[🆕] - What Host Lifecycle Operations Are Available after Importing vCenter into VCF 9.x Fleet? https://williamlam.com/2026/06/what-host-lifecycle-operations-are-available-after-importing-vcenter-into-vcf-9-x-fleet.html

#VCF9 #VCF91

TIL we've greatly simplified TLS Profiles in vSphere w/APIs! Was genuinely surprised 🙌 No more external CLI utility which was case back in 6.x days

#VCF9 is FIPS compliant for all TLS profiles & defaults to TLS 1.3

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/9-1/vsphere-security/managing-tls-protocol-configuration-with-the-tls-reconfiguration-utility.html

[🆕] - Clarifying Minimum Required ESX Hosts for VCF Deployments https://williamlam.com/2026/06/clarifying-minimum-required-esx-hosts-for-vcf-deployments.html

#VCF9

💡I've always added ESX hosts to VC using FQDN (since 2.x days) ... Didn't know we have simple way to update w/o re-connecting (that was trick back in day) if you used short hostname! Right click & Rename 🙏

Handy since #VCF9 Installer expects FQDN https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/425102/vcf-900-deployment-validation-fails-with.html

ZTP in #VCF9 modernizes our Auto Deploy tech & integrates vSphere Configration Profile (VCP) to deliver initial release of ZTP. Bare Metal to ESX Install (Image) & Config (VCP) joining vSphere Cluster, 💯 hands off!

More planned from Edge to DC 🙌

https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2026/05/27/zero-touch-provisioning-activating-edge-sites-with-vmware-cloud-foundation-edge-9-1/

Broadcom TechDocs 📄 has been revamped! Much better use of screen real estate & 2nd navigation has been brought back on right hand side 🙌

I suspect #VCF9 docs will be getting quite popular soon 😉 ... https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-9-0-and-later/9-0.html

[🆕] - Automating Lab Optimizations for Post-Deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) https://williamlam.com/2026/04/automating-lab-optimizations-for-post-deployment-of-vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf.html

☝️Finally found some time to automate (did old fashion way, no AI was used) a few tweaks for lab deployments of #VCF9

#VCF9 documentation was recently updated to help clarify that VCF Automation (VCFA) is an optional component as part of Day-0 & can be deployed as Day-N (optional). Regardless of VCFA being deployed, you will always have ability to deploy VKS workloads!

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-9-0-and-later/9-0/deployment/deploying-a-new-vmware-cloud-foundation-or-vmware-vsphere-foundation-private-cloud-/deploy-a-new-vcf-fleet-or-a-new-vcf-instance.html#:~:text=VCF%20Installer%20allows%20you%20to%20skip%20VCF%20Automation

[🆕] - Maximizing vSAN ESA Performance on Minisforum MS-A2 https://williamlam.com/2026/03/maximizing-vsan-esa-performance-on-minisforum-ms-a2.html

👆A MUST read if you're owner of an MS-A2!

🧠 Learned a ton from Nicholas Wilson (Broadcom)! 🙏

#VCF9

Some friends just sent me a new toy to try out … now just need to find time! 😅

#VCF9