VCF 9.1.1: One Host, One NFS Cluster, and a Validator That Wouldn’t Budge
Changing the host minimum for an SDDC Manager cluster is not supported by Broadcom. Everything in this post modifies SDDC Manager bytecode to get around a check the…
Clearing the “Virtual Machine UEFI Secure Boot Platform Key is out of date” Alarm After VCF 9.1.1
Tested on VCF 9.1.1.0, September 2026 After upgrading to VCF 9.1.1, a new warning showed up on a handful of my VMs and rolled up to the cluster…
VCF 9.1.1: Scaling VCF Management Services from HA back to Simple
Scaling VCF Management Services down from HA to Simple is not supported by Broadcom. The VCF Operations UI only scales up, and everything in this post goes around…
VCF 9.1.1 worker rightsizing: PodDisruptionBudgets, and why it does not stick
Everything here was done in my own home lab. The rightsizing script itself comes from a Broadcom KB and is supported, but several steps in this post go…
VCF 9.1.1 – Operations flagged an expired certificate that did not exist
The certificate dashboard in VCF Operations told me one of my workload domains, running vCenter 9.1.1, had an expired certificate. Eight total, one expired, seven active. The row…
VCF 9.1.1: When vCenter’s SFTP Backup Fails Before It Starts
A VCF 9.1.1 upgrade blocked by vcenter.deployment.migration_upgrade.no_recent_vcenter_backup.error, a vCenter SFTP backup that fails in 31 milliseconds without touching the network, and the workaround that actually ships. vCenter 9.1…
From Metal to Model: Broadcom’s Private AI Cloud Pitch at VMware Explore 2026
That was the opening montage at VMware Explore 2026 in Las Vegas, and it turned out to be a decent table of contents. What followed was ninety minutes…
Zero Trust at the Air Gap: Introducing Airlock Depot
Airlock Depot 2.0.0 is out and downloadable. It carries the Broadcom/VMware VCF depot across an air gap: a connected appliance syncs and scans, a dark-site appliance serves SDDC…
VCF 9.1 – The NSX KB Procedure That Locks You Out of the Thing It’s Protecting
We run NSX with Avi Load Balancer, and every so often the Avi Controller manages to lock the NSX admin account. Usually it is credential drift somewhere. The…
VCF 9.1: When the Compatibility Matrix Blocks the Documented Upgrade Path
This one started as a five minute question and turned into a full day. If you are planning a VCF 9.0.2 to 9.1 upgrade, the error below may…