The Upgrade Plan Was Ready. Avi Was Not. NEW
The VCF 9.0.2 management domain upgrade plan looked ready to go, until SDDC Manager's compatibility checks exposed an Avi / NSX ALB version blocker.
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I deployed VCF Automation in my lab yesterday, and one thing became obvious pretty quickly: this is not the same mental model I had from the older ...
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Broadcom Announces VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1: A Private Cloud Release Built Around AI, Efficiency, and Resilience
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Breaking ELM Between Two VCF Instances to Restore a Supported Upgrade Path
Introduction Most VMware Cloud Foundation upgrade blockers look like lifecycle problems—version mismatches, failed prechecks, or sequencing issues...
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