Stretched Topologies using vSAN Storage…

Stretched Topologies using vSAN Storage Clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0

Stretched Topologies using vSAN Storage…

vSAN stretched clusters have had a long history of success with our customers. The distributed architecture of vSAN allows for stretched clusters to simply be a variation of a single-site vSAN cluster, but one that provides full site-level resilience of your VMs and data across two data sites. With vSAN for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) … Continued The post Stretched Topologies using vSAN Storage Clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 appeared first on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog.


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Enhanced vMotion for vGPU VMs in VMware Cloud…

Enhanced vMotion for vGPU VMs in VMware Cloud…

One of the features that transformed how virtualization is used is vSphere vMotion. During a vMotion task, one or more VMs are migrated to a different host while still powered on and available to users. The application running in the VM is unaware of this process. The VM goes through a very […]


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Streamline Administrative Access with VMware…

Streamline Administrative Access with VMware…

One of the new Fleet Management capabilities introduced in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 is a totally revamped single sign-on experience that supports administrator access to all of the essential management interfaces such as: VCF Operations, vSphere Client, NSX Manager, and more. This new […]


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Group and Link Your vCenter Servers to Simplify…

Group and Link Your vCenter Servers to Simplify…

It’s very common to find multiple vCenter Server instances in a private cloud. This is especially true in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments, since the approach to scaling capacity is to deploy additional workload domains consisting of a set of vCenter Server, VMware ESXi, and VMware […]


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Advanced Memory Tiering Now Available with…

Advanced Memory Tiering Now Available with…

Memory Tiering reduces cost while increasing resource utilization, and was introduced as a tech-preview in vSphere 8.0U3 and was very well-received by customers. (see vSphere Memory Tiering – Tech Preview in vSphere 8.0U3 – VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The feedback from customers focused […]


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Network complexity is growing — and with it,…

Network complexity is growing — and with it, the pressure on service providers to deliver flawless performance while finding new revenue streams. In \@ITOps Times, \@Gedeon Hombrebueno breaks down how network observability can be a game-changer for MSPs, CSPs, and telcos. The article explains why traditional monitoring tools fall short, and how embracing observability helps providers stay ahead with proactive issue resolution, stronger SLAs, and differentiated services that customers will pay for. Read how observability drives real business impact — from higher margins to better client retention: https://lnkd.in/e2QGpXRq

Network complexity is growing — and with it,…

Network complexity is growing – and with it, the pressure on service providers to deliver flawless performance while finding new revenue streams. In @[ITOps Times](urn:li:organization:92888794), @[Gedeon Hombrebueno](urn:li:person:wWfD\_cGCOn) breaks down how network observability can be a game-changer for MSPs, CSPs, and telcos. The article explains why traditional monitoring tools fall short, and how embracing observability helps providers stay ahead with proactive issue resolution, stronger SLAs, and differentiated services that customers will pay for. Read how observability drives real business impact – from higher margins to better client retention: https://lnkd.in/e2QGpXRq


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vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Core…

vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Core…

VCF Storage Support Enhancements For Greenfield VCF deployments VMFS Fibre Channel, and NFSv3 are now supported as principal storage options for the management domain. For full information on storage support see the VCF 9 technical documentation. NFS Improvements TRIM Support for NFS v3 […]


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NVMe Tiering with AMD Ryzen CPU workaround for…

NVMe Tiering with AMD Ryzen CPU workaround for…

If you have an AMD Ryzen processor and you are planning on use the NVMe Tiering feature with either VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) or VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, you will need to apply the following workaround for your VMs to properly boot. Note: This workaround is only required on AMD […]


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vSAN ESA Disk & HCL Workaround for VCF 9.0

vSAN ESA Disk & HCL Workaround for VCF 9.0

vSAN ESA (Express Storage Architecture) has become the preferred architecture when deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). For those interested in exploring vSAN ESA with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 but may not have compatible hardware from the vSAN ESA HCL, there are a couple of work- […]


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