When you try to access the Managed Object Browser (MOB) on your vCenter Server, you might be greeted with a screen like this:
“The MOB is disabled — The Managed Object Browser on this server is currently disabled. Please, contact your Virtual Infrastructure Administrator to enable it.”
Starting with vSphere 9, the MOB is disabled by default for security reasons. If you need to enable it (for example, for debugging or advanced troubleshooting), you can do so by editing the vpxd.cfg configuration file.
Below are the steps to enable the MOB safely:
✅ How to Enable MOB in vSphere 9
1️⃣ Take a backup of the configuration file
cp /etc/vmware-vpx/vpxd.cfg /var/core/vpxd.cfg
2️⃣ Open the config file in a text editor
vi /etc/vmware-vpx/vpxd.cfg
3️⃣ Add or update the entry Inside the <vpxd> block, add:
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[CLOB1201LV] – William Lam If you ever dreamt of getting hands-on with VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 but lack enterprise-grade hardware—this session is your ticket. Learn how to run a fully functional VCF lab with minimal resources, plus hardware tips and tricks to stretch every CPU cycle and gigabyte of RAM.
[INVB1300LV] – Frank Denneman & Johan van Amersfoort Designing infrastructure for AI is no joke. Frank and Johan share hard-earned insights on balancing model size, inference speed, GPU allocation, and backup pipelines. Expect practical strategies and an AI sizing tool demo—perfect for anyone serious about AI on-premises.
[INVB1070LV] – Frank Denneman & Shawn Kelly Learn how NVIDIA Dynamo supercharges LLM inference—up to 30× more tokens per GPU! If you’re integrating large AI models into your VMware Private AI Foundation stack, this session will open your eyes to what’s possible.
[CMTYQT1284LV] – Waldemar Pera In the cloud era, your secrets are gold. Waldemar shows how VCF and vSphere Kubernetes Service work together to lock down your data, manage encryption keys, and protect Kubernetes secrets holistically.
[CMTYQT1285LV] – Waldemar Pera Continue the journey from Part 1—this session gets hands-on with Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform and shows how to apply airtight data governance across your hybrid cloud.
[CLOB1028LV] – Duncan Epping Ready for a storage revolution? Duncan walks you through the future of multitenant storage, S3 integration, and automated ransomware recovery—straight from the R&D lab. Storage and DR pros, mark this one with five stars!
[CLOB1067LV] – Duncan Epping & John Nicholson This one is for true storage geeks. Dive into how the new vSAN Express Storage Architecture squeezes out max NVMe performance, inline dedupe, and insane latency improvements. You’ll want to rewrite your vSAN notes after this.
[INVB1158LV] – Shawn Kelly & Justin Murray GPUs are gold in AI—learn how to virtualize and manage them right. From Multi-Instance GPUs to vMotion gotchas, this session packs benchmarks, demos, and best practices so you get the most out of your expensive silicon.
[CLOB1262LV] – Bob Plankers & Justin Murray This session blends tech, process, and people factors for securing AI workloads. If your org is building sovereign or regulated AI solutions, this talk will sharpen your strategy.
[CLOB1261LV] – Bob Plankers Stay ahead of security and compliance changes in VCF 9.0—features, deprecations, and future directions. Bob makes security updates practical and clear, so you stay audit-ready.
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