can directly influence the behavior and construction of a vSAN ESA cluster. In my last article, Asymmetry in vSAN ESA – Part 1: What You Need to Know, I exp
When configuring a vSAN ESA cluster, you may encounter servers that have asymmetrical disks. But what does this mean in practice, and what are the impacts? The asymmetry can occur both in terms of the available storage capacity on each host
On June 17, 2025, VMware Cloud Foundation 9 was officially released. Since then, many details about the updates have been shared. If you want to stay current with all the announcements, it’s worth following the official VMware blog. Last we
Now that VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is available, more and more people are trying to understand its new features and improvements. To help with that, I’ll create a series of two articles to explain the main changes that are coming. In this
Performance indicators are essential tools in managing any IT environment, especially in complex virtualized infrastructures. They provide a crucial starting point for identifying bottlenecks and diagnosing problems. However, knowing which
With virtualization, creating virtual machines has become very simple. However, most administrators still don’t always have the time for certain fine-tuning tasks that can save a lot of time. That’s why this article shows how to use the VMw
Managing a VMware environment almost always involves also managing the physical servers. Anyone who’s done this knows how much time is spent checking each server model and validating where it fits on the Broadcom compatibility matrix. I alw
After Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, little was known about the company’s future and how these changes would affect customers. (If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check this other article here)Today, after nearly six m
Recently, Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware, and this has led to a number of changes. Broadcom reorganized the business into four divisions: New Licensing Model Broadcom also announced a change in the product portfolio and licens
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