“STS Signing Certificates are about to expire”: vCenter STS Certificate Guide (7, 8, 9)
vCenter alarm “STS Signing Certificates are about to expire”? Check the STS certificate, renew it in vSphere Client or vCert, avoid No Healthy Upstream.
ESX Passthrough of AMD Ryzen Integrated…
ESX Passthrough of AMD Ryzen Integrated Graphics (iGPU) ESX Passthrough of AMD Ryzen Integrated… I recently had a conversation with Wenchao (creator of AMD Zen4/Zen5 IPMI Thermal Driver…
VCF 9.1 VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) Cheatsheet: Commands, Filters and Examples
VCF Download Tool 9.1 commands: register with an activation code, list and download VCF/VVF binaries, ESX metadata, filters, proxy, upload and export.
VCF 9.1: Automating VCF Single Sign-On (SSO) with an OIDC Identity Provider via the VCF Operations API
How VCF 9.1 SSO setup with a generic OIDC IdP can be scripted through VCF Operations APIs: inputs, call sequence, support caveats, API tokens.
VCF 9.x Upgrade Stuck on vRNI / Aria Operations for Networks SSL Thumbprint Validation
VCF 9.x upgrade keeps failing on the vRNI / Aria Operations for Networks thumbprint after a cert change? Clear the stale thumbprint cached in SDDC Manager.
Holodeck 9.0.2 with VCF 9.0.2.0 Stuck at Install-VcfInstallerBundles
Holodeck 9.0.2 with VCF 9.0.2.0 hangs at Install-VcfInstallerBundles: why the API returns 8 bundles, the PowerShell workaround, and the proper fix.
VCF 9.1 Management Services (VCFMS) IP Allocation: Requirements, CIDR, Range and IP List Options
VCF 9.1 Management Services need 12 IPs minimum, 30 recommended. How to allocate them as CIDR, range or IP list in VCF Installer and SDDC Manager.
VMware Advanced Memory Tiering Tips for Success
VMware Advanced Memory Tiering Tips for Success | This document provides tips for successfully deploying VMware Advanced Memory Tiering with NVMe on VCF 9.0. To apply these tips…
Automating VCF 9.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) with…
Automating VCF 9.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) with OIDC-based Identity Provider – William Lam Automating VCF 9.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) with… Configuring VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Single Sign-On (SSO),…
VCF 9.1 HTTP Offline Depot: Serving the VCF Software Depot over HTTP for VCF Installer and Fleet Depot Service
VCF 9.1 accepts an offline depot over plain HTTP without authentication. Web server layout, supported protocol/auth combinations and how to connect.