The Async Patch Tool is a command line utility that allows you to apply critical patches to VCF components NSX-T Manager, vCenter Server, and ESXi (Note:VxRail ESXi patching not supported). As this moves you out of the release versions, the tool also enables upgrades of an async patched system to a new version of VCF!
Continue reading Deploy Critical Patches for VCF with the Async Patch Tool – whilst maintaining upgradability!Securing a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environment can be a daunting task at times. There are several products that can be deployed, and each has specific things that need to be looked at. It’s especially important to think of VCF as a solution though, as actions that you may take on an individual product can impact the functionality of the solution as a whole. Today, however, this just got a bit easier…
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The expansion pack feature in VLC can be used for a few things;
1) Building nested hosts
2) Expanding your nested VCF implementation!
3) Testing the limits of your hardware <- You know you want to!
In this post we’re going to talk about Building Nested Hosts and I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out how to do the other two things on your own, or I’ll write a blog article on it! Make sure you follow the implementation guide for VLC with regards to PowerCLI and OVFtool versions and settings.
Continue reading VLC- Expansion Pack – VCF 3.9.1Hi all, I thought I share since I went through this yesterday on my HP DL360p G8 in the lab. It started out with the cheap-o USB stick I had installed ESXi on flaking out.. and for those that have had it happen it can be unnerving to say the least. I couldn’t power down VM’s, make changes to the config, etc… I knew what had likely happened and on a reboot.. well, it never came back.
