Virtualization & Storage
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.3 on Dell VxRail 8.0.380 became Generally Available (GA) on May 5, 2026. Dell Technologies and Broadcom are pleased to announce this milestone. This release supports ESXi 8.0 U3i and vCenter Server 8.0 U3i and includes support for in-place upgrades to VCF 5.2.3 from existing VCF 5.2 and higher environments. VCF 5.2.3 on VxRail 8.0.380 includes support […]
Introduced in VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail, partial Lifecycle Manager conversion enables mixed lifecycle management modes within a single workload domain. This allows one cluster to remain managed by VUM while […]
In VCF On VxRail environments, SDDC Manager may report that VxRail compatibility data is missing and fail to retrieve available VCF versions. This occurs because SDDC Manager is unable to […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.2 on Dell VxRail 8.0.361 is the first VCF release to support the transition of clusters from vSphere Lifecycle Manager baseline-managed to vSphere Lifecycle Manager image-based. It also […]
In this post, I’ll walk through how to manually upgrade Dell iDRAC9 firmware using the iDRAC web interface, upgrading from version 7.20.30.50 to 7.20.80.50. We’ll go step by step through the entire […]
When configuring vSAN ESA, it’s important to adhere to the following minimum requirements. Below is a quick reference table for supported VxRail models, minimum RAM, networking, storage, and CPU requirements. VxRail Model Minimum RAM Networking Minimum Storage Drive Size Min Drives per Node Min CPU Cores per Node Notes VxRail 15G (E660N / P670N) 128GB 10GbE MU: 1.6TB RI: 1.92TB […]
PART 1 PART 2 This post provides a detailed guide on deploying VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle in VCF mode as part of a VCF On VxRail solution. It covers the necessary […]
PART 1 This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.2 on VxRail 8.0.361. This detailed guide walks you through the following processes: Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) are […]
Starting with VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail 5.2, the Upgrade Planner introduces enhanced functionality that allows administrators to select specific target versions for individual VMware Cloud Foundation components during an […]
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures & services provided by Dell. This is the first in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.2 […]
VxRail is consumed as an appliance, each model is built on a specific Dell PowerEdge platform with defined hardware characteristics. Accurately identifying the underlying platform requires more than just the […]
This post explains how to resolve issues where the VxRail Deployment Wizard fails to load or the VMware Marvin service does not start because of an IPv6 address conflict. Troubleshooting command for startup failures, crashes, or runtime issues with the VMware Marvin component: journalctl -xeu vmware-marvin.service On the vxrail manager in /var/log/messages there are events indicating a duplicate IPv6 address […]
Troubleshooting a VxRail environment often starts with knowing where to look. VxRail 8.0 builds on the existing architecture but introduces a few changes in file locations, log collection practices, and […]
You can query the NVMe drive inventory from the ESXi console using the following command: esxcli storage core nvme path list | grep “Device Display Name” In this example, the […]
The table below highlights which customer-managed VMware vCenter Server versions align with each supported VxRail 8.x release, making it easy to confirm compatibility before you deploy or upgrade when leveraging a customer-managed vCenter. Be sure to check the Dell Knowledge Base for the newest information and any extra details you may need: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-ie/000157682/vxrail-vxrail-and-external-vcenter-interoperability-matrix VxRail Release ESXi Version – Build Minimum […]
If you modify ESXi hostnames or management IP addresses, you’ll need to flush the cache services on both vCenter and VxRail. Likewise, if you’re experiencing name-resolution issues in your VxRail […]
If you encounter name-resolution problems in your vSphere environment, a helpful troubleshooting step is to flush the local DNS cache on the vCenter VCSA. The VCSA maintains its own DNS […]
In this post I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of a VCF Management Workload Domain with vLCM enabled.: VCF 5.2.1.1 (VxRail 8.0.322) -> 5.2.2 upgrade (VxRail 8.0.361) One of the […]
Starting with VCF on VxRail 5.2, the Upgrade Planner introduces enhanced functionality that allows administrators to select specific target versions for each individual VMware Cloud Foundation component during an upgrade. […]
While working with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail, you may run into an issue during LCM (Lifecycle Management) operations where bundle downloads fail with the following error: This error […]
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