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SDDC Consultant & Technical Leader Dell HCI @ SVA GmbH Germany // #VCIX-DCV & #vExpert & #BroadcomKnight // #SDDC #VCF #NSX & #HCI #VxRail #vSAN // opinions r my own // think different!
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Martin @makeitwork.bsky.social · Jun 4
Only one day after I have been accepted to the VMware #vExpert #VCF subprogram, I have been knighted by Broadcom! 🎉

Definitely a huge thank you to Richard Carlson, Michael Rankin, Curtis Gunderson and the Knights program team for rewarding me with the #Broadcom #Knights award! 🙏
Broadcom Partner Certification - Broadcom Software Knight - vSphere was issued by Broadcom to Martin Meinhardt.
Broadcom Software Knights are Partner Technical Champions who consistently demonstrate a high level of both Sales and Technical expertise with one or more of Broadcom Software’s products. The Knight d...
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[🆕] - Increasing VCF Installer & SDDC Manager Timeout for NSX Deployment williamlam.com/2025/12/incr...

👆Few useful parameters to update for resource constrained environments

#VCF9
Increasing VCF Installer & SDDC Manager Timeout for NSX Deployment
For resource constrained environments, deploying VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) can take longer, especially when deploying on top of a Nested ESXi configuration. However, the VCF Installer does prov…
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December 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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📢 vSphere 8.0 Update 3h is now available!

Upgrade from VC 7.0u3w ✅
Upgrade to 9.0.x ❌

📒 Release Notes:

🔸VC techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...

🔹ESX techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
VMware vCenter 8.0 Update 3h Release Notes
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December 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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[🆕] - Dynamically Rebalance or Evacuate VKS Control Plane / Worker Nodes across vSphere Zones in VCF 9.0 williamlam.com/2025/12/dyna...

👌Nice enhancements to vSphere Zones in #VCF9
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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[🆕] - Quick Tip - Downloading VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Consumption CLI for Air-Gapped Environments williamlam.com/2025/12/quic...

#VCF9
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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[🆕] - VCF 9.0 Fleet Latency Diagram williamlam.com/2025/12/vcf-...

🔥 #VCF9 Diagram!
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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🥳 VMUG #VCF9 Licensing & Download Token Creation for VMUG Advantage + VCP-VCF Certification looks to be LIVE now!

1️⃣ Login to support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/al...
2️⃣ You'll auth to support.broadcom
3️⃣ Go back to support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/al... access license entitlement / token generation
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Nice post from Tomas Fojta on #VCF9 Automation Networking Deep Dive 🧠🌐

fojta.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/v...
VCF Automation 9.0 Networking Deep Dive
When talking to customers that are adopting VCF 9 with VCF Automation I realized there is confusion on how the networking should be set up especially related to the new concepts such as supervisor,…
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December 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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👇The CNCF 14-Month K8s Support Lifecycle is no joke, blink of an eye and you're out of support, if you're not keeping up!

The true cost of Kubernetes release support for Platform Engineers platformengineering.org/blog/the-tru...
The true cost of Kubernetes release support for Platform Engineers
Compare the true cost and operational trade-offs of Kubernetes extended support fees from hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Azure) versus the longer, predictable maintenance cycles of VMware VCF and other enter...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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[🆕] - Quick Tip - Using VCF CLI to login to vSphere Supervisor when configured with VCF Automation williamlam.com/2025/12/quic...

#VCF9
December 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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[🆕] - Import vCenter Server with Single ESX Host as new VCF Workload Domain? williamlam.com/2025/12/impo...

#VCF9
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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[🆕] - Automating the Reporting of VCF Workload Domain Import Pre-Check Validations williamlam.com/2025/12/auto...

☝️This can be used to remotely pre-check bunch of vCenter/NSX before attempting VCF import to take care of requirements to ensure success!

#VCF9
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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[🆕] - Enabling new vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) Cluster Management for VCF Automation (VCFA) williamlam.com/2025/11/enab...

