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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Disable 10GbE NIC Pre-Check in the VCF 9.0…

Disable 10GbE NIC Pre-Check in the VCF 9.0…

By default, the new VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 Installer will validate the ESXi management interface is at a 10GbE network adaptor and it will prevent users from proceeding if the minimum link speed is not detected. This pre-check had also existed in VCF 5.x and users could bypass the […]


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VCF 9.0 Installer workaround for ESXi hosts…

VCF 9.0 Installer workaround for ESXi hosts…

If you are using ESXi hosts that have mixed hardware vendors, the VCF 9.0 Installer will throw the following error as shown in the screenshot below: ESX Hosts don’t have the same vendor. vLCM is not supported on ESX Hosts with different vendor. Found vendors are: [micro computer (hk) tech limited.


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Modernize Storage with VMware vSAN in VMware…

Modernize Storage with VMware vSAN in VMware…

In today’s rapidly evolving IT landscape, organizations face a convergence of trends that are reshaping how they think about infrastructure—especially storage. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 introduces significant advancements in VMware vSAN that align with these trends and help enterprises […]


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Announcing VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 –…

Announcing VMware vSphere Foundation 9.0 –…

Today’s IT teams are under constant pressure to simplify operations, reduce costs, support new workloads, and do more with less. Yet as applications grow more complex, many organizations are juggling fragmented systems and siloed tools that slow them down. That’s where VMware vSphere Foundation [..]


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Raising the Bar on Private Cloud – Announcing…

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is now generally available, marking a major advancement in private cloud technology.

Krish Prasad shares insights into this customer-driven innovation, which sets a new standard for deployment, ops, and developer experience.

Raising the Bar on Private Cloud – Announcing…

When we formed the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Division in Broadcom, we set out with a singular mission: deliver the industry’s best modern private cloud platform for our customers. This was in direct response to what we were hearing from customers.


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ESXi Lockdown Menu Script – VRMWARE.NL

ESXi Lockdown Menu Script – VRMWARE.NL

The following Powershell script allows you to set the ESXi Lockdown Mode of all ESXi hosts within a vCenter to “Disabled” or “Normal”. You can also get a summary of the current Lockdown status of all ESXi hosts. This overview is displayed in an HTML page that automatically opens in the MS Edge […]


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