Category: Technology
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IT Silos Prevent “Private Cloud” models….I would hedge my bets that this is because of 1 word….change.No one likes change, myself included.But, as technology changes frequently, you have to be willing & able to change.True for VCF, true for Nutanix, true for “fill-in-the-blank-with-what-you-use”VMware News post is here. Fidelity sues Broadcom…
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VCF 9 CPU – Deprecation & DiscontinuanceDepreciation means this is the last version of VCF for the CPU.Discontinuance means you can not install VCF with this CPU.Just be aware of this, as you plan your next upgrade….Broadcom Article ID: 318697 link is here. IBM Cloud – no new VMware Cloud…
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VCF 9 – Principal Storage meaning changed?Came across Broadcom Article ID 416270, Supporting all Principal Storage Options in VCF 9.iSCSI, NFS v4.1, and NVMe over Fabrics (FC or TCP) have been know as supplemental storage, but here, they are referred to as Principal.Either way, this shows how to use Supplemental…
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Broadcom Change to Download TokenThis has been true since early September…can’t believe I missed it…Just be aware that you have to update your Broadcom Tokens….It has to do with the end of your subscription, so you’ll see it eventually….As with Broadcom, a poorly worded post leaves a lot of question….Broadcom…
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VCF 9 – Decipher the Release #What does 9.0.0.0000.1234567 actually mean?Major, minor, maintenance, express patch, hot patch, & build number.Also covers the expected cadence for releases. Broadcom ID# 410435 link is here. VCF – how many instances in a VCF Fleet?…it depends.In short?… it’s now based on the # of…
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VMware Products going EOL in 2025While this is available via Broadcom….Graham Barker blog post is here.vSphere 7 – October 2, 2025 VFC-9 deployed via TerraformSure, why not…. IaC.I get that deploying VCF Installer is not difficult.Neither is its configuration….Nor the configuration of ESXi hosts.Nor the actual deploy.Capturing it and deploying…
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VMware Explore recapWhat a whirlwind….fewer attendees than its peak, but still a ton to learn.The Broadcom Knights program looks to be pretty good, and I’d be WEI has 5 Broadcom Knights next year….VMware Explore 2026 is already announced in Las Vegas (see below).Hok Tan post on Why VCF 9.0 Changes…
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