VCF 9.1 Known Issues: October 2026 KB Roundup
VCF 9.1.1 known issues from 1,562 new Broadcom KBs in October 2026: upgrade blockers, the Brotli CVE workaround, urgent NSX and ESX defects and 12 how-to fixes with CLI.
Category: VCF
The “VCF” blog category focuses on VMware Cloud Foundation, an integrated cloud infrastructure platform from VMware. This category features a variety of content, including detailed tutorials, case studies, analytical articles, and the latest updates related to VMware Cloud Foundation.
PSOD “#GP Exception 13 in world ###:vmotionRecvH” During vMotion on ESX 9.1 (KB 455306)
PSOD #GP Exception 13 in world vmotionRecvH during vMotion on ESX 9.1 (KB 455306): the PSOD screen text, why more than 16 stream helpers crash the host, and the workaround.
VCF 9.1 Known Issues: September 2026 KB Roundup
VCF 9.1 known issues from 973 Broadcom KBs in September 2026: upgrade traps, urgent PSODs, blocked paths, licensing, SSO and 12 how-to fixes with CLI.
SAP HANA VM Sizing and NUMA on VCF 9: A Worked Example
How to size SAP HANA VMs on VCF 9 around NUMA: whole or half sockets, vCPUs equal to threads, memory per socket after ESX overhead, the VM settings that matter, and how to check placement with esxtop and sched-stats.
VCF Certificate Management Tool (vcf-cert-tool): One CLI for Expired Certificates in vCenter, NSX, Supervisor and VCF Operations
Broadcom's vcf-cert-tool (KB 445742) fixes expired internal certificates on vCenter, ESX, NSX, Supervisor, VCF Operations and Cloud Proxy from one menu-driven CLI. Supported versions, download and how to run it.
How to Check VCF 9 Hardware Compatibility: Servers, CPUs, NICs and vSAN ESA Devices
The four checks that decide VCF 9 hardware support: BCG listings, CPU KB 318697, ESX 9 deprecated devices and vSAN ESA certification with a fresh HCL DB.
vCenter and VCF Certificate Troubleshooting: Which Tool or Fix You Need
Which vCenter or VCF certificate is failing, and which tool fixes it: an alarm-to-fix map for vCenter 7, 8 and 9, vCert vs lsdoctor, and auto-renewal.
VCF 9 Certificate Management: Custom CAs, Auto-Renewal, and Host Onboarding
How a custom CA changes VCF 9 certificate operations: what Fleet Management auto-renews, what stays manual, and how new ESX hosts must be onboarded.
vCenter Certificate Auto-Renewal: When You Still Need vCert
vCenter 8.0 U3h and VCF 9.0.2 renew VMCA Machine SSL and ESXi certificates automatically. What is covered, which thresholds apply, where vCert fits.
STS_INTERNAL_SSL_CERT Explained: What vCert’s LEGACY Result Means
Renewed Machine SSL but port 3128 still shows an old cert? What vCert's LEGACY STS result means and how to move STS to MACHINE_SSL_CERT.