# Scott's Tech Blog > Technology blog for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), Microsoft, and Linux ## Posts - [Link VCF Orchestrator to VCF Automation](https://www.scottbell.me/link-vcf-orchestrator-to-vcf-automation/): You will be given certificate fingerprints to verify your joining the correct system. - [Enable VCF Automation](https://www.scottbell.me/enable-vcf-automation/): I changed only the VLAN type and set it to 90, the rest is defaults. - [Setup NSX Edge Nodes](https://www.scottbell.me/setup-nsx-edge-nodes/): Enter the password information for the accounts. Scroll down to add username and password for the audit account if you wish. - [Deploy VCF Orchestrator](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcf-orchestrator/): Select Local File, click upload files and navigate to the OVA. - [Setup VCF SSO for Operations for Networks](https://www.scottbell.me/setup-vcf-sso-for-operations-for-networks/) - [Deploy VCF Operations for Networks](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcf-operations-for-networks/): For the second portion, enter the VM names, their IPs, and the node sizes. - [Deploy VCF Operations for Logs](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcf-operations-for-logs/): Either generate or import a certificate. - [Configuring Identity Broker](https://www.scottbell.me/configuring-identity-broker/): On the left pane, select Fleet Management, then Identity & Access. - [Install Identity Broker](https://www.scottbell.me/install-identity-broker/): Select your version and Deployment type, as this is a homelab and not deployed for HA, mine will be Small. - [Configuring VCF 9 Operations: Certificates and Offline Depots](https://www.scottbell.me/configuring-vcf-9-operations-certificates-and-offline-depots/): 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. - [Deploy VCF 9 using VCF Installer](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcf-9-using-vcf-installer/): This portion assumes that you already have set up and linked your VCF installer with an offline\online depot. - [ESX 9 Install](https://www.scottbell.me/esx-9-install/): So we are going to start with installing ESX on the hosts. - [Clear\Delete VSAN Partitions](https://www.scottbell.me/cleardelete-vsan-partitions/): Greetings, today we are going to be deleting a VSAN Datastore. - [Deploy vCenter 7 (OVA)](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcenter-7-ova/): Greetings, so this article is for those in higher security environments where you might not be able to use the executable installer in the vCenter ISO. - [vCenter 8 Deployment: The OVA Method](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcenter-8-ova/): Greetings! This article is specifically for those working in higher-security environments where running the standard executable installer from the vCenter ISO may be restricted by policy. - [Deploy vCenter 7 (ISO)](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcenter-7-iso/): Greetings! Today we will be deploying vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 7. - [Deploy vCenter 8 (ISO-Executable)](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcenter-8-iso-executable/): Greetings! Today we will be deploying vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 8. - [Configure ESXi 8](https://www.scottbell.me/configure-esxi-8/): Greetings, today we will be configuring an ESXi 8 host after we installed it. - [Install ESXi 8](https://www.scottbell.me/install-esxi-8/): Greetings, today we will be installing ESXi 8 to a virtual machine. The steps are the same for the actual installation to hardware. - [Setup VCF Installer with Offline Depot](https://www.scottbell.me/setup-vcf-installer-with-offline-depot/): Once you have deployed the VCF Installer and deployed and set up the Offline Depot, the next steps will be to setup the VCF Installer to download the binaries from the Offline Depot. - [Deploy VCF Installer](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-vcf-installer/): So to start, the VCF Installer OVA will need to be downloaded, this will require a Broadcom account and the appropriate license entitlement. - [Deploying VCF Offline Depot using Photon OS](https://www.scottbell.me/deploying-vcf-offline-depot-using-photon-os/): This was done using Aaron Rombaut's and the Broadcom KB articles. - [Modify Default Policy for Automatic Certificate Request (Group Policy)](https://www.scottbell.me/modify-default-policy-for-automatic-certificate-request-group-policy/): Greetings, today we are going to modify the Default Policy Group Policy Object to set domain member computers to automatically request a machine certificate. - [Create Certificate Template for VMware Certificate Authority](https://www.scottbell.me/create-certificate-template-for-vmware-certificate-authority/): Greetings, this time we are going to be creating a Certificate Template for VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA). - [Update ESXi 7 using CLI](https://www.scottbell.me/update-esxi-7-using-cli/): Greetings, today we will be updating ESXi 7 to a newer version of 7 using command line and no vCenter. In this case 7.0.3d to 7.0.3w. - [Building an VCF Offline Depot in Windows using IIS](https://www.scottbell.me/building-an-vcf-offline-depot-in-windows-using-iis/): Greetings, today we are going to be setting up an Offline Depot using Windows and IIS. This is going to assume you have already deployed an Windows Server. - [Create Certificate Template for VMware Services](https://www.scottbell.me/create-certificate-template-for-vmware-services/): Greetings, this time we are going to be creating a Certificate Template for VMware services. - [Setting Up IIS SSL Certificate for CA Server for Homelab (CertSrv) (Part 2 of Setting up CA Server)](https://www.scottbell.me/setting-up-iis-ssl-certificate-for-ca-server-for-homelab-certsrv-part-2/): Login, click the Start Menu and type certlm.msc. You can also right-click start and select Run to do the same. - [Install an CA Server for Home Lab (Part 1)](https://www.scottbell.me/install-an-ca-server-for-home-lab-part-1/): Today we are going to be setting up a Certificate Server for the new domain in my home lab. - [Deploy Windows Server 2022 and Build Active Directory Part 2: Building Active Directory](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-windows-server-2022-and-build-active-directory-part-2/): Greetings, today in part 2 we will be building the Active Directory Domain using the new name for my lab which will be lab.scottbell.me. - [Deploy Windows Server 2022 and Build Active Directory Part 1: Building the Windows Servers](https://www.scottbell.me/deploy-windows-server-2022-and-build-active-directory-part-1/): This will be the start of a series of articles for the rebuild of my lab to properly document the build process. - [Misc Troubleshooting for VCF Deployment](https://www.scottbell.me/misc-troubleshooting-for-vcf-deployment/): To do a brownfield import of an existing set of vCenters. The vCenters need to be colocated with the hosts it manages. - [HomeLab Equipment](https://www.scottbell.me/homelab-equipment/): Greetings, I was recently asked about what equipment is in my lab and its capabilities. ## Pages - [All Posts](https://www.scottbell.me/all-posts/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.scottbell.me/privacy-policy/): Our website address is: https://www.scottbell.me. ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/www.scottbell.me/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)