Registration is open for the next Chicago VMUG event. we'll be meeting Thursday July 16th from 1pm to 4pm at Noon Whistle in Lombard. Topics include how Ahead can assist you on your journey to VCF 9.1, how EverPure can help protect your data, and VMware will be talking about the major changes in VCF... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.1 Greenfield Deployment | A step-by-step walkthrough of deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a greenfield POC within a VCD vApp, covering the bootstrap infrastructure, network topology, offline depot setup, and full installer deployment. #vExpert Phil BendeckVCF 9.1 Greenfield DeploymentA step-by-step walkthrough of deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 as a greenfield POC within a... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.1 - OCuLink External Graphics (eGPU) Passthrough with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) | William LamVCF 9.1 - OCuLink External Graphics (eGPU)...The Minisforum MS-A2 continues to be a popular and versatile platform for running VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 in a lab environment. While the MS-A2 may be small in size, it is surprisingly capable... Continue Reading →

Modernize with Virtualized StorageModernize with Virtualized StorageEditorial note: This blog was originally published on January 15, 2025 and has been updated to reflect VCF 9.1 updates. Are you planning on deploying or have you already stood up your VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private cloud using VMware vSAN? If you have deployed or are thinking of... Continue Reading →

WE, July 8, 9:00 AM PDT. Architect's Edge Live: VCF 9.1 & Glasswing – Faster Patching and Threat Response for the Frontier AI Era | Join our exclusive Architect Edge Live event today to discover how VCF and Glasswing accelerate patching and proactively hunt threats in the AI era.Architect's Edge Live: VCF 9.1 & Glasswing... Continue Reading →

Block Storage on Tanzu Platform: A Big Unlock for Developers – #vExpert Nick KuhnBlock Storage on Tanzu Platform: A Big Unlock...A platform-engineer's recipe for enabling block storage on Tanzu Platform 10.4 with the Elastic Application Runtime tile — unlocking stateful workloads that need persistent disk and were previously hard to land on the platform.Broadcom Social... Continue Reading →

VCF 9.1 - Are You Using the Correct ESXCLI Command to Enable NVMe Tiering? | William LamVCF 9.1 - Are You Using the Correct ESXCLI...Historically, enabling NVMe Tiering prior to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 was not very user friendly, as it required users to remember three distinct ESXCLI commands. # Enable or Disable NVMe... Continue Reading →

Configure Enterprise CA in VCF Operations 9.1 | #vExpert Pradeep AdapaConfigure Enterprise CA in VCF Operations 9.1This article is on how to Configure Enterprise CA (Certificate Authority) in VCF Operations version 9.1 under Fleet Management First, Login into your VCF Operations Manager and click on Manage option on the right side of the page, Click... Continue Reading →

Quick Tip: Resolving OVFTool "Failed to Send File" Errors on macOS | William LamQuick Tip: Resolving OVFTool "Failed to Send...I frequently deploy and re-deploy VMware Virtual Appliances (OVA), which I fully automate using OVFTool from my macOS x86 system. Recently, I noticed that deployments would consistently fail roughly 3 out of 5 times with a... Continue Reading →

Architecting Resilience - The AI Kill Switch Event | #vExpert Eric SloofArchitecting Resilience - The AI Kill Switch EventThe provided text explores the critical vulnerabilities of relying on foreign-hosted AI models, using a hypothetical scenario where a top-tier model is abruptly disabled by government intervention. This event serves as a warning that third-party dependencies can... Continue Reading →