👆Digging the new VKSM service that is now natively within VCFA for managing VKS Clusters at scale! Had some time before🌴 to deploy in my lab ✅

#VCF9
Enabling new vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) Cluster Management for VCF Automation (VCFA)
As of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0.1, users can now manage the full lifecycle of their vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) Clusters, including backup and restore, using the new vSphere Kubernetes…
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November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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[New Release] AsBuiltReport.Core v1.5.1! Check out what's new! https://github.com/AsBuiltReport/AsBuiltReport.Core/releases/tag/v1.5.1 #AsBuiltReport #PowerShell
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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JFYI - To deploy VCF 9.0.1 onto a single or dual physical ESX host, the required override flag has changed.

Please see williamlam.com/2025/06/depl... for the updated details, remember this is for Lab/PoC purposes and not for production 😅
Deploying VCF 9.0 on a single ESXi host?
By default, the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 Installer requires a minimum of 3 ESXi hosts when you select vSAN (OSA or ESA) for storage or 2 ESXi hosts when you choose to use external storage …
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November 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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👌KB to bookmark for vSphere CPU Support Deprecation & Discontinuation knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...

👉Intel KB for CPU EOL www.intel.com/content/www/...

Remember, OEMs own HW support, not Broadcom. Plan accordingly
Skylake (Intel EOS 12/2023) ❌ 9.0
Cascade Lake (Intel EOS 06/2025) ⚠️ 9.0
CPU Support Deprecation and Discontinuation In VCF Releases
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November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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LOTS of VCF Ecosystem updates ...

🆕 AI ReadyNodes w/Supermicro as 1st OEM
🆕 ODM ReadyNodes Self-Certification w/OVHcloud
🆕 Edge Eco Expansion w/SNUC
🆕 Support for EVPN including Cisco Nexus One & SONiC
🆕 K8s AI Conformant Platform w/VKS

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Broadcom Inc. | Connecting Everything
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November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The VMware Explore on Tour in Frankfurt this week was a blast and a big success. It was great to see a well attended venue with so many familiar faces in my home town and it was intriguing to hear all about the packed roadmap including the newest innovations for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
November 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The brand new VCAP exam has only been available for three days, but I just gave it a try and thankfully passed it right away.
Advanced VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Operations was issued by Broadcom to Martin Meinhardt.
The VMware Certified Advanced Professional – VCAP Administrator Operations certification validates the expertise required to monitor, manage, and optimize VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments fo...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Did you know that SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH is one of four Signature Sponsors of the VMware Explore on Tour in Frankfurt?
 
Let’s shape the future of IT - together with SVA. See you next week in Frankfurt!
 
#Broadcom #VMware #VMwareExplore #ExploreonTour #VCF9
#SVAGmbH #BroadcomKnights
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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🔥🗞️ Super slick PowerCLI script for deploying #VCF9 Edge using a Single-Node vSphere Supervisor w/ArgoCD at SCALE! 👏

knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...

#VCF9
VCF Edge - Single-Node vSphere Supervisor with ArgoCD Automation Script
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November 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Very nice post and reminder from Pete Koehler - vSAN Data Protection in VMware Cloud Foundation, the solution you already own!

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vSAN Data Protection in VMware Cloud Foundation – The Solution You Already Own
With a flurry of announcements and new capabilities offered in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0, it is sometimes easy to overlook relatively new features hidden in plain sight. Protecting data in a p...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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🆕VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance offer is now available to #VCF Customers blogs.vmware.com/cloud-founda...
VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance is Now Available to VCF Customers
Following the announcement at VMware Explore earlier this year, we are now making a new Advanced Service generally available for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) customers. Starting November 3rd, VCF cus...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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New KB in adding additional principal storage types (iSCSI, NFS v4.1, and NVMe over Fabrics (FC or TCP)) with #VCF9 using the Converge/Import workflows

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Additional Principal Storage Options in VMware Cloud Foundation 9
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 supports a variety of storage types as principal storage (see Storage Models in the product documentation for more details). Typ
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November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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[🆕] - Retrieving the vSAN Cluster Shutdown VMs running Pre-Check Results using PowerCLI williamlam.com/2025/11/retr...
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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VERY nice uber KB for all things #VCF knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art...

🔖 This is definitely a bookmark! Cheers to support folks for putting this together 👏
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Known Issues
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October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM