VCF 9.1.1 worker rightsizing: PodDisruptionBudgets, and why it does not stick
Caution: lab and PoC only Everything here was done in my own home lab. The rightsizing script itself comes from a Broadcom KB and is supported, but several...
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
From agentic AI to private cloud, business needs are evolving fast. You come to protect. The threats are real, and the stakes are rising. You come to build,...
Zero Trust at the Air Gap: Introducing Airlock Depot
TL;DR 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...
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...
VMSP Toolkit 2.0 — Assurance Edition
DISA Kubernetes STIG — 92 requirements 25 evaluated from evidence 67 not reviewed — and reported as such Most compliance tooling shows you the first number. The second...
VCF 9.1: A Failed OPS_LOGS Precheck and a Greyed-Out Upgrade Plan
Two unrelated-looking roadblocks turned up in the same afternoon while moving a VCF 9.0.2 environment to 9.1: a Log Management precheck that failed instantly with a 500, and...
VMSP Toolkit – Troubleshooting Appliance for VCF 9.1’s Management Services
If you’ve deployed VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, you’ve met the VCF Service Runtime — the Kubernetes cluster quietly running the entire management plane. Broadcom calls the platform underneath...