VCF 9.1 On VxRAIL 9.1.000 – Walkthrough (Part2: VI WLD)
Note: this is an example for reference only please use the VxRail installation procedures & services provided by Dell. This is the second in a series of posts covering VCF 9.1 […]
VCF 9.1 On VxRAIL 9.1.000 – Walkthrough (Part1: Management WLD)
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 9.1 […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Released on Dell VxRail 9.1.000
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 on Dell VxRail 9.1.000 became Generally Available (GA) on June 16th, 2026. Dell Technologies and Broadcom are pleased to announce this milestone. This release supports ESX 9.1.0.0 […]
Announcing VMware Cloud Foundation on Dell Private Cloud v1.4
We’re excited to announce the release of Dell Private Cloud (DPC) 1.4 for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Released on June 2, 2026, DPC 1.4 introduces full support for VCF 9.1, major advances in lifecycle automation, deeper PowerStore integration, and expanded capabilities powered by the Dell Automation Platform 2.0. Powered by the Dell Automation Platform, Dell Private Cloud delivers automated deployment […]
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.3 Released on Dell VxRail 8.0.380
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 […]
VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail – Mixed Clusters Deployment (VUM and vLCM) in a WLD
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 […]
VCF On VxRAIL – ‘VXRAIL_COMPAT is not found’
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 […]
VCF 5.2.2 On VxRail 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part2: NSX Edge & AVN)
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 […]
VCF 5.2.x on VxRail – Flexible BOM Releases
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 […]
VCF 5.2.2 On VxRAIL 8.0.361 – Walkthrough (Part1: Bring-Up)
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 […]
VCF on VxRail: 5.2.1.1 to 5.2.2 Upgrade (Management WLD)
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 […]
VCF On VxRAIL – Flexible BOM Upgrade
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. […]
VCF On VxRail – DepotConnectionFailureException: Error downloading bundle
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 Now Available on Dell VxRail 8.0.361
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 […]
VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail – ‘Failed to retrieve silenced health checks’
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 […]
VCF 5.2 On VxRail – Reset SDDC Manager Root Password
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 […]
VCF 5.2 On VxRail – Expired vCenter Root Password
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 On VxRail – Asynchronous SDDC Manager Upgrades
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 […]
VCF On VxRAIL – Improved Out-of-Band (OOB) Inventory Sync
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 […]
VCF 5.2.1 On VxRail – Walkthrough (Part 8: VI WLD ‘Reduce Cluster’)
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) […]
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