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Authentication failed for User VCFUI during VCF upgrade

During a recent VCF upgrade from version 4.5 to 4.5.1, I was faced with the following error: 'Session middleware wrapper failed to initial and all retry attempts. Cannot continue. Throwing error from session middleware - password authentication failed for user "vcfui"' I found the instructions in https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/77551 resolved the issue and I was able to continue with my VCF upgrade! As always, thanks for reading!

Thursday, August 3, 2023 | 1 minute Read
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VCF - I've Deployed it, What's Next? - London VMUG 2023

I was recently lucky enough to have the opportunity to present a session at the London VMUG #LonVMUG with friend and colleague, James T. The session was based on bringing awareness around some of the tools available to help you manage your VCF platform and considerations that should be kept in mind. The slides are available here on my GitHub. There are useful QR codes throughout the deck for you to be able to do further reading.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | 1 minute Read
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vSphere 7 / VCF4.0 HOLs now available

Want to get hands on with vSphere 7 and VMware Cloud Foundation 4.0 (VCF4) but don’t have a either access to it or a HomeLab to install it? VMware have announced the availability of both HOLs! Check out the link below to find out more and the links to these labs. https://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2020/06/announcing-the-vsphere-7-hands-on-labs.html? These are a great way to gain experience with VMware products. Check it out!

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 1 minute Read
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VCF with Terraform - Bring Up

***Terraform Deck front slide Recently my colleague and friend, James and I had the opportunity to present at VMware Explore Las Vegas & Barcelona 2024 on VCF and the VCF Terraform provider and how it can simplify the bring up operation and other important post bring up activities. Over the course of the next few blog post I will dive into each topic we covered during the session and explain the code in more depth.

Monday, January 1, 1 | 14 minutes Read