Navigating Your Path to VCF 9: A Unified Journey for Every Environment The vision for a truly unified private cloud is finally here with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. But if you are looking at your current data center footprint, you might be asking yourself a very practical question: How do we get there from here? Every organization's infrastructure is unique. Your starting point might be a traditional, rock-solid vSphere  environment that you've relied on for years. Perha

VMware Aria Automation 8.x deployment topology VMware Aria Automation can be set up using either a simple deployment model or a clustered deployment model. Simple Deployment This model consists of a single VMware Aria Automation node. No load balancer is used in this setup. The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of VMware Aria Automation directs to the IP address of the node. Clustered Deployment A clustered setup consists of three VMware Aria Automation nodes situated behind

Introduction VCF Operations for Networks  brings intelligent automation and oversight to your software-defined networking and security. It empowers you to build an optimized, highly available, and deeply secure infrastructure across any multi-cloud environment. By bridging the gap between virtual and physical networks, it delivers end-to-end visibility, allowing you to accelerate micro-segmentation planning and gain the exact operational insights needed to confidently manage

Overview Applying VCF Operations fleet management appliance 9.0.1.0 patch on top of version 9.0.0.0 is pretty straight forward. This does not need a reboot of the appliance , as it just triggers a service restart. What we noticed was this VCF Operations fleet management appliance was rebooted for some weird reason we did see 2 issues happening Postgres Service fails to start Certificate of VCF Operations fleet management is regenerated If this appliance isn't restarted, you w

Environment/Setup VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0.0.0 with all of the management components deployed.   Background This document outlines the steps a customer must follow to upgrade from VCF 9.0 to VCF 9.0.1 for management components , eventually followed by the core components. It assists in implementing the newly released maintenance update on the VCF 9.0 GA release. Depot & Binary Management  Online Depot If customer is using an online depot, then they would get a message stat

Introduction Introducing a mind map for a customer topology with vSphere and VMware Aria Operations, illustrating their path to VMware Cloud Foundation 9. This blog details the journey step by step, guiding them through component deployments and upgrades, ultimately completing their VMware Cloud Foundation 9 journey. Customer Topology vSphere 8.x with several vCenter Servers, with one vCenter hosting VMware Aria Operations 8.x VMware Aria Operations 8.x There's no NSX deploye

In today's fast-paced IT landscape, automation has become a critical component for streamlining operations and enhancing efficiency. One of the most powerful products available for Private Cloud is VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) , which a cohesive infrastructure solution. This blog delves into the intricacies of VCF Automation installation, providing a comprehensive guide for IT professionals looking to simplify their deployment processes. We will explore the prerequisites,

Presenting mind map of VMware Aria Automation 8.18 to VCF Automation 9.0

Background We are accustomed to downloading the binaries and copying them into VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle, followed by binary mapping, allowing us to use these binaries for installing, upgrading, or patching the VMware Aria Products in version 8.x. In VCF 9.0, there have been changes. VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is no longer included in VCF 9.0. Instead, the responsibility for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle now falls under the VCF Operations fleet management appliance, also kno

Login into VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Go to Lifecycle Operations and Settings Click on System Upgrade Select "Check Online" and then...

This option is only available in a non-VCF aware VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Good News The online upgrade of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle...

Goal Upgrade an existing VMware Aria Automation 8.xx.xx to 8.17.0 Pre-Requisites VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16.0 Product Support Pack...

Download VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle Login into Broadcom Support Portal Once you have logged in, select VMware Cloud Foundation Go to MY...

There's no need to panic when you see this precheck failure VMware Aria Automation needs extra bit of memory compared to previous...

There's always an ask to me on what versions are supported with a specific product support pack. That's the reason i've written this blog...

Deploying VMware Aria Operations for Networks through VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle is easy VMware Aria provides the IT Managers or Cloud...

The initial release of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.16.0 took place on February 20, 2024. However, it rolled back, along with other...

What's this about? CVE-2023-34063 details a missing access control vulnerability that impacts Aria Automation VMware's response to this...

The product team for VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle has issued a new update, known as "VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.12 Patch 2," addressing...

VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle 8.14 Product Support Pack 2 or PSPACK2 as we call it offers support for VMware Aria Operations 8.14.1 and...