Daniel Micanek virtual Blog – Like normal Dan, but virtual.
Upgrading from vSphere 8.x with Standalone Aria Operations to VCF 9.0
An overview of the upgrade path for upgrading a vSphere 8.x environment that is running with a standalone Aria Operations instance to a VCF 9.0 Fleet.
Excellent advice from Corey Romero for anyone considering the vExpert 2026 application.
You don’t need a full year of contributions—just meaningful, recent impact.
This “Q4 Sprint” approach is a must-read for anyone ready to step up their community involvement and recognition in the VMware ecosystem.
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It’s never too late to become a vExpert! Here are the things you can start doing to join the exclusive club of giving back to the community. If you’re looking at the calendar and thinking ‘I didn’t do enough this year,’ you might feel it’s too late to start contributing to the community. It’s […]
Upgrading from vSphere 8.x with Aria LCM and Aria Operations to VCF 9.0
An overview of the upgrade path for upgrading a vSphere 8.x environment that is running with Aria LCM and Aria Operations instance to a VCF 9.0 Fleet.
Upgrading from vSphere 8.x to VCF 9.0 (no Aria components)
An overview of the upgrade path for upgrading a vSphere 8.x environment that is not running Aria Operations to a VCF 9.0 Fleet.
Comprehensive VCF 9 Upgrade Paths Overview
An comprehensive overview of the common upgrade paths for upgrading from vSphere 8.x and VCF 5.x to VCF 9.0.
Scaling ESX DCUI & Console for Compressed Screen Resolution
I recently shared my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 Mini Rack build, which includes the use of a tiny 7″ LCD screen for direct console access to the ESX hosts. Since the LCD is optimizing for the 10″ inch rack, it is also using a non-standard resolution of 1280×400, which can make the output […]
Quick Tip – Deploy OVF/OVA with Basic Authentication Endpoint
As part of rebuilding my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.1 environment, a refresh of my VCF (Offline) Software Depot was needed to include the latest 9.0.1 binaries including various OVF/OVAs like Data Services Manager (DSM). My VCF Software Depot has been configured with basic authentication, which is a requirement for the VCF Installer. This meant […]
With VCF 9.0.1 dropping earlier this week I thought I’d upgrade my lab, I’m started with VCF Operations Fleet Manager. Logging into VCF Operations – Fleet Management – Lifecycle – VCF Management, you’ll notice right away there is a new version available.From here I went to Binary Management […]
When VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Single-Sign On (SSO) is configured with the Active Directory over LDAP Identity Provider, VCF Operations will periodically synchronize the users and groups from your identity source. By default, the sync frequency will default to once per week but it is user […]
How many VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Instances can a VCF Fleet support?
With the release of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, a new architectural construct has been introduced called a VCF Fleet. This brings centralized fleet management and provides modern workload consumption across multiple VCF instances, all managed through a single deployment of VCF Automation [..]
