Before you start. This series assumes a working VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 fleet. If you have not built one yet, follow the VCF 9.1 Deployment complete guide first, then return here for the operational tasks that keep the fleet patched, backed up, and healthy.
A step by step guide to running VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 after it is built. It covers the routine operations every fleet needs, meaning upgrades, patching, certificate and password rotation, backup and restore, and the scale, health and security tasks you handle over the life of the environment. Each task marks whether it is a routine operation, an optional capability, or a scenario you run only when it applies. New parts publish regularly. Start at Part 1, or jump to the task you need.
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Phase 1 · Lifecycle and patching
Phase 2 · Certificates and identity
- 05Rotate certificates
- 06Rotate passwords and manage credentials
- 07Integrate Active Directory and identity providers
Phase 3 · Backup and recovery
- 08Configure SDDC Manager and fleet backups
- 09Back up vCenter and NSX Manager
- 10Restore VCF components from backup
- 11Protect workloads with VMware Live Recovery
Phase 4 · Scale and capacity
- 12Add ESXi hosts to a cluster
- 13Add a cluster to a workload domain
- 14Decommission a cluster or workload domain
- 15Expand vSAN storage and use vSAN ESA
- 16Add external storage to a workload domain
- 17Replace a failed ESXi host
Phase 5 · Health and security
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