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October 26, 2026 | Homelab, VMware, VMware AVI | No Comments
Login to vCenter Right-Click the cluster and choose Deploy OVF Template Choose Local File and click Upload Files Choose the file and select Open Select Next Enter a name, select the VM folder placement and then click Next Select the Cluster your deploying to and click Next Review the details of what will be deployed […]
October 12, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VCF Orchestrator, VCFA 9, VMware, VMware Automation 9 | No Comments
This is based off the following KB:https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-9-0-and-later/9-0/configuration-of-vmware-cloud-foundation-operations-orchestrator/types-of-orchestrator-instances/integrate-vcf-operations-orchestrator-with-vcf-automation-with-all-apps.html SSH into Your Orchestrator appliance Enter the following command to join Orchestrator to your Organization You will be given certificate fingerprints to verify your joining the correct system. If they are correct, type Y to confirm and continue and then enter the password for the account used to […]
September 28, 2026 | Homelab, NSX, NSX Edge Nodes, VCF, VCF 9, VCFA 9, VMware, VMware Automation 9 | No Comments
Login to VCF Automation When you login you will get this page to setup Supervisor for the modern tenancy-based capabilities in VCF Automation This is a list of the steps that need to be completed to have a fully enabled Automation platform Enable vSphere Supervisor Login to vSphere Select Networking (the globe) then right-click your […]
September 14, 2026 | Homelab, NSX, NSX Edge Nodes, VCF, VCF 9, VMware | No Comments
Login to NSX Go to the System tab Click on Fabric, Nodes, and then Add Edge Node Enter your information and select Next Enter the password information for the accounts. Scroll down to add username and password for the audit account if you wish. Click Next Use the drop downs to select the Computer Manager, […]
August 17, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VCF Ops for Networks, VMware, VMware SSO | No Comments
Login to Ops for Networks On the left, select Settings and then Identity and Access Management Select VCF SSO and then Configure Now it’s time to go login to VCF Ops to setup the IDB for this Login to VCF Operations Navigate to Fleet Management, Identity & Access, VCF Other Components, and then click Add […]
August 3, 2026 | Homelab, VCF, VCF 9, VCF Ops for Networks, VMware, VRNI | No Comments
Login to VCF Operations Navigate to Fleet Management, Lifecycle, and then select Add for Operations-networks Choose your version and deployment type, click Next Choose to generate or import a certificate, I will be importing Select Next Select where the VM is going to be placed and then click Next Provide Domain, DNS, NTP and Gateway […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.