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Deploying VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) 9.1 in a Lab
Guest post · James Tiffany
When it comes to installing your VVF environment you have two options available. The first, and most common, is to use the VCF Installer. Don't let the name faze you, the same installer that deploys VCF will also deploy VVF for you. The great thing about doing it this way is the level of automation you get, this process will deploy vCenter, VCFMS, VCF Operations and the License server...
Installing and Activating VMware Intelligent Assist in VCF Operations
So last week during VMware Explore in Las Vegas, a new feature was announced, VMware Intelligent Assist!
Latest News from the Web
Broadcom has published a critical VCF advisory for the Node.js Brotli flaw
- Read VMSA-2026-0008 today and tighten access to SDDC Manager while you wait for a patch. Broadcom rates the Node.js Brotli flaw (CVE-2026-111497) critical for VCF. SecurityOnline reports the fixes are still marked "Patch pending", with workarounds in KB 460732 (9.1.1) and KB 460734 (older releases) and advice to limit network access to trusted admin hosts. Subscribe to the advisory so you see the patch the moment it lands.
- If any vCenter is still unpatched for CVE-2026-59310, finish that first. It's in CISA's KEV catalogue with known ransomware use. The fixes are 9.1.0.0300 or any later 9.1.x patch, 9.0.2.0100, or 8.0 U3k / U2f (VMSA-2026-0006).
- If you manage Supervisor namespaces with Terraform, pin the vsphere provider before 2.18.0 arrives. PR #2789, merged on 27 Oct and labelled breaking, reworks storage_policies on vsphere_namespace so it can also set a storage limit. Pin to ~> 2.17 until you've read the 2.18.0 upgrade notes.
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