Using Keycloak as an OIDC Identity Provider for a VCF Automation Organization | I wanted to test organization-level OIDC authentication in VCF Automation 9.1 using Keycloak from my Provider Box setup. It worked in the end, but a few small details around group claims and claims mapping were easy to miss. – #vExpert Rutger Blom … Read more
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog – Memory Tiering Resource Hub | Discover how VCF Advanced Memory Tiering optimizes DRAM usage and scales VM memory capacity using high-speed NVMe storage. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog – Memory… Discover how VCF Advanced Memory Tiering optimizes DRAM usage and scales VM memory capacity using high-speed NVMe storage. Broadcom … Read more
Troubleshooting VCF Automation Part 1: Log Locations | #vExpert William Brown Troubleshooting VCF Automation Part 1: Log… VCF Automation is the cornerstone component that provides advanced application automation and multi-tenancy capabilities within the VCF platform. The VCF-A system is deployed into a “VMSP” cluster. VMSP stands for VMware Management Services Platform. It is a Kubernetes-native … Read more
The (Unofficial) VKS Workload Latency Verification Framework | #vExpert William Brown The (Unofficial) VKS Workload Latency… With the introduction of VCF9, many organizations are opting to protect their workloads using geo-redundancy methods such as MultiZone workload domain technologies. Using a MultiZone design brings considerable availability benefits, but also introduces unique challenges, such as increased […] … Read more
VCF 9.1 – VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) Cheatsheet | William Lam VCF 9.1 – VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) Cheatsheet The latest release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Download Tool (VCFDT), which ships as part of VCF 9.1, includes a number of enhancements for downloading VVF and VCF installation and upgrade binaries. For new users of … Read more
Securing Your VCF 9.1 Infrastructure with the Symantec Identity Security Platform Securing Your VCF 9.1 Infrastructure with the… The general availability of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 marks a leap forward for the private cloud, introducing major improvements in AI readiness, cost-saving NVMe Memory Tiering, massive host scalability improvements, and other breakthroughs. Yet, as organizations … Read more
Announcing the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Upgrade Planning Tool Announcing the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1… One of the biggest advantages of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 is its flexibility and broad support for existing customer environments, meeting customers where they are at in their Private Cloud journey. From existing standalone vSphere deployments with VCF Operations … Read more
VCF 9.1 – Automating New License Entitlement Workflow between VCF Operations & VCF Business Service Console (BSC) | William Lam VCF 9.1 – Automating New License Entitlement… VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 introduces a few new updates with the license entitlement workflow between VCF Operations and VCF Business Service Console (BSC) for users operating in … Read more
Deploy Secure VCF 9.1 with vDefend, Why, What, Where! AI Remake | Joe Tietz Deploy Secure VCF 9.1 with vDefend, Why, What,… Working with friends at Google and Notebook LLM, I created nice little infographic with a podcast. My friends, are not security experts and need learn to say “AVI” correctly. But in the end … Read more
How to Clean Up a Failed Edge Deployment in VCF 9 which has “External Connectivity” configured | #vExpert Roshan Chavan How to Clean Up a Failed Edge Deployment in VCF… If an Edge deployment fails in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 because of incorrect input values or an incomplete configuration, you may need to clean … Read more