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Array-Based vs Host-Based Replication for VCF 9 Disaster Recovery (VMware Live Recovery for VCF 9, Part 5)
Array-based replication copies the volume in your storage array. Host-based Enhanced vSphere Replication copies each VM in the hypervisor. Here is which to use for VCF 9 disaster recovery, where each wins, and the numbers that decide it.
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Set Up vSphere Replication in VCF 9 Without Wrecking Your RPO (VMware Live Recovery for VCF 9, Part 4)
vSphere Replication is host-based, storage-independent, and now host-to-host in VCF 9. Here is how it really moves data, why your RPO slips, and how to size the pipe.
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The VMware Live Recovery Family for VCF 9 Disaster Recovery (VMware Live Recovery for VCF 9, Part 3)
VMware Live Recovery is one subscription over two very different engines. Here is how Live Site Recovery, Live Cyber Recovery and vSphere Replication fit together in VCF 9, and which one to reach for.
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How Do RPO and RTO Drive Your VCF 9 Disaster Recovery Design? (VMware Live Recovery for VCF 9, Part 2)
RPO and RTO are the two numbers that drive every VCF 9 disaster recovery decision. How to set them, tier them, and turn them into replication and recovery plan design.
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Disaster Recovery vs Backup in VMware Cloud Foundation 9 (VMware Live Recovery for VCF 9, Part 1)
Backup keeps the data, disaster recovery keeps the service level. What VCF 9 changes for DR, how RPO and RTO drive the design, and a worked bandwidth example.
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An Operations Maturity Model for VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 18)
The four levels of operations maturity for VCF Operations, how to measure where you are, and why you climb in order rather than buying your way to the top.
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Operations Anti-Patterns in VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 17)
The self-inflicted wounds that turn VCF Operations into noise: forward-everything, policy sprawl, defaults as truth, and the cheap fixes for each.
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Build a Day-2 Operations Runbook for VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 16)
A daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly runbook for VCF Operations, tied to real thresholds like the 90 percent disk health check and verified SFTP backups.
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Multi-Cluster and Multi-Site Operations at Scale in VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 15)
Running VCF Operations across many clusters and sites: cloud proxies, collector groups for high availability, sharding the load, and sizing the analytics tier.
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Automate Remediation From Alerts in VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 14)
How to close the loop from alert to action in VCF Operations with orchestrator actions and workflows, what to automate, and the guardrails that keep it safe.
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When Do You Need a Super Metric in VCF Operations? (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 13)
When a super metric earns its place in VCF Operations, how looping functions and dynamic custom groups build self-maintaining rollups, and what they cost.
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Build Custom Dashboards, Views and Reports in VCF Operations (VCF 9 Operations Series, Part 12)
How to build custom dashboards, views and reports in VCF Operations that people actually open, and how to prune the ones they do not.
Architect’s Toolkit
PJ’s Tools
VMware Cloud Foundation
- VCF Documentation
- VCF 9 Planning & Preparation Workbook
- VCF Bill of Materials (BoM)
- VMware Compatibility Guide
- VMware Interoperability Matrix
- VMware Configuration Maximums
- VMware Ports & Protocols
- VMware Hands-on Labs
- RVTools Download
Nutanix
AI & Cloud-Native Platform
- NVIDIA Build (Model Catalog)
- NVIDIA AI Enterprise Reference Architecture
- NVIDIA NIM Performance Benchmarking
- NVIDIA NGC Catalog
- NeMo Microservices Helm Chart
- Helm Charts Repository
- Hugging Face Models
Architecture & Design
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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