William Lam
@lamw.bsky.social
Distinguished Platform Engineering Architect, Broadcom • 📢 Customer Advocate • 🧑💻 Technologist • 🖊️ Blogger • 👨👧👦 Father • 🧗♂️ Spartan Races
Sorry ... just had to do it 😆
February 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Sorry ... just had to do it 😆
[🆕] - Installing Realtek Network Driver Fling using Free ESXi 8.0 Update 3e ISO williamlam.com/2026/02/inst...
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM
[🆕] - Installing Realtek Network Driver Fling using Free ESXi 8.0 Update 3e ISO williamlam.com/2026/02/inst...
😞 Looks like DRAM prices are expected to double again this quarter alone!
wccftech.com/memory-price...
wccftech.com/memory-price...
Memory Prices Reach “Shocking” Levels as Manufacturers Are Now Quoting a Whopping 125% Premium, Turning DRAM Into a Full-Blown Seller’s Market
Memory contract pricing is rising at a rate never seen before, and according to a new report, QoQ quotations have almost doubled.
wccftech.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
😞 Looks like DRAM prices are expected to double again this quarter alone!
wccftech.com/memory-price...
wccftech.com/memory-price...
[🆕] - Modern Kubernetes Visualization using Radar williamlam.com/2026/02/mode...
👆Really digging the slick and modern UX of Radar for k8s visualization, connected it up to both my #VCF9 vSphere Kubernetes service (VKS) & VCF Automation (VCFA) Clusters!
👆Really digging the slick and modern UX of Radar for k8s visualization, connected it up to both my #VCF9 vSphere Kubernetes service (VKS) & VCF Automation (VCFA) Clusters!
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
[🆕] - Modern Kubernetes Visualization using Radar williamlam.com/2026/02/mode...
👆Really digging the slick and modern UX of Radar for k8s visualization, connected it up to both my #VCF9 vSphere Kubernetes service (VKS) & VCF Automation (VCFA) Clusters!
👆Really digging the slick and modern UX of Radar for k8s visualization, connected it up to both my #VCF9 vSphere Kubernetes service (VKS) & VCF Automation (VCFA) Clusters!
Very nice setup #VCF9 setup with a combination of MS-A2 & NUC Extreme for Management & Workload Domain respectively!
chrisdooks.com/2026/01/30/2...
chrisdooks.com/2026/01/30/2...
January 31, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Very nice setup #VCF9 setup with a combination of MS-A2 & NUC Extreme for Management & Workload Domain respectively!
chrisdooks.com/2026/01/30/2...
chrisdooks.com/2026/01/30/2...
[🆕] - Bypassing the ESX Tunnel Endpoint (TEP) 1600 MTU Check in the VCF Installer williamlam.com/2026/01/bypa...
#VCF9
#VCF9
January 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
[🆕] - Bypassing the ESX Tunnel Endpoint (TEP) 1600 MTU Check in the VCF Installer williamlam.com/2026/01/bypa...
#VCF9
#VCF9
👍 Nice article from William Arroyo on Building Windows Containers 🪟📦 to run on vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) blog.warroyo.com/windows-vks
blog.warroyo.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:58 PM
👍 Nice article from William Arroyo on Building Windows Containers 🪟📦 to run on vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) blog.warroyo.com/windows-vks
[🆕] - Quick Tip - NSX Edge fails DNS pre-check as part of VCF 9.0.2 Upgrade williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9
#VCF9
January 23, 2026 at 3:38 PM
[🆕] - Quick Tip - NSX Edge fails DNS pre-check as part of VCF 9.0.2 Upgrade williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9
#VCF9
[🆕] - Quick Tip - No space left on device when upgrading VCF Operations using VCF Operations Fleet Manager to VCF 9.0.2 williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9
#VCF9
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
[🆕] - Quick Tip - No space left on device when upgrading VCF Operations using VCF Operations Fleet Manager to VCF 9.0.2 williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9
#VCF9
JFYI - If you're looking to deploy VCF 9.0.1 and hitting NSX 9.0.2 pre-check failure, please use the latest VCF Installer 9.0.2
More details in KB knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
More details in KB knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
VCF 9.0.0 Deployment fails with VCF Installer 9.0.1 with error - NSX install image validation failed for NSX Version
knowledge.broadcom.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
JFYI - If you're looking to deploy VCF 9.0.1 and hitting NSX 9.0.2 pre-check failure, please use the latest VCF Installer 9.0.2
More details in KB knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
More details in KB knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
Excellent resource for all things #VCF9 NVMe Tiering capability with the launch of the new Memory Tiering Resource Hub blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda...
