🥳 VMUG #VCF9 Licensing & Download Token Creation for VMUG Advantage + VCP-VCF Certification looks to be LIVE now! 1️⃣ Login to support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/al... 2️⃣ You'll auth to support.broadcom 3️⃣ Go back to support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/al... access license entitlement / token generation

[🆕] - Automating VCF Operations Objects & Metrics Reporting williamlam.com/2025/12/auto... #VCF9

[🆕] - Quick Tip - Using VCF CLI to login to vSphere Supervisor when configured with VCF Automation williamlam.com/2025/12/quic... #VCF9

👇The CNCF 14-Month K8s Support Lifecycle is no joke, blink of an eye and you're out of support, if you're not keeping up! The true cost of Kubernetes release support for Platform Engineers platformengineering.org/blog/the-tru...

Nice post from Tomas Fojta on #VCF9 Automation Networking Deep Dive 🧠🌐 fojta.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/v...

[🆕] - Automating the Reporting of VCF Workload Domain Import Pre-Check Validations williamlam.com/2025/12/auto... ☝️This can be used to remotely pre-check bunch of vCenter/NSX before attempting VCF import to take care of requirements to ensure success! #VCF9

Damn! More bad news for consumer memory 😭 "It will halt the sale of the "Crucial" unit's consumer-branded products at retailers, e-tailers and distributors worldwide, but will continue product shipments through the consumer channel until February 2026" www.reuters.com/business/mic...

JFYI - You can get the 128GB (2 x 64GB) @ B&H that is ACTUALLY under $1K USD ... 😅 www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt...

[🆕] - Import vCenter Server with Single ESX Host as new VCF Workload Domain? williamlam.com/2025/12/impo... #VCF9

🤣 That’s a new milestone for AI … hearing Jason Bateman advertise for Claude on Smartless

[🆕] - Managing Storage for VCF Automation (VCFA) Content Library Transfer Spooling Area williamlam.com/2025/12/mana... #VCF9

Love seeing all the new #VCF9 lab setup folks are sharing! 🔥 Keep them coming! 💪

[🆕] - Enabling new vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) Cluster Management for VCF Automation (VCFA) williamlam.com/2025/11/enab... 👆Digging the new VKSM service that is now natively within VCFA for managing VKS Clusters at scale! Had some time before🌴 to deploy in my lab ✅ #VCF9

👌KB to bookmark for vSphere CPU Support Deprecation & Discontinuation knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art... 👉Intel KB for CPU EOL www.intel.com/content/www/... Remember, OEMs own HW support, not Broadcom. Plan accordingly Skylake (Intel EOS 12/2023) ❌ 9.0 Cascade Lake (Intel EOS 06/2025) ⚠️ 9.0

Minor update to the Realtek Network Driver for ESXi (1.101.01) Fling is now available which resolves the network connection issues observed with RTL1111 devices. If you've installed the earlier version, you can simply upgrade w/o re-installing williamlam.com/2025/11/real...

JFYI - To deploy VCF 9.0.1 onto a single or dual physical ESX host, the required override flag has changed. Please see williamlam.com/2025/06/depl... for the updated details, remember this is for Lab/PoC purposes and not for production 😅

📈 If you thought memory prices were expensive this year ... prices could double by late 2026! 🤯 www.reuters.com/business/nvi... NVMe (Memory) Tiering capability could not have come sooner! It can really SAVE some serious 💰 + better HW/resource utilization! blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda...

😲🥳👏👏👏 Finally, a new Stargate series!!!! Not a reboot, but a new chapter to existing universe with original creators …. can NOT wait! 🥲 www.aboutamazon.com/news/enterta...

Just looking back at 2020 (lifetime ago) post on k8s GUI / Terminal based clients, but most no longer being maintained. Still fan of k9s, but wanted something graphical I could interact & found Headlamp (free). Nice UI, simple UX, liking it so far! williamlam.com/2020/04/usef...

LOTS of VCF Ecosystem updates ... 🆕 AI ReadyNodes w/Supermicro as 1st OEM 🆕 ODM ReadyNodes Self-Certification w/OVHcloud 🆕 Edge Eco Expansion w/SNUC 🆕 Support for EVPN including Cisco Nexus One & SONiC 🆕 K8s AI Conformant Platform w/VKS www.broadcom.com/company/news...

