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Introduction Securing your virtualization environment is more critical than ever, especially as organizations increasingly rely on VMware vSphere and ESXi for core workloads. With VMware ESXi 8, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) has evolved to provide administrators with a powerful and…
In the last post in this series, we deployed the VMware Cloud Foundation 9 Installer & configured the offline depot. We can now proceed with the VCF 9 Deployment Wizard. Part 1 – Physical ESXi Host ConfigurationPart 2 – Deploying…
In the previous part of this VCF series, we ran through some basic prerequisites and deployed the embedded ESXi hostsThis is a multi-part post. You can find the index of all the posts here: Part 1 – Physical ESXi Host…
VCF 9 was announced in 2024 and became GA on 17th June 2025. Since then, the VMUG Advantage team has collaborated with Broadcom to offer complimentary VCF9 licenses to their members who pass the VCF Architect VCP exam. Most of us do not have large…
In the fast-paced world of virtualization, staying ahead of security threats is key. Recent discoveries in VMware products have highlighted some serious issues that could put your infrastructure at risk. These vulnerabilities, known as CVE-2025-41236 through CVE-2025-41239, affect popular tools…
VMware vSphere 9.0 brings robust features for virtualization. Yet achieving top performance requires smart tweaks across hardware, hypervisor settings, and virtual machine configurations. Drawing from official guidance, this post highlights ten key practices to optimize your environment. These tips help…
Last year, VMware / Broadcom made VMware Workstation Pro free for all, including commercial and personal use. However, it’s always been a bit difficult to find the download links to install it. First, you don’t need any VMware or Broadcom subscriptions or…
When customers deploy their services in a Cloud Datacenter powered by VMware Cloud Director , they often want to use their own virtual firewall appliance, rather than using the Edge and Distributed firewall built into the NSX infrastructure. Many administrators prefer to…
Introducing VMware vSphere 7 VMware vSphere 7 is the latest version of VMware’s powerful virtualization platform, designed to create, manage, and run modern cloud and data center environments. This release brings a major transformation to virtualization infrastructure with major changes and support…
You can use Windows Admin Center to migrate VMware virtual machines from vCenter to Hyper-V with the VM Conversion extension. This lightweight tool enables online replication with minimal downtime for both Windows and Linux virtual machines. The conversion tool is…
