This post is part of a short series that builds on our minimal VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 deployment (2x Minisforum MS-A2) and showcases how to fully leverage the exciting new capabilities in the VCF 9 platform, all while maintaining a minimal resource footprint, which is ideal for lab and learning purposes.
In this blog post, we will walk through the initial setup of VCF Automation (VCFA) using the Provider Admin Portal and creating your first VCFA Organization that will allow users to request and consume resources from the vSphere Supervisor and NSX VPC Networking that we had configured earlier.

Here are some additional VCF Automation Resources that might be of interests if you would like to learn more:
- VCF Automation Provider Documentation
- VCF Automation Organization Documentation
- VCF Automation Video Series
Requirements:
- VCF 9.0 environment deployed
- NSX VPC configured with Centralized Transit Gateway
- vSphere Supervisor configured with NSX VPC Networking

