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VCF 9 Part 1 — Design Considerations: Instances, Fleets, Private Clouds, Fault Domains & DR NEW

VCF 9 clarifies Private Cloud → Fleet → Instance and offers two resilience patterns: Site-HA across zones and DR across regions.

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Upgrading to Aria Ops 8.18.5? It’s not as easy as you may think.

Upgrading to Aria Ops 8.18.5? It’s not as easy as you may think.

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Aria Operations 8.18.5 — Pre-Req Upgrade Process (KB)

Lead This runbook upgrades Aria Operations to 8.18.5 by first updating vIDM and Aria Suite Lifecycle (LCM) during the same maintenance window. It’s written for Operations Level 1 with exact step...

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URGENT: Aria Operations & VMware Tools Updates — VMSA-2025-0015

Heads-up for VCF & Aria Ops teams: Broadcom released VMSA-2025-0015 covering three vulnerabilities across Aria Operations and VMware Tools. There are no workarounds — patch to the fixed vers...

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Automate CIS baseline remediations: SSH logon banner & watchdog policy

So recently we went through a CIS audit. We use vROps (VCF Ops now) compliance module to audit our environment.

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VCF 9.0: New Features and Capabilities Overview

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 brings significant enhancements to automation, security, and hybrid cloud capabilities. Here's what you need to know.

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Welcome to VCF Insider

Welcome to VCF Insider, your comprehensive resource for VMware Cloud Foundation insights, best practices, and expert guidance.

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NSX-T Network Automation: Best Practices for VCF Environments

Learn how to automate NSX-T network operations in VCF environments using APIs, PowerShell, and best practices for scalable network management.

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VCF Security Hardening: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn essential security hardening techniques for VMware Cloud Foundation to protect your private cloud infrastructure from threats and ensure compliance.

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