Virtualization & Storage
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 […]
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 […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.2 on Dell VxRail 8.0.361 is now GA (Generally Available) as of September 25th 2025. Dell Technologies and Broadcom are thrilled to announce the General Availability of VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.2. Building on our strong partnership, this announcement marks a significant milestone. This release supports ESXi 8.0 U3g and vCenter Server 8.0 U3g, and introduces several new […]
The SDDC Manager GUI displays an alert indicating a failure to fetch silenced health checks: ‘Failed to retrieve silenced health checks. Invalid vsan health check query id’ You may find […]
Before proceeding, take a snapshot or backup of the vCenter Server Appliance. Open the VM console from the vCenter HTML client and reboot the appliance, then press e during startup […]
An account will be marked as Disconnected if the SDDC manager cannot verify that the account is still active. SDDC runs a nightly API call to check whether the password […]
VCF 5.2 introduced the capability to enable independent versioning and updating of SDDC Manager to: As per Release Notes: ‘Asynchronous SDDC Manager Upgrades: VCF users can now upgrade SDDC Manager independently […]
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 5.2 introduces an in-product mechanism in SDDC Manager that allows customers to perform inventory version synchronization for key products, including: This enhancement provides automatic in-product recovery […]
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 This post provides a detailed walkthrough of the procedure for decommissioning a host from a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) […]
The creation of new dedicated service accounts for SDDC Manager communications with both VxRail and vCenter addresses previous issues caused by the use of a superuser account (administrator@domain) for invoking VxRail APIs. The reliance on the superuser account introduced security vulnerabilities during communication with VxRail. Additionally, since the superuser account is managed by the user, any password changes could disrupt […]
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 This is the 7th in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail 8.0.310. The following post provides an example walkthrough covering the […]
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 This is the 6th in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail 8.0.310. The following post provides an example walkthrough covering the […]
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 This is the 5th in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail 8.0.310. The following post provides an example walkthrough covering the […]
This blog provides the steps to delete a failed workflow in VMware Cloud Foundation. This example uses VCF 5.2.1. Expand the failed workflow in the Tasks list, and then click […]
You can view the VxRail host details that are stored in the SDDC Manager database leveraging the following 3 tools. 1. Using Power-VCF: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PowerVCF/2.4.1.1000 Request-VCFToken -fqdn sddcmgr -username administrator@vsphere.local -password […]
PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 PART 7 PART 8 This is the 4th in a series of posts covering VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail 8.0.310. The following post provides an example walkthrough covering the […]
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