Cloud Director 10.6.2: A Migration Release, and a Lifecycle Statement | 10.6.2 shares its end-of-life date with VCF 9.1. The migration timeline is no longer entirely yours to set. – #vExpert Mohammad "Sarge" SiddiquiCloud Director 10.6.2: A Migration Release, and...10.6.2 shares its end-of-life date with VCF 9.1. The migration timeline is no longer entirely yours... Continue Reading →
The Complete Guide to Workload Mobility with…
The Complete Guide to Workload Mobility with VMware Cloud Foundation Operations HCX 9.1 (Part 3: Extending Networks and Migrating Workloads)The Complete Guide to Workload Mobility with...Key Points Network Extension: Learn how to stretch Layer 2 networks from your legacy vSphere environment to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1, ensuring workloads retain their original IP and MAC... Continue Reading →
One Namespace to Rule Them All: The New esxcli…
One Namespace to Rule Them All: The New esxcli memtier NamespaceOne Namespace to Rule Them All: The New esxcli...Memory Tiering is a great way to get more out of your ESX hosts, and managing it from the command line just got a whole lot easier. Let me explain why that matters. In VMware Cloud Foundation... Continue Reading →
Introducing PostgreSQL Read Replicas in DSM 9.1.1
Introducing PostgreSQL Read Replicas in DSM 9.1.1 – Cormac HoganIntroducing PostgreSQL Read Replicas in DSM 9.1.1In my introduction post to VMware Data Services (DSM) 9.1.1, I mentioned a new feature called PostgreSQL read replicas. In a nutshell, PostgreSQL databases provisioned by DSM can now be scaled for read workloads by adding additional Read Replicas. Previously,... Continue Reading →
The VKS Policy Bundle Admission Control as a…
The VKS Policy Bundle Admission Control as a Distributed Enforcement Problem – #vExpert Mohammad "Sarge" SiddiquiThe VKS Policy Bundle Admission Control as a...Kubernetes admission policy is where workload security stops being advisory. Broadcom’s new policy bundle for vSphere Kubernetes Service packages the baseline controls the engineering question is how you operate policy at fleet scale... Continue Reading →
VM Datastore Placement using VCF Automation…
VM Datastore Placement using VCF Automation Storage Profiles – #vExpert Brock PetersonVM Datastore Placement using VCF Automation...I built a VCF Automation Blueprint allowing the consumer to select the Datastore for their VM, but it wasn't landing on that Datastore. Here's how I solved it. Screenshots here are taken from VCF Automation 8.18.1.I created a Storage... Continue Reading →
Hi, I updated my VLAN Fork to VCF 9.1.1 Fleet…
Hi, I updated my VLAN Fork to VCF 9.1.1 Fleet automated deployment | Abbed SedkaouiHi, I updated my VLAN Fork to VCF 9.1.1 Fleet...Hi, I updated my VLAN Fork to VCF 9.1.1 Fleet automated deploymentBroadcom Social Media Advocacy
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Upgrade Pathways:…
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Upgrade Pathways: What Changed and How to Choose the Right Route – #vExpert Eric SloofVMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Upgrade Pathways:...VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 changes the upgrade discussion in an important way. Moving forward no longer has to mean deploying every element of the full private-cloud stack in one operation. An organization... Continue Reading →
HashiCorp Nomad on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1:…
HashiCorp Nomad on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: A Practical Alternative to VKS? | Not every application needs Kubernetes. But in VCF 9.1, “not Kubernetes” does not automatically mean “Nomad.” – #vExpert Eric SloofHashiCorp Nomad on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1:...Not every application needs Kubernetes. But in VCF 9.1, “not Kubernetes” does not automatically mean “Nomad.”Broadcom Social... Continue Reading →
VCF Operations deployment fails during VMware…
VCF Operations deployment fails during VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1.1 deployment – A. Kadir AkbelVCF Operations deployment fails during VMware...Recently I was deploying VMware vSphere Foundation 9.1.1 for a customer, and I ran into an issue that kept me busy for quite a while. The VCF Operations deployment kept failing, even though everything looked fine on... Continue Reading →