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Deploy VCF Operations for Logs

July 20, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VCF Logs, VCF Operations for Logs, VCF Ops for Logs, VMware, VMware VCF Logs | No Comments

Login to VCF Operations Select Fleet Management on the left, then Lifecycle and click Add for operations-logs Select your version and deployment type, select Next Either generate or import a certificate. I will be importing Select your certificate and then Next Choose your options from the drop downs and then click Next Provide the information […]

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Configuring Identity Broker

July 6, 2026 | VCF, VCF 9, VIDB, VMware, VMware IDB, VMware Identity Broker, VMware SSO | No Comments

Login to VCF Operations On the left pane, select Fleet Management, then Identity & Access. Review the information and pre-requisites and then if you agree, check the boxes and select Continue Do the drop down to select a VCF instance to configure for SSO I am pivoting over real quick to create a service account […]

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Install Identity Broker

June 22, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VIDB, VMware, VMware IDB, VMware Identity Broker | No Comments

Login to your VCF Ops webpage On the left pane, select Fleet Management, Lifecycle, then click on Add for identity broker Select your version and Deployment type, as this is a homelab and not deployed for HA, mine will be Small. Click Next Click on the + at the end of the certificate line to […]

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Configuring VCF 9 Operations: Certificates and Offline Depots

June 8, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VMware | No Comments

Struggling with ‘Untrusted Certificate’ warnings or trying to figure out how to point VCF 9 to your local binary repository? This step-by-step walkthrough covers the critical post-deployment setup for VCF Operations. Learn how to configure global and instance-specific depot settings and replace default self-signed certificates with trusted Microsoft CA certs to get your environment ready for workload deployment.

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Deploy VCF 9 using VCF Installer

May 25, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VCF Installer, VMware | No Comments

Pre-Reqs This portion assumes that you already have set up and linked your VCF installer with an offline\online depot. Deploy VCF installer Setup VCF Installer with Offline Depot Offline Depot/Binary Management for VCF Login to your VCF Installer When you login, make sure your Online\Offline Depot is still linked (shown by the Online Depot Connection […]

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