1-Liner using VCFDT 9.1.1 (supports --latest) flag to pull #VCF911 EP1 component patches
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=UPGRADE --patches-only --latest
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=UPGRADE --patches-only --latest
September 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
1-Liner using VCFDT 9.1.1 (supports --latest) flag to pull #VCF911 EP1 component patches
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=UPGRADE --patches-only --latest
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=UPGRADE --patches-only --latest
1-Liner using VCFDT 9.1.1 (supports --latest flag) to pull latest #VCF911 install binaries w/EPs
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=INSTALL --automated-install --latest
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=INSTALL --automated-install --latest
September 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
1-Liner using VCFDT 9.1.1 (supports --latest flag) to pull latest #VCF911 install binaries w/EPs
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=INSTALL --automated-install --latest
vcf-download-tool binaries list --depot-download-activation-code-file ~/vcf_activation_code.txt --sku=VCF --vcf-version=9.1.1.0 --type=INSTALL --automated-install --latest
[🆕] - 10 Exciting Enhancements in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1 williamlam.com/2026/09/10-e...
#VCF911
#VCF911
September 3, 2026 at 12:14 PM
[🆕] - 10 Exciting Enhancements in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1 williamlam.com/2026/09/10-e...
#VCF911
#VCF911
VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) ships with 3 x Model Engines: vLLM, LlamaCPP & Infinity
Just learned the default version of LlamaCPP is only for CPU-based models, doesn't include GPU accelerator. With that said, users can easily override engine w/server-cuda 👍
#VCF911
Just learned the default version of LlamaCPP is only for CPU-based models, doesn't include GPU accelerator. With that said, users can easily override engine w/server-cuda 👍
#VCF911
September 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) ships with 3 x Model Engines: vLLM, LlamaCPP & Infinity
Just learned the default version of LlamaCPP is only for CPU-based models, doesn't include GPU accelerator. With that said, users can easily override engine w/server-cuda 👍
#VCF911
Just learned the default version of LlamaCPP is only for CPU-based models, doesn't include GPU accelerator. With that said, users can easily override engine w/server-cuda 👍
#VCF911
[🆕] - Using VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) with a Kerberos-Authenticated HTTPS Proxy williamlam.com/2026/09/usin...
#VCF911
#VCF911
September 21, 2026 at 2:44 PM
[🆕] - Using VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) with a Kerberos-Authenticated HTTPS Proxy williamlam.com/2026/09/usin...
#VCF911
#VCF911
Just refreshed my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 in a Box Repo github.com/lamw/vcf-91-... with latest #VCF911 updates including:
💻 Automated ESX Kickstart Configs w/AMD Ryzen Tweaks
⚙️ VCF Deployment 1, 2 & 3 Host JSON samples (TEP & TEPLESS)
💰 Detailed BOM
💻 Automated ESX Kickstart Configs w/AMD Ryzen Tweaks
⚙️ VCF Deployment 1, 2 & 3 Host JSON samples (TEP & TEPLESS)
💰 Detailed BOM
September 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Just refreshed my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 in a Box Repo github.com/lamw/vcf-91-... with latest #VCF911 updates including:
💻 Automated ESX Kickstart Configs w/AMD Ryzen Tweaks
⚙️ VCF Deployment 1, 2 & 3 Host JSON samples (TEP & TEPLESS)
💰 Detailed BOM
💻 Automated ESX Kickstart Configs w/AMD Ryzen Tweaks
⚙️ VCF Deployment 1, 2 & 3 Host JSON samples (TEP & TEPLESS)
💰 Detailed BOM
[🆕] - Quick Tip - Automating vDefend Security Services Platform (SSP) 5.2.0 Installer OVA Deployment williamlam.com/2026/09/quic...
👆1st step in rolling out the latest vDefend SSP 5.2 in my #VCF911 lab! 😅
👆1st step in rolling out the latest vDefend SSP 5.2 in my #VCF911 lab! 😅
September 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
[🆕] - Quick Tip - Automating vDefend Security Services Platform (SSP) 5.2.0 Installer OVA Deployment williamlam.com/2026/09/quic...
