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VCF Automation (VCFA) 9.0 Provider Naming Limits
Quick notes that I hope to update or have an official doc linked for but for now this is what I’ve verified. These naming limits are very close to if not matching VMware Cloud Director and/or vRA limits previously and may change with versions.
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architecture, Operations and Best Practices
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduces major architectural and operational enhancements for modern private cloud deployments. This article provides a technical deep dive into its core themes, covering architecture models, operational concepts, networking, storage, and key best practices […]
Mapping VLAN Tags to Virtual Private Cloud Subnets
In a typical virtualized environment, a VM sends untagged traffic from its virtual NIC (vNIC). By default, the virtual switch drops any traffic that carries an 802.1Q VLAN tag. To allow this traffic, a feature known as Guest VLAN Tagging (GVT) must be explicitly enabled on the vNIC’s port […]
Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 to 9.0: Webinar Takeaways
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 represents a significant leap forward in architectural unification and operational management. While the upgrade from 5.x is designed to be streamlined, it introduces mandatory changes in management methodologies and requires careful, phased execution. I’ve […]
