Product Lifecycle
| Product | Version | EOS |
|---|---|---|
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.0 | 14.03.26 |
| VMware Telco Cloud Automation | 3.1.1 | 16.04.26 |
| VMware Telco Cloud Automation | 3.1 | 16.04.26 |
| VMware Fusion (for Intel-based and Apple silicon Macs) | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Workstation Player | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Workstation Pro (For Windows) | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Workstation Pro for Linux | 25H2 | 01.06.26 |
| VMware Tools | 11.3.0 | 17.06.26 |
| VMware Tools | 11.3.5 | 17.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.0.0.1 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.1 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.1.0.1 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension | 3.1.0.2 | 27.06.26 |
| VMware Aria Automation Config | 8.17.0 | 30.06.26 |
VMware Security Advisories History 2026
| VMSA ID | Products | Affected CVE |
| VMSA-2026-0002 | VMware Workstation VMware Fusion | CVE-2026-22715 CVE-2026-22716 CVE-2026-22717 CVE-2026-22722 |
| VMSA-2026-0001 | Aria Operations | CVE-2026-22719 CVE-2026-22720 CVE-2026-22721 |
KB Articles
| HCX 9.0 Migrations do not progress: „Storage not accessible error observed“ | 432334 |
| Telegraf agent installation on Windows Platform fails with „Failed to download“ | 432309 |
| Hosts will not remediate updates, and VMs will not vmotion when putting a host in maintenance | 432301 |
| Virtual Machines experience network connectivity loss after vMotion | 432271 |
| VCFA Deployment attempts with a custom workflow to add attributes to vCenter VMs is failing after upgrading to VCF 9.0.2 | 432269 |
| VCF Download Tool binaries download fails with checksum mismatch and AVX-512 incompatibility | 432238 |
| Snapshot based incremental backup of Virtual Machine runs long behaving like a full backup. | 432226 |
| Unable to patch ESXi host in vSAN cluster due to unsupported NVMe Boot Controller as cache | 432207 |
| ESXi login fails when accessing the host through iDRAC virtual console | 432145 |
| Cannot Split / Merge license in the Business Services Console (vcf.broadcom.com) | 432084 |
| Error Messages in Diagnostics