Quick Tip: Reducing High CPU Utilization in VCF Automation (VCFA) on AMD Zen4/Zen5 CPUs | William LamQuick Tip: Reducing High CPU Utilization in VCF...A couple of weeks ago, I received an interesting email from a reader who had observed high CPU utilization after upgrading VCF Automation (VCFA) to the latest VCF 9.1 release. They were... Continue Reading →
Building VMs with Manual IPs in VCF Automation – #vExpert Brock PetersonBuilding VMs with Manual IPs in VCF AutomationWe've used VCF Automation to build all sorts of VMs over the years. I've shared many of the Blueprints here, download them and make them yours if you'd like. I recently came across a use case where... Continue Reading →
Deploying a VCF 9.1 Fleet with the VMware Cloud Foundation Installer: Step-by-Step Instructions | Step-by-step walkthrough of the VCF 9.1 Installer, from downloading the 9.1.0.0400 OVA and deploying the appliance, through the new Activation Code depot flow that replaces the 9.0 download token, to deploying a new VCF fleet on an existing vCenter with the... Continue Reading →
Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18.0 Patch 9 | #vExpert Brock PetersonAria Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18.0 Patch 9Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager 8.18.0 Patch 9 recently dropped, artifacts can be found here. ... As indicated in the Release Notes, if vIDM is ASLCM managed you should apply vIDM 3.3.7 Patch CSP-102547 first. There is a KB detailing... Continue Reading →
Upgrading VCF 9.1 Management Services to 9.1.0.0400 Step by Step | Step-by-step walkthrough for patching the VCF Management services from the July 2026 VCF 9.1 patch wave — Fleet Lifecycle 9.1.0.0400, VCF Operations 9.1.0.0400, VCF Automation 9.1.0.0200, and the remaining VCF Management components — without the core components. #vExpert Cosmin TrifUpgrading VCF 9.1 Management Services... Continue Reading →
VCF Automation Advanced Workload Placement | #vExpert Brock PetersonVCF Automation Advanced Workload PlacementI was looking for VCF Automation Advanced Workload Placement in VCFA Cloud Zones, but wasn't finding it. All screenshots here are from 8.18.x. [...]Broadcom Social Media Advocacy
Headlamp as a VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service Add-onHeadlamp as a VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service...For years, the Kubernetes Dashboard project provided a web UI to manage and monitor a Kubernetes cluster and applications. This made it easy for platform engineers to troubleshoot issues. However, the Kubernetes project officially deprecated and archived the Kubernetes Dashboard in early... Continue Reading →
Importing VMware vCenter 8.0 U3i as a Workload Domain into VCF 9.1 – #vExpert Sargon KhizeranImporting VMware vCenter 8.0 U3i as a Workload...The following steps go through importing a standalone vSphere 8.0 U3i environment. This is a 3 node vSAN ESA cluster, the vCenter Server appliance resides in the cluster that is being imported. The... Continue Reading →
KB 393663: Fix Supervisor Deployment Stuck at “Installed and Started Kubernetes Node Agent on the ESXi Host” | Fix vSphere Supervisor deployment stuck at the Kubernetes Node Agent stage by resolving vLCM image incompatibility, legacy BIOS, and Spherelet VIB failures. – #vExpert Paul BryantKB 393663: Fix Supervisor Deployment Stuck at...Fix vSphere Supervisor deployment stuck at... Continue Reading →
VCF Breakroom Chats | Episode 93: From Day 1 Deployment to Day 2 Confidence: VKS 3.7 Packs the PunchVCF Breakroom Chats | Episode 93: From Day 1...In this episode of VCF Breakroom Chats, Jay Thontakudi (VKS Product Marketing Lead) and Natalie Fisher (VCF Cloud Native Strategist and Ecosystem Lead talk about the benefits delivered by... Continue Reading →
