VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1

General

• VCF 9.1 in Box (One, Two or Three host Deployment)
• VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) Cheatsheet
• Demystifying Supported Upgrade Paths to 9.1
• Interactive VCF Upgrade Planning Tool
• Automated VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) & VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) Nested Lab Deployment
• Unable to fetch plugin metadata for VCF Consumption CLI
• Updated VCF Design Blueprints & VCF Fleet Latency Diagrams for VCF Architects

ESX

• Are You Using the Correct ESXCLI Command to Enable NVMe Tiering?
• Quick Tip: Upgrading ESX Hosts with Non-Certified vSAN ESA NVMe Devices in SDDC Manager
• Comprehensive ESX Configuration Workarounds for Lab Deployments

vCenter

• Auditing vCenter Server Connections using the Connection Utilization API

VCF Installer

• Quick Tip: Forgot to Retrieve Auto-Generated Passwords from VCF Installer?
• Quick Tip: Understanding VCF Installer Default Behavior for VCF Patch Releases
• Side-loading VCF binaries into VCF Installer & Fleet Depot Service for Air-Gapped Environments
• Quick Tip: Using the VCF Installer as a Standalone Pre-Check Tool
• Additional IP allocation options for VCF Management Services (VCFMS) in VCF Installer
• New HTTP Offline Depot Support for VCF Installer & Fleet Depot Service
• Comprehensive VCF Installer & SDDC Manager Configuration Workarounds for Lab Deployments

VCF Operations

• Quick Tip: Uninstalling Optional Day-N Components
• Automating VCF Single Sign-On (SSO) with OIDC-based Identity Provider
• Automating New License Entitlement Workflow between VCF Operations & VCF Business Service Console (BSC)
• Updated Method to Reset Identity Broker from previously managed VCF Operations for VCF Single Sign-On (SSO)

VCF Automation

• Deploying VCF Automation (VCFA) to non-Management Network

SDDC Manager

• Deploying VCF Management Services (VCFMS) to non-Management Network during VCF Upgrade
• Deploying VCF Management Services (VCFMS) with Custom IP Allocation using SDDC Manager API
• Additional IP allocation options for VCF Management Services (VCFMS) in SDDC Manager

vSphere Supervisor

• Configuring vSphere Supervisor to use VCF Identity Broker (IDB) for External Identity Federation

vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS)

• OCuLink External Graphics (eGPU) Passthrough with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS)

VCF Operations for Networks

• Deploying VCF Operations for Networks to non-Management Network

VirtuallySpeaking VCF 9.1 Series

ℹ️ For VCF 9.0.x content, please see https://williamlam.com/vmware-cloud-foundation-9-0