👆1st step in rolling out the latest vDefend SSP 5.2 in my #VCF911 lab! 😅
👆1st step in rolling out the latest vDefend SSP 5.2 in my #VCF911 lab! 😅
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Setting up VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) using Artifact Mirroring Tool (AMT) for Air-Gapped Environments williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
#VCF911
#VCF911
September 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Setting up VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) using Artifact Mirroring Tool (AMT) for Air-Gapped Environments williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
#VCF911
#VCF911
Once VCF SSO is configured ✅
We can create new vCenter Linked Group in VCF Operations (Admin>Config>Linking) & select vCenter Server(s) you want to see & manage in the vSphere UI! 🙌 Definitely don't miss ELM
#VCF911
We can create new vCenter Linked Group in VCF Operations (Admin>Config>Linking) & select vCenter Server(s) you want to see & manage in the vSphere UI! 🙌 Definitely don't miss ELM
#VCF911
September 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Once VCF SSO is configured ✅
We can create new vCenter Linked Group in VCF Operations (Admin>Config>Linking) & select vCenter Server(s) you want to see & manage in the vSphere UI! 🙌 Definitely don't miss ELM
#VCF911
We can create new vCenter Linked Group in VCF Operations (Admin>Config>Linking) & select vCenter Server(s) you want to see & manage in the vSphere UI! 🙌 Definitely don't miss ELM
#VCF911
Time to update my #VCF911 lab env with the latest EP
After refreshing the metadata, you'll see an available update, select new Fleet LCM version and upgrade to begin!
After refreshing the metadata, you'll see an available update, select new Fleet LCM version and upgrade to begin!
September 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Time to update my #VCF911 lab env with the latest EP
After refreshing the metadata, you'll see an available update, select new Fleet LCM version and upgrade to begin!
After refreshing the metadata, you'll see an available update, select new Fleet LCM version and upgrade to begin!
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Simplified vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) using VLAN-Backed VPCs without NSX Tunnel Endpoints (TEPs) williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
☝️Its great to see core capabilities like VPC become even more accessible to env w/certain network constraints! 🙌
#VCF911
☝️Its great to see core capabilities like VPC become even more accessible to env w/certain network constraints! 🙌
#VCF911
September 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Simplified vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) using VLAN-Backed VPCs without NSX Tunnel Endpoints (TEPs) williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
☝️Its great to see core capabilities like VPC become even more accessible to env w/certain network constraints! 🙌
#VCF911
☝️Its great to see core capabilities like VPC become even more accessible to env w/certain network constraints! 🙌
#VCF911
❤️ Simplicity of VCF SSO ... just finished deploying a new Workload Domain, single check box & its now federated w/my configured External IdP👌
If you had MFA configured on your IdP, when you login to vCenter or NSX, you'll be prompted based on policy from your org!
#VCF911
If you had MFA configured on your IdP, when you login to vCenter or NSX, you'll be prompted based on policy from your org!
#VCF911
September 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
❤️ Simplicity of VCF SSO ... just finished deploying a new Workload Domain, single check box & its now federated w/my configured External IdP👌
If you had MFA configured on your IdP, when you login to vCenter or NSX, you'll be prompted based on policy from your org!
#VCF911
If you had MFA configured on your IdP, when you login to vCenter or NSX, you'll be prompted based on policy from your org!
#VCF911
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1: Adopting the Reduced VCF Management Services (VCFMS) Footprint After an Upgrade williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
🙌 Resource optimizations introduced 9.1.1 applies to both new deployment but also upgrades from 9.1.0!
#VCF911
🙌 Resource optimizations introduced 9.1.1 applies to both new deployment but also upgrades from 9.1.0!
#VCF911
September 3, 2026 at 12:09 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1: Adopting the Reduced VCF Management Services (VCFMS) Footprint After an Upgrade williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
🙌 Resource optimizations introduced 9.1.1 applies to both new deployment but also upgrades from 9.1.0!
#VCF911
🙌 Resource optimizations introduced 9.1.1 applies to both new deployment but also upgrades from 9.1.0!
#VCF911
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Enabling the the new AI Assistant for VCF in VCF Operations williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
☝️Lots of potential for Admin efficiency with bringing AI 🧠🤖 into VCF Operations, which has all your Infaa context! ✨
#VCF911
☝️Lots of potential for Admin efficiency with bringing AI 🧠🤖 into VCF Operations, which has all your Infaa context! ✨
#VCF911
September 8, 2026 at 1:21 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Enabling the the new AI Assistant for VCF in VCF Operations williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
☝️Lots of potential for Admin efficiency with bringing AI 🧠🤖 into VCF Operations, which has all your Infaa context! ✨
#VCF911
☝️Lots of potential for Admin efficiency with bringing AI 🧠🤖 into VCF Operations, which has all your Infaa context! ✨
#VCF911
🙌 Couple of nice post #VMwareExplore Announcements! 🥳
🔸VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1.1 is now GA techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
🔹vCloud Director 10.6.2 (adds support for VCF 9.1.1) techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
#VCF911
🔸VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1.1 is now GA techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
🔹vCloud Director 10.6.2 (adds support for VCF 9.1.1) techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
#VCF911
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.1.0 Release Notes
techdocs.broadcom.com
September 3, 2026 at 11:42 AM
🙌 Couple of nice post #VMwareExplore Announcements! 🥳
🔸VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1.1 is now GA techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
🔹vCloud Director 10.6.2 (adds support for VCF 9.1.1) techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
#VCF911
🔸VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1.1 is now GA techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
🔹vCloud Director 10.6.2 (adds support for VCF 9.1.1) techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware...
