Category: Cloud Foundation

Since VCF 9.1.0.x, a lot has changed in the platform — and one of the more noticeable shifts is how Log Management works. It is no longer a standalone virtual appliance you deploy and patch on its own. Instead, it now runs as a service inside the VCF Management Services Cluster, the same Kubernetes-based runtime that also hosts Fleet Management and the other core management […]

This guide walks through the process of resetting the admin@local password on the VMware VCF Installer Appliance (previously known as Cloud Builder) when both the admin and root passwords are unknown. This procedure has been tested on VCF 9.1 / ESX 9.1. Prerequisites Step 1 – Interrupt GRUB at Boot Step 2 – Modify Boot Parameters In the GRUB editor, locate the line starting with […]

Before starting your VCF deployment, you should prepare your ESX servers. One part of this preparation is the topic of certificates. You must regenerate the certificates for each ESX server before adding them to the VCF installer. If you do not regenerate the certificates, the above error will occur with an additional message: localhost.localdomain. This means that all of the ESX servers have the same […]