Category: VMware & Cloud
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How to Add ESXi Hosts to a Cluster in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 12)
Step-by-step how-to for adding ESX hosts to a VCF 9.1 cluster: commission the host in the vSphere Client, add it to the cluster, assign uplinks, and remediate the vLCM image.
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How to Protect Workloads with VMware Live Recovery in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 11)
Set up workload protection in VCF 9.1 with vSAN Protection and Recovery snapshots and VMware Live Site Recovery, from protection groups to a tested recovery plan.
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How to Restore VCF 9.1 Components from Backup (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 10)
Restore a lost SDDC Manager, vCenter Server or NSX Manager in VCF 9.1 from your file based backups, in the right order, with click level steps and verification.
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How to Back Up vCenter and NSX Manager in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 9)
Back up vCenter Server and NSX Manager in VCF 9.1. Schedule the vCenter file based backup in the appliance interface and confirm the SDDC Manager driven NSX Manager backup on your SFTP target.
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How to Configure SDDC Manager and Fleet Backups in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 8)
How to configure scheduled, encrypted file based backups for SDDC Manager and the VCF management services in VCF 9.1 using VCF Operations.
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How to Integrate Active Directory and Identity Providers in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 7)
A step by step guide to integrating Active Directory and identity providers in VCF 9.1 with the VCF Identity Broker, from provider setup through group provisioning to role assignment.
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How to Rotate Passwords and Manage Credentials in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 6)
Rotate passwords and manage credentials across a VCF 9.1 fleet. Use VCF Operations to update, remediate and apply password policies, and SDDC Manager to rotate and schedule.
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How to Rotate Certificates in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 5)
Step by step guide to rotating certificates in VCF 9.1 from VCF Operations Fleet Management, covering Microsoft CA and OpenSSL, CSR generation, replacement and automatic renewal.
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How to Set Up an Offline Depot for VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 4)
A step by step guide to building a VCF 9.1 offline depot, downloading binaries with the VCF Download Tool, and connecting the software depot in offline mode.
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How to Apply Async Patches and Hotfixes in VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Day-2 Operations Step by Step Guide, Part 3)
Apply Express Patches and hotfixes to a running VCF 9.1 fleet. Sync the software depot, download binaries, patch VCF Operations and core components, and use the Async Patch Tool for critical fixes.
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How to Convert Four Sites into Two VCF 9.1 Instances Under One Fleet (VCF 9.1 Deployment Step by Step Guide, Part 24)
A worked multi-site scenario: bring four vSphere 8 sites with NSX 4.2.x and Avi under one VCF 9.1 fleet as two instances, using the convert first approach, then upgrade with Lifecycle Manager.
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How to Convert an Existing vSphere 8 Environment to VCF 9.1 (VCF 9.1 Deployment Step by Step Guide, Part 22)
Bring an existing vSphere 8 estate under VCF 9.1 without a rebuild. Converge on your current 8.x versions, stand up VCF Operations early, then upgrade through Lifecycle Manager on your own schedule.
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About the Author
Dr Pranay Jha
Dr. Pranay Jha is a Cloud and AI Consultant with 18+ years of experience in hybrid cloud, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure transformation. He specializes in VMware technologies, multi-cloud strategy, and Generative AI solutions. He holds a PhD in Computer Applications with research focused on Cloud and AI, has published multiple research papers, and has been a VMware vExpert since 2016 and a VMUG Community Leader.
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