#VCF911
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Connecting Pi Coding Agent to VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
🙌 Have your own Agentic AI experience using AI models 🤖🧠 that you can run within your on-prem env!
#VCF911
🙌 Have your own Agentic AI experience using AI models 🤖🧠 that you can run within your on-prem env!
#VCF911
September 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Connecting Pi Coding Agent to VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
🙌 Have your own Agentic AI experience using AI models 🤖🧠 that you can run within your on-prem env!
#VCF911
🙌 Have your own Agentic AI experience using AI models 🤖🧠 that you can run within your on-prem env!
#VCF911
JFYI - For those playing with #VCF911 Private AI Services (PAIS) or just experimenting with running local LLM models, check out this neat little app that I recently came across huggingface.co/spaces/Local... which helps identify models that can run your desired HW (CPU/GPU/Mac) as input
September 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
JFYI - For those playing with #VCF911 Private AI Services (PAIS) or just experimenting with running local LLM models, check out this neat little app that I recently came across huggingface.co/spaces/Local... which helps identify models that can run your desired HW (CPU/GPU/Mac) as input
📣 KB 455842 knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art... is now LIVE which has the post-upgrade script for Adopting the Reduced VCF Management Services (VCFMS) Footprint after upgrading to #VCF911
williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
Reducing footprint of VCF management services cluster that is only hosting Day 0 component
Reducing footprint of VCF management services cluster that is only hosting Day 0 component
knowledge.broadcom.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
📣 KB 455842 knowledge.broadcom.com/external/art... is now LIVE which has the post-upgrade script for Adopting the Reduced VCF Management Services (VCFMS) Footprint after upgrading to #VCF911
williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Using VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) Models with AI Assistant for VCF williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
☝️Supports both ☁️ Cloud & 🏢 Local AI Models 👌
#VCF911
☝️Supports both ☁️ Cloud & 🏢 Local AI Models 👌
#VCF911
September 11, 2026 at 1:27 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Using VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) Models with AI Assistant for VCF williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
☝️Supports both ☁️ Cloud & 🏢 Local AI Models 👌
#VCF911
☝️Supports both ☁️ Cloud & 🏢 Local AI Models 👌
#VCF911
JFYI: I don't have fancy HCL HW I'm using to play with latest #VCF911 capabilities ... I heavily depend on NVMe Tiering (1:2 ratio) & flexibility of VCF to allow me to deploy & use
vSAN ✅
NSX VPC ✅
VKS ✅
Private AI ✅
& much more! 🙌
See Explore Breakout #CLOB1613LV tips
vSAN ✅
NSX VPC ✅
VKS ✅
Private AI ✅
& much more! 🙌
See Explore Breakout #CLOB1613LV tips
September 11, 2026 at 1:43 PM
JFYI: I don't have fancy HCL HW I'm using to play with latest #VCF911 capabilities ... I heavily depend on NVMe Tiering (1:2 ratio) & flexibility of VCF to allow me to deploy & use
vSAN ✅
NSX VPC ✅
VKS ✅
Private AI ✅
& much more! 🙌
See Explore Breakout #CLOB1613LV tips
vSAN ✅
NSX VPC ✅
VKS ✅
Private AI ✅
& much more! 🙌
See Explore Breakout #CLOB1613LV tips
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Deploying Your Own AI Models with VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) 3.0 williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
#VCF911
#VCF911
September 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Deploying Your Own AI Models with VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) 3.0 williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
#VCF911
#VCF911
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Reducing CPU Utilization on AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5 by Masking the RDSEED Instruction williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
#VCF911
#VCF911
VCF 9.1.1 - Reducing CPU Utilization on AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5 by Masking the RDSEED Instruction
While I am a huge fan of the recent AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5-based consumer platforms, including the versatile Minisforum MS-A2, it is well known at this point that these processors can exhibit slower e…
williamlam.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Reducing CPU Utilization on AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5 by Masking the RDSEED Instruction williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-...
#VCF911
#VCF911