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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!
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A vSAN File Services patch fixes SMB access lost after upgrading to 9.1
- Patch vCenter for CVE-2026-59310 if you haven't already. 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 run vSAN File Services, use 9.1.1.0200 for any move to 9.1. Per the vSAN 9.1.1.0200 release notes, upgrading File Services from a release earlier than 9.0 to 9.1.x (including staged upgrades through 9.0.x) can leave files and directories created before 9.0 unreachable over SMB. Build 25846901 fixes it and replaces the 9.1.0.0, 9.1.0.0200 and 9.1.1.0 File Services builds; apply it through VCF Operations. No workaround is listed.
- Read the VKS 3.8 add-ons notes before you upgrade cluster add-ons. Per the add-ons release notes, Istio 1.28.10 has to go to 1.30.4 before 1.31.0, Telegraf users with the deprecated Artifactory or GitHub webhook plugins (or a minimum TLS below 1.2) need 1.39.3+vmware.2, and Cluster Autoscaler 1.37.0 needs VKS 3.8.0 or later. Add-on compatibility follows each cluster's VKr version, not the Supervisor's VKS version.
- Security No new VMSA
- Releases & KBs vSAN 9.1.1.0200
- Terraform & Packer All quiet
- Next deadline 5 days
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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.
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