Blog articles and information on VMware Cloud Foundation, Automation and PowerShell, all from the home lab.
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Enabling Application Discovery via VCF Operations for Networks Flows
With the release of VCF 9.1 I have been looking into various features and capabilities. One of which is Flow Based Application Discovery in VCF Operations and...
vSphere Configuration Profiles in VCF 9
Since vSphere 8u3 there has been a successor Host Profiles called vSphere Configuration Profiles.
Listing Transparent Page Sharing Setting for each ESX Host
I recently adjusted some Transparent Page Sharing setting in the HomeLab to maximise the RAM availability which led me to consider how to do this in PowerShell...
Projects
VMware Explore 2024 Las Vegas Hackathon
Project and code from the 2024 Las Vegas VMware Explore conference, from the winning team.
Simplify VCF Deployment and Operations with Terraform
Code created for our VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024 session, with examples for deploying VCF and common post-bring-up tasks.
Automating VMware Cloud Foundation Day 1 Operations
Code created for our VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024 session, covering Day 1 actions via API and PowerVCF.
Presentations
All slide decks and demo code from events I have been lucky enough to present at.
Stephan McTighe
Infrastructure Engineer & Technology Enthusiast
Hi, I'm an infrastructure-focused IT professional working in the industry since 2008. I have worked in both the private and public sectors and with all manner of technologies over this time.
I am also a keen 'Home Labber', always looking for new and interesting ways to solve problems and explore new features. I love sharing knowledge, struggles and successes with others in the hope it might help them on their way to wherever it is they're going!
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VMware Certified Professional — VCF Administrator
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VMware Certified Professional — VCF Architect
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James Tiffany
Technology Enthusiast
James is a technology enthusiast and fellow VMware specialist. He has contributed a series of posts covering VMware vSphere Foundation deployments, day-2 operations, and upgrade procedures — including several posts on this site covering VVF 9.0 greenfield deployment, upgrades, and operational tooling.
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