VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail 8.0.310 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN)
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 This is the second post in a series exploring VCF 5.2.1 on VxRail 8.0.310. This detailed guide walks you […]
VCF 5.2.1 On VxRAIL 8.0.310 – Walkthrough (Part1: Bring-Up)
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures & services provided by Dell. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART […]
VCF on VxRail support for VMware password complexity
Starting with VCF 5.2, VMware enforced a minimum 15-character password length for both Cloud-Builder (admin/root) & SDDC Manager (root/vcf). VMware enforced this change as part of STIG compliance for Photon […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.1 on Dell VxRail 8.0.311 Release
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1.1 on Dell VxRail 8.0.311 is now GA (Generally Available) as of December 5th 2024. Dell Technologies and VMware are thrilled to announce the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1. This release introduces new features and enhancements, including support for in-place upgrades to VCF 5.2.1.1 from existing VCF 5.2 and higher environments, and most notably support for vSAN […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1 Now Available on Dell VxRail 8.0.310
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1 on Dell VxRail 8.0.310 is now GA (Generally Available) as of October 24th 2024. Dell Technologies and VMware are thrilled to announce the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1. Building on our strong partnership, this announcement marks a significant milestone. This release supports ESXi 8.0 U3b and vCenter Server 8.0 U3c, and introduces several new […]
VCF On VxRAIL – Useful cURL cmds
Quick TIP Using cURL commands from SDDC Manager to query VxRail manager: API for VxRail system details: curl -k -X GET –user ‘administrator@vsphere.local:password’ https://vxrail-ipaddress/rest/vxm/v1/system |jq API for Getting discovered hosts […]
VCF On VxRail – Lookup Manifest File
Quick TIP Using curl command from SDDC Manager console: TOKEN=$(curl -X POST -H “Content-Type: application/json” -d ‘{“username”: “administrator@vsphere.local”,”password”: “Vcfxxxxx123!”}’ http://localhost/v1/tokens | jq -r ‘.accessToken’) curl ‘https://localhost/v1/manifests/’ -k -X GET -H […]
VCF On VxRail – Enable SSH on ESXi Hosts
Beginning with VCF 4.4, SSH is disabled by default on all ESXi hosts to minimize security risks. However, if there is an external dependency requiring SSH access to ESXi hosts, […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 on Dell VxRail 8.0.300 Release: New Features and Enhancements
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 on Dell VxRail 8.0.300 is now GA (Generally Available) as of August 29th 2024. Building on our strong partnership, Dell Technologies and VMware are thrilled to announce the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 on Dell VxRail 8.0.300. This release supports ESXi 8.0 U3 and vCenter Server 8.0 U3a, and introduces several new features and […]
VCF 5.1.1 On VxRAIL: Async Patch To VxRAIL 8.0.212
Upgrade from VCF 5.1.1 on VxRail 8.0.210 to VCF 5.1.1 on VxRail 8.0.212, using the VMware Async Patch (AP) tool v1.1.0.2. For a detailed overview of the AP Tool please […]
VCF on VxRail: 5.1 to 5.1.1 Upgrade (Part 2: VI WLD vLCM)
In this 2 part series I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of: VCF 5.1 (VxRail 8.0.200) -> 5.1.1 upgrade (VxRail 8.0.210) Part 1 covered upgrading the management domain. In […]
VCF on VxRail: 5.1 to 5.1.1 Upgrade (Part 1: Management WLD)
In this 2 part series I will provide an example walk-thru upgrade of: VCF 5.1 (VxRail 8.0.200) -> 5.1.1 upgrade (VxRail 8.0.210) One of the great advantages of a VCF On […]
VCF 5.1 On VxRail 8.0.200 – Walkthrough (Part 4: VI WLD vLCM-based)
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures & services provided by Dell. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 This is the 4th in […]
VCF 5.1 On VxRAIL 8.0.200 – Walkthrough (Part3: Deploy Aria Suite Lifecycle)
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 […]
VCF 5.1.1 On VxRAIL 8.0.210 Release
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.1.1 on Dell VxRail 8.0.210 is now GA (Generally Available) as of March 26th 2024. This is the first VCF release to support VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA for AI workloads within the VMware Cloud Foundation ecosystem. The collaboration with NVIDIA provides optimized support for AI and machine learning tasks, leveraging NVIDIA’s specialized hardware for accelerated […]
VCF 5.1 On VxRail – ESXi & Mgmt VMs Separated Subnet
Prior to VCF On VxRail 5.1 both Management VMs (vCenter server, VxRail Manager,SDDC Manager, NSX components, etc) Network and the ESXi VMkernel Network distributed virtual port groups (DvPG) had a requirement to […]
VCF 5.1 On VxRail 8.0.200 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN)
PART 1 This is the 2nd in a series of posts covering VCF 5.1 On VxRail 8.0.200. The following detailed post provides an example walkthrough covering the process of: Application Virtual Networks (AVNs) are a […]
VCF 5.X on VxRail – Storage Options
This post aims to highlight the storage flexibility offered by ‘VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail’. Here’s a summary of the storage options: Overall, this approach provides administrators with a […]
VCF 5.1 On VxRAIL 8.0.200 – Walkthrough (Part1: Bring-Up)
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures & services provided by Dell. PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 This is the first in […]
VCF 5.0 On VxRAIL: Async Patch To VxRAIL 8.0.110
Upgrade from VCF 5.0 on VxRail 8.0.100 to VCF 5.0 on VxRail 8.0.110, use the VMware Async Patch (AP) tool v1.1.0.2. For a detailed overview of the AP Tool please […]
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