Deploying a fresh instance of VCF Automation 9.0.2 – #vExpert Brock PetersonDeploying a fresh instance of VCF Automation 9.0.2I have an old 9.0.2 lab running VCF Operations, Logs, and Fleet Manager, but no Automation, let's deploy it!Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

The VCF Upgrade Odyssey: A Long Journey Back to Green – #vExpert Manuel Billmaier, mb-labs.deThe VCF Upgrade Odyssey: A Long Journey Back to...Upgrade All: how one button left my VCF 9.1.1 lab deadlocked for two weeksBroadcom Social Media Advocacy

Tenant Networking Enhancements in VCF Automation 9.1 – Tom FojtaTenant Networking Enhancements in VCF...At the end of my VCF Automation 9.0 Networking Deep Dive blog post, I described Tenant Networking options including set up where tenant wants to have access to the Internet as well as to their on-prem environment via direct connect/MPLS type of... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.1.1 worker rightsizing: PodDisruptionBudgets, and why it does not stick | #vExpert Tommy GrotVCF 9.1.1 worker rightsizing:...VCF 9.1.1 shrinks the VCF Management Services worker nodes for Day-0 deployments. If you patched up from 9.1.0 instead of deploying fresh, you don’t get the new sizing automatically, and there’s a KB with a remediation script that... Continue Reading →

Bucket Policies in VCFA 9.1.1 for Native Object Storage – Cormac HoganBucket Policies in VCFA 9.1.1 for Native Object...In an earlier post on object storage, we look at the role privieges that VCF Automation users could be assigned within an organization. Since the scope of object storage privileges is at the project level, we also... Continue Reading →

Using AI to platform engineer all the things | @thecote and David Zendzian have Nick Kuhn on from Cloud Foundry Weekly, ahead of Cloud Foundry Summit in Heidelberg, and spend the hour on the operations half of agentic AI rather than the programming half.Using AI to platform engineer all the things@thecote and David Zendzian have... Continue Reading →

Strengthening the Programmable Infrastructure: Security and Hardening in VCF 9.1.1 – Angel PetrovStrengthening the Programmable Infrastructure:...In our previous post, Unlocking the Full Potential of Programmable Infrastructure with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, we explored the exciting new features and capabilities designed to help you scale and automate private cloud environments. Today, we are expanding the conversation... Continue Reading →

Put Newly Built ESX Hosts into Operations Maintenance Mode until they go Live – #vExpert Brock PetersonPut Newly Built ESX Hosts into Operations...You're building ESX Hosts and don't want to be Alerted on them until they go live, how to do it? Of course, you can log into VCF Operations and put the specific Host/s... Continue Reading →

VCF Security: News You Can Use | Join us for a discussion on the latest security news as it pertains to VMware Cloud Foundation, including recent features and releases.VCF Security: News You Can UseJoin us for a discussion on the latest security news as it pertains to VMware Cloud Foundation, including recent features and releases.... Continue Reading →

Would You Back Up Your Server on the Same Machine? So Why Are We Still Doing That With Security? – #vExpert Apoorv MalmaneWould You Back Up Your Server on the Same...Here's a question worth sitting with for a second: would you ever design a backup strategy where the backup go on the exact same disk,... Continue Reading →