This was a fascinating listen on story/growth of Cursor, with few interesting nuggets ... 🔸 Hyperscalers don't have scale figured out for these new AI workloads 🔹 Running some workloads in-house for more control 🔸 AI is the killer app for Multi-Cloud podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

[🆕] - Realtek Network Driver for ESXi williamlam.com/2025/11/real... 📢🔥📰🥳

Working on an exciting update that I think the VMware Homelab Community will definitely enjoy! ☺️

128GB DDR5 SODIMM (2x64GB) now back in stock at Bestbuy …. but they’re now $824! 😳😱😳 www.bestbuy.com/product/cruc...

[🆕] - Quick Tip - Configure Nested ESX Cores per CPU for Optimal Licensing williamlam.com/2025/11/quic...

[🆕] - Quick Tip - VCF 9.0.1 upgrade files now available on Broadcom Support Portal (BSP) williamlam.com/2025/11/quic... #VCF9

[🆕] - Auditing ESX DCUI Logins williamlam.com/2025/11/audi...

[🆕] - Capturing Kasa Smart Plug Power Metrics using VCF Operations Management Pack Builder williamlam.com/2025/11/capt... 🔌🔋 #VCF9

JFYI: Just heard that some Microcenters may have limited 64GB DDR5 SODIMM modules in stock for ~$150 USD, but they will not ship. Worth checking out if you live near one and snatch them up, memory prices will ONLY get more expensive!

Its been a minute since I've heard anyone mention Kerberos ... I still remember the pain of integrating with that stack! Are folks still needing to support that or have you moved on to modern auth solutions?

November VMware User Group (VMUG) Global Virtual Event kicks off soon! Lots of great technical content for our practitioners in running and operating a Modern Private Cloud! Get your learning on today 🧠 Hear there'll be special announcements for in-person events for 2026 ... 🤔 brcm.tech/3JDdEZI

It’s insane how good these AI models are going from💡to 🚀 Thank you Gemini 👊 I like ChatGPT for random inquiries or small code snippets, but I really like structure Gemini provided, especially when it’s more complex code. The UX is just 👌

Just got a new toy for the #VCF9 lab ... always impressed w/the OSS community, this looks promising 😄

[🆕] - Retrieving the vSAN Cluster Shutdown VMs running Pre-Check Results using PowerCLI williamlam.com/2025/11/retr...

New KB in adding additional principal storage types (iSCSI, NFS v4.1, and NVMe over Fabrics (FC or TCP)) with #VCF9 using the Converge/Import workflows knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...

🆕VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance offer is now available to #VCF Customers blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda...

Very nice post and reminder from Pete Koehler - vSAN Data Protection in VMware Cloud Foundation, the solution you already own! blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda... #VCF9

🔥🗞️ Super slick PowerCLI script for deploying #VCF9 Edge using a Single-Node vSphere Supervisor w/ArgoCD at SCALE! 👏 knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art... #VCF9

Minisforum has done a great job of stretching their MS-01 chassis design to MS-A2 & now their 1st Arm-based system with upcoming MS-R1 🔸Cortex-A720 (P-Core) & Cortex-A520 (E-Core) 🔹Up to 64GB LPDDR5 Memory 🔸Dual 10GbE Networking wccftech.com/minisforum-p...

[🆕] - JFrog Artifactory as VCF Software Depot for VCF Installer & SDDC Manager williamlam.com/2025/11/jfro... #VCF9

What a PITA to setup! 😤

VERY nice uber KB for all things #VCF knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art... 🔖 This is definitely a bookmark! Cheers to support folks for putting this together 👏

Recieved this note from another happy #ghettoVCB user ☺️

[🆕] - Identifying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) managed service accounts in vCenter Server williamlam.com/2025/10/iden... #VCF9

[🆕] - Configuring VCF Automation (VCFA) Organization Portal OIDC IdP using Terraform Provider for VCFA williamlam.com/2025/10/conf... #VCF9

[🆕] - Flexible Combinations with VCF Fleet Deployment Models williamlam.com/2025/10/flex... #VCF9

Here's another slick #VCF9 setup based on my BOM (williamlam.com/2025/10/my-v...) that was just shared internally There's fans in between all 4 MS-A2 to ensure proper cooling & these were 3D printed chassis (which you can find free online)

Not bad for an initial #VCF9 deployment ... 1.34x savings thanks to vSAN Global Dedupe! 🥳

Its been a lonngggggg time since I've had to setup an SFTP server ... love how easy it is with Synology with simple ✔️ and using it for my #VCF9📦 😄