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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
Attackers are already going after the Brotli flaw behind Broadcom's SDDC Manager advisory
- Put the Brotli workaround on SDDC Manager now that the flaw is reported as exploited. VMSA-2026-0008.1 still says "Patch pending" for every release. On 9.1.1, KB 460732 makes nginx and the UI server reject Brotli-encoded requests; the advisory points 9.0.x, 9.1.0 and 5.2.x to KB 460734. Keep SDDC Manager reachable only from trusted admin hosts, back it up before you change anything, and remove the workaround once the fixed runtime ships.
- Make sure every ESX host has the fix for the logging flaw CVE-2026-41709. The VMSA-2026-0006 response matrix lists ESXi-9.1.0.0-25370933, ESXi-9.0.2.0100-25595025, ESXi80U3j-25429389 for 8.0, and VCF 5.2.4 for VCF 5.x. Hosts patched only to 8.0 U2f aren't covered (that patch fixes only the VMXNET3 flaw), and The Hacker News reports CISA's federal deadline is 11 November.
- Tomorrow is the AVS licence-included PayGo cut-off, and VCSP Commit starts on Sunday. Licence-included PayGo SKUs on Azure VMware Solution retire on 31 October and new VCSP contracts move to the Support Portal Licensing module from 1 November. Insight's booked VMware services also end tomorrow.
- Security Exploitation reported
- Releases & KBs All quiet
- Terraform & Packer One correction
- Next deadline 1 day
Code Projects
VMware Explore 2024 Hackathon Winning team
Project and code from the Las Vegas hackathon at VMware Explore 2024.
Simplify VCF Deployment & Operations with Terraform
Session code with examples for deploying VCF and common post-bring-up tasks.
Automating VCF Day 1 Operations
Session code covering Day 1 actions via the API and PowerVCF.
Presentations
Every slide deck and demo from the events I've been lucky enough to present at.