SDDC in pocket – virtualization, cloud, networking, storage, devops, cloudops
When deploying VCF9 you can also run into an extended wait timeout when in phase of deploying Operations. If you then look into the domainmanager logfile you can see this error : “Wait timeout, Cloud Proxy node didn’t join the Operations cluster, retry after sometime.\” […]
How I Keep My Home Lab Safe While Experimenting with New Tools
Learn how I keep my home lab safe while testing new tools. From isolated networks to snapshots and secure access, here’s how to experiment without breaking anything.
No ESX images available when upgrading from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.0 to 9.0.1
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.1 is the latest maintenance release, incorporating a number of fixes but also including several nice enhancements such as the support for converging existing NSX environments with or with NSX Federation. While VCF 9.0.1 has only been out for a few weeks, I have [..]
DSM 9.0.1 – VCF Operations 9.0.1 Integration Improvements
We have made significant improvements to the integration between Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0.1 and VCF Operations 9.0.1. In version 9.0, the setup to send metrics from DSM to VCF Ops was a little complex, as per this earlier blog post on the subject. In DSM v9.0.1, we’ve added the majority […]
Quick Tip – vSphere Supervisor fails to complete due to vSAN Health Check Alerts
I just re-deployed my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.1 lab setup this evening, and after configuring configuring VCF Networking with VPC, I proceeded with vSphere Supervisor enablement using VPC. I had exported my previous vSphere Supervisor configuration to JSON, so the enablement should […]
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 is the platform for the modern private cloud. It’s that simple. But getting there? That’s where things get interesting. At Explore 2025, we packed the schedule with sessions designed to help you navigate everything from migration pathways to the latest […]
In this session, Dave Morera dives deep into the newest feature in VMware vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation: Memory tiering with NVMe. Learn what Memory tiering is, how it works, configuration details, and advanced configuration settings for maximum TCO.
We are now extremely close to when all things vSphere 7 are at EOL date. Many companies have waited until the last minute to do these upgrades and so now we are at ‘game day’ for upgrading them. Fortunately for a basic vCenter installation the process is pretty painless […]
In this blog post, we will now deploy an instance of VMware Private AI Services (PAIS) that will use the Vector Database that was provisioned earlier and the OIDC Client Application that we had also setup earlier using the Authentik Identity Provider (IdP). Requirements: VCF Automation (VCFA) […]
Evolve a classic vSphere estate into a modern private cloud on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). In 9 practical steps, I cover assessment, target design, NSX, vSAN, identity/guardrails, migration with HCX, observability with Aria, and automation using PowerShell + GitHub Actions.
