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Topic: vcf-9-1

All articles tagged “vcf-9-1”.

20 articles

2026

  1. 9 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: Integrate Active Directory and a CMDB with Event Broker

    Design three idempotent Event Broker subscriptions to synchronize AD computer accounts and CMDB CIs without blocking VM provisioning.

  2. 6 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: Manage a CMDB CI as a Custom Resource

    Model a CMDB CI with Create, Read, Destroy, on-demand reconciliation, and a controlled cutover from the temporary Event Broker subscription.

  3. 6 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: Govern Day-2 Actions

    Govern Day-2 actions by role, avoid Blueprint drift, and add an Orchestrator action to resynchronize the CMDB.

  4. 7 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: Prepare the WebShop Lab Foundation

    Prepare the organization, project, namespace, VPC, classes, image, and storage required by your first All Apps IaaS Blueprint.

  5. 6 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: Deploy Your First VM with a Blueprint

    Build a formatVersion 2 Blueprint that targets an existing namespace and deploys a Linux VM through VM Service in VCF Automation 9.1.

  6. 6 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: Test and Operate the IaaS Service

    Turn WebShop into a repeatable acceptance test covering provisioning, networking, integrations, Day-2, failure, rollback, and cleanup.

  7. 9 min read

    VCF Automation 9.1 All Apps: End-to-End Networking, IPAM, and cloud-init

    Attach the WebShop VM to a governed subnet, prove IP allocation and release, then use cloud-init to expose an observable /healthz endpoint.

  8. 8 min read

    App Stack Formation: Capture the WebShop Namespace Without Capturing Its Flaws

    Validate the Namespace, VM Group, and Content Library before performing a controlled, traceable App Stack capture.

  9. 6 min read

    From Captured Namespace to Catalog Product: Customize and Version the App Stack

    Test the clone, externalize identities and data, then promote a versioned App Stack into the catalog.

  10. 8 min read

    After the Upgrade: What the VM Apps Organization Really Preserves

    Establish a post-upgrade baseline, validate identity, Orchestrator, and Day-2, then separate upgrade debt from migration debt.

  11. 9 min read

    Inventorying the Legacy Estate: Decide What to Migrate, Retain, or Retire

    Map services and dependencies, apply eligibility gates, and build verifiable migration waves.

  12. 8 min read

    Migrating WebShop Without a Big Bang: Blue-Green Cutover, Data, and Rollback

    Prepare parity, data, DNS/LB cutover, and the reverse path to migrate WebShop without an irreversible move.

  13. 8 min read

    Cloud Templates, Custom Forms, and Extensibility: Rebuilding the All Apps Service

    Rewrite the service contract and reconnect forms, workflows, events, policies, and custom resources.

  14. 9 min read

    Mixed Tenancy 9.1: Designing the Bridge Between VM Apps and All Apps

    Compare shared-cluster, separate-cluster, and dedicated-infrastructure designs for controlled transitional coexistence.

  15. 8 min read

    Finishing the Migration: Identity, Operations, Audit, and VM Apps Retirement

    Migrate identity and operations, drain the legacy estate, and prove that no unaccepted dependency remains before deletion.

  16. 8 min read

    VM Apps to All Apps: The Decision Framework Before Migration

    Compare topologies, application strategies, artifact portability, and rollback constraints before choosing a migration path.

  17. 8 min read

    VCF 9.1: security & resilience — live patching and anti-ransomware

    Live Patching for ESX with no maintenance window, continuous compliance, and on-prem anti-ransomware recovery. What changes for your recovery plan.

  18. 7 min read

    VCF 9.1: Kubernetes & self-service, the platform takes over

    VKS linked clones, 500 clusters per Supervisor, simplified Container-as-a-Service and Tech Preview object storage: how VCF 9.1 closes the self-service gap.

  19. 9 min read

    VCF 9.1 — Networking & scale: EVPN, VPC L4 and observability

    EVPN-VXLAN with the physical fabric, L4 Load Balancer and IPSec VPN on VPC, SDDC Manager sync, bare-metal edge import, multi-NIC VKS and network observability.

  20. 9 min read

    VCF 9.1: the infrastructure efficiency that justifies -40% TCO

    NVMe memory tiering, global vSAN dedup, vSphere ZTP, 5000-host scale: what actually changes in VCF 9.1 on the infrastructure cost side, decoded for architects.