Busting the number one myth: you CAN use VCF without vSAN! Explore VMFS, Fibre Channel, and NFSv3 options. Consider vSAN-ready hardware for future upgrades. #VCF #vSAN #VMware #CloudFoundation #StorageVCF without vSAN? Storage Choices & Expert...Busting the number one myth: you CAN use VCF without vSAN! Explore VMFS, Fibre Channel, and NFSv3 options. Consider vSAN-ready hardware... Continue Reading →

VCF Automation QuickStartVCF Automation QuickStart _ brockpeterson.comI recently deployed VCF Automation 8.18.1 to test something and I noticed the Quickstart page upon login. I usually just skip this step, but for some reason it caught my eye this time, let's go through it. Click LAUNCH QUICKSTART, which will ask you to configure your Cloud Account:... Continue Reading →

Welcome to part 5 of the F5 to Avi migration series. The previous posts in this series discussed the online mode migration of the load balancer from F5 to Avi. In this post, #vExpert Manish Jha will demonstrate the offline mode migration.F5 to Avi Load Balancer Migration – Part 5:...Welcome to part 5 of the... Continue Reading →

Welcome to part 3 of the F5 to Avi migration series. Part 1 of this series discussed use cases of Avi migration, and part 2 dived into the migration framework that you should follow for a successful error-free migration. – #vExpert Manish JhaF5 to Avi Load Balancer Migration – Part 3:...Welcome to part 3 of... Continue Reading →

vDefend DFW 1-2-3-4: Deploy Zero Trust Micro-segmentation in a Few Weeks to Rapidly Secure VCF WorkloadsvDefend DFW 1-2-3-4: Deploy Zero Trust...When deploying zero trust to quickly address security gaps and improve segmentation posture in a brownfield or greenfield environment, customers need a prescriptive, multi-stage segmentation workflow designed to progressively secure east-west traffic in the VMware... Continue Reading →

VCF Automation Blueprint Input Options _ brockpeterson.comVCF Automation Blueprint Input Options _...In our last blog we used the VCF Automation Quickstart to guide us through creation of our first Template/Blueprint. I'd like to take that Template/Blueprint and expand on it, first by allowing the user to input a few things. Let's go.If you recall, our... Continue Reading →

Reducing Harbor Deployment Complexity on KubernetesReducing Harbor Deployment Complexity on...This blog post will pick up where we left off, guiding you through the process of deploying Harbor on an upstream conformant Kubernetes platform using VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) as an example first via Helm, then via VKS standard packages, [...]Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Fixing Service Account Duplication in VMware VCF: Resolving vCenter / NSX Connection IssuesFixing Service Account Duplication in VMware...Learn how to resolve service account duplication in VMware VCF. Follow this step-by-step procedure to fix authentication issues, maintain secure connections, and ensure seamless vCenter management for different VMware VCF domains.Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VCFA 9.0VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VCFA 9.0Broadcom announced three new (VMware) software Advanced Certifications (VCAP) and thus still with the VMware brand. The first two of them are already available to schedule: [...]Broadcom Social Media Advocacy

Validate NSX Install Image is AvailableValidate NSX Install Image is AvailableThis is a known bug, and service requests are open with the Broadcom Support team. Link to KB there are scripts to help also or can be done manually below. Validate NSX Install Image is Available Validate NSX Install Image is Available NSX install image... Continue Reading →