January 21, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Excellent resource for all things #VCF9 NVMe Tiering capability with the launch of the new Memory Tiering Resource Hub blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda...
Time to upgrade my #VCF9 environment to latest 9.0.2 release!
I've got 9.0.1 deployed, start by updating VCF Operations Fleet Manager component. Download the bits, head to System Patches & New Patch to select 9.0.2 and update. It'll take a few minutes, UI will go away/come back
I've got 9.0.1 deployed, start by updating VCF Operations Fleet Manager component. Download the bits, head to System Patches & New Patch to select 9.0.2 and update. It'll take a few minutes, UI will go away/come back
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Time to upgrade my #VCF9 environment to latest 9.0.2 release!
I've got 9.0.1 deployed, start by updating VCF Operations Fleet Manager component. Download the bits, head to System Patches & New Patch to select 9.0.2 and update. It'll take a few minutes, UI will go away/come back
I've got 9.0.1 deployed, start by updating VCF Operations Fleet Manager component. Download the bits, head to System Patches & New Patch to select 9.0.2 and update. It'll take a few minutes, UI will go away/come back
[🆕] - Every Mini PC & SFF Hardware Announced at CES 2026 williamlam.com/2026/01/ever...
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
[🆕] - Every Mini PC & SFF Hardware Announced at CES 2026 williamlam.com/2026/01/ever...
[🆕] - Improved Workaround for NSX Edge Deployment & Upgrade to VCF 9.0.2 running AMD Ryzen CPUs williamlam.com/2026/01/impr...
#VCF9
#VCF9
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
[🆕] - Improved Workaround for NSX Edge Deployment & Upgrade to VCF 9.0.2 running AMD Ryzen CPUs williamlam.com/2026/01/impr...
#VCF9
#VCF9
📢 🆕 VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.2 (patch) is now generally available! Some nice enhancements, especially env w/1GbE Mgmt Network for VCF Import 🥳
📒 RN: techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
💿 DL: support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/pr...
#VCF9
📒 RN: techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
💿 DL: support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/pr...
#VCF9
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.2.0 Release Notes
Maintenance releases provide bug and security fixes, hardware enablement changes, such as support for servers, CPUs, devices, driver updates, guest OS support, and backward-compatible new features. Th...
techdocs.broadcom.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📢 🆕 VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.2 (patch) is now generally available! Some nice enhancements, especially env w/1GbE Mgmt Network for VCF Import 🥳
📒 RN: techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
💿 DL: support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/pr...
#VCF9
📒 RN: techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
💿 DL: support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/pr...
#VCF9
👌Very nice blog series from Matt Mancini on deploying a complete VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Fleet using just VMware Workstation, which is still a super useful tool even in 2026 AND it best of all, its still free!
vmexplorer.com/blog-series/
#VCF9
vmexplorer.com/blog-series/
#VCF9
BEST of VMX
Welcome to the Best of VMeXplorer page. This page is full of my best and most current blog and video postings. Home Lab Information: VMware Workstation Generation 9: Nested VCF Home Lab Build (202…
vmexplorer.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 PM
👌Very nice blog series from Matt Mancini on deploying a complete VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Fleet using just VMware Workstation, which is still a super useful tool even in 2026 AND it best of all, its still free!
vmexplorer.com/blog-series/
#VCF9
vmexplorer.com/blog-series/
#VCF9
Oh joy ... I guess the CPU vendors didn't want to get left out in price increases 😂 I think I also saw another article PSU prices might go up ... so pretty much EVERYTHING is a server is going to be more expensive 😞
wccftech.com/amd-intel-ar...
wccftech.com/amd-intel-ar...
AMD & Intel Are Reportedly Considering to Raise Server CPU Prices by Up to 15% as Hyperscaler Buildout Has Drained Out Inventory
AMD and Intel are exploring a price increase of up to 15% for server CPUs, as both companies have sold out their existing inventories.
wccftech.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Oh joy ... I guess the CPU vendors didn't want to get left out in price increases 😂 I think I also saw another article PSU prices might go up ... so pretty much EVERYTHING is a server is going to be more expensive 😞
wccftech.com/amd-intel-ar...
wccftech.com/amd-intel-ar...
[🆕] - Disable HTTP Range Requests on Synology WebStation, Apache or Nginx williamlam.com/2026/01/disa...
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
[🆕] - Disable HTTP Range Requests on Synology WebStation, Apache or Nginx williamlam.com/2026/01/disa...
[Sharing] - Nice to see some prices actually go down!
Few MS-A2 Barebones Kit on Amazon
🔸7945HX for $575 amzn.to/4pChSjh or for $599 ($200 checkout code) amzn.to/49jctbZ
🔹9955HX for $839 amzn.to/4sEo5Oe
Ref: I paid $789 for 7945HX, grab while you can!
Few MS-A2 Barebones Kit on Amazon
🔸7945HX for $575 amzn.to/4pChSjh or for $599 ($200 checkout code) amzn.to/49jctbZ
🔹9955HX for $839 amzn.to/4sEo5Oe
Ref: I paid $789 for 7945HX, grab while you can!
MINISFORUM Mini PC MS-A2 Barebone with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX (16 C/32T, 64 MB L3, up to 5.2GHz), PCIe × 16, HDMI/2XUSB-C (8K@60 Hz), 2 x SFP+ 10 G,2xLAN 2.5 G,3xSSD M.2 (2280/22110/U.2),No RAM/SSD/OS
CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 7945HX (Zen 4)
GPU:AMD Radeon 610M
Memory Types:DDR5 (SO-DIMM х 2)
Max Memory Size:96GB Ryzen 9000 Series: DDR5-5600Ryzen 7000 Series: DDR5-5200
Max # of DIMMs:2
Max # of Memory Channe...
amzn.to
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
[Sharing] - Nice to see some prices actually go down!
Few MS-A2 Barebones Kit on Amazon
🔸7945HX for $575 amzn.to/4pChSjh or for $599 ($200 checkout code) amzn.to/49jctbZ
🔹9955HX for $839 amzn.to/4sEo5Oe
Ref: I paid $789 for 7945HX, grab while you can!
Few MS-A2 Barebones Kit on Amazon
🔸7945HX for $575 amzn.to/4pChSjh or for $599 ($200 checkout code) amzn.to/49jctbZ
🔹9955HX for $839 amzn.to/4sEo5Oe
Ref: I paid $789 for 7945HX, grab while you can!
Interesting piece from Micron VP - Why Consumers Have Gotten the Memory Shortage Narrative All Wrong wccftech.com/micron-exclu...
Regardless of the narrative ... no meaningful changes to high prices of memory until 2028 (at least from Micron) 😩
Regardless of the narrative ... no meaningful changes to high prices of memory until 2028 (at least from Micron) 😩
Micron Exclusive: Why Consumers Have Gotten the Memory Shortage Narrative All Wrong
We managed to sit down with Micron's VP to know about the shortages, and his discussions disclosed specifics that consumers are unaware of.
wccftech.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Interesting piece from Micron VP - Why Consumers Have Gotten the Memory Shortage Narrative All Wrong wccftech.com/micron-exclu...
Regardless of the narrative ... no meaningful changes to high prices of memory until 2028 (at least from Micron) 😩
Regardless of the narrative ... no meaningful changes to high prices of memory until 2028 (at least from Micron) 😩
[🆕] - Quick Tip - Correlating VCF Component to Bundle ID/Name williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9 #VCF5
#VCF9 #VCF5
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
[🆕] - Quick Tip - Correlating VCF Component to Bundle ID/Name williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9 #VCF5
#VCF9 #VCF5
👌Very nice PowerCLI script from my colleague that temporarily allows a vSphere Cluster w/heterogeneous hardware to leverage vSphere Update Manager (VUM) to upgrade to vSphere 9.0 and then perform vLCM Transition!
#VCF9
knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
#VCF9
knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
Temporarily allow vCenter VMware Update Manager (VUM) to enable the transition of heterogeneous hardware to vLCM image management
knowledge.broadcom.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
👌Very nice PowerCLI script from my colleague that temporarily allows a vSphere Cluster w/heterogeneous hardware to leverage vSphere Update Manager (VUM) to upgrade to vSphere 9.0 and then perform vLCM Transition!
#VCF9
knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
#VCF9
knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...
[🆕] - TLS Chain of Trust when using SSL Inspection with VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) williamlam.com/2026/01/tls-...
#VCF9
#VCF9
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
[🆕] - TLS Chain of Trust when using SSL Inspection with VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) williamlam.com/2026/01/tls-...
#VCF9
#VCF9
[🆕] - Quick Tip - Reset vCenter Server from previously managed VCF Operations for VCF Single Sign-On (SSO) williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9
#VCF9
January 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
[🆕] - Quick Tip - Reset vCenter Server from previously managed VCF Operations for VCF Single Sign-On (SSO) williamlam.com/2026/01/quic...
#VCF9
#VCF9