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...
VKS Cluster Management Stuck in “Configuring” on VCF 9.0 — and the Disabled DFW Hiding Underneath
If you’ve enabled VKS cluster management on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 and the service just sits at Configuring forever, this one is for you. I had the VKS...
VMware Explore 2026: 5 Must-See Sessions for Doing More with VCF 9
VMware Explore is back in Las Vegas this year, running August 31 – September 3, 2026 at The Venetian Convention and Expo Center. The session catalog is live,...
Upgrade NVIDIA Mellanox Firmware for VCF 9
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 ships with ESX 9.1 and a tightly integrated NSX/vSAN stack, and that integration makes your NIC firmware matter more than it used to. RDMA...
Omnissa Horizon 2603 – Deleting / Cleaning Up Orphaned VMs / Templates
Tonight’s topic is one I keep running into, and 2603 didn’t change the behavior, so it’s worth a fresh write-up. The scenario: I deleted an Instant Clone pool...
VMware Explore 2026: A No-Hype Field Guide for VCF Practitioners
VMware Explore 2026 runs August 31 – September 3 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, and for once the calendar is working in our favor. VCF 9.1 went...
Build a Production-Ready VCF Offline Depot in 5 Minutes
If you’ve stood up a VCF offline depot before, you know the drill. nginx or Apache vhost. TLS cert — Let’s Encrypt, internal CA, or self-signed. htpasswd (SDDC...
Integrating Microsoft Certificate Authority with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x
Integrating Microsoft Certificate Authority with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x Certificate management in VCF has come a long way. If you wired up Microsoft CA against VCF 5.2 (or...
VMware Explore 2026: What VCF Practitioners Should Plan For
VMware Explore 2026 lands August 31 – September 3 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. Registration opened April 28. For anyone running VCF, NSX, or vSAN in production,...