Tag: VCF Operations

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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Licensing by Core: How to Count Cores and Avoid Over-Buying

VCF 9.1 and VVF are licensed per physical core with a 16-core minimum per CPU, and VCF includes 1 TiB of vSAN per core. This guide shows how to count cores with Broadcom's script, works through a hypothetical estate and lists the mistakes that lead to over-buying.

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Upgrading VCF 5.2 to VCF 9.1: Prerequisites, Upgrade Order and What Breaks

VCF 5.2.x can skip 9.0 and upgrade straight to VCF 9.1, but only in Broadcom's strict component order. This guide covers the supported paths, prerequisites, upgrade sequence, what breaks and a pre-upgrade checklist.

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What's New in VMware HCX 9.1: Enhanced Appliances, VCF Operations Lifecycle and PhotonOS Deprecation

HCX 9.1 rebuilds the IX and NE appliances on the NSX Edge stack, deprecates PhotonOS appliances ahead of VCF 10, moves HCX Manager lifecycle into VCF Operations and brings back WAN optimization. Here is what changed and how to prepare.

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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0: What's New and FAQ

VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 brings significant changes to private cloud infrastructure management. Learn about the new subscription-based licensing model, mandatory VCF Operations integration, improved VCF Installer, and how VCF Import lets you convert existing vSphere environments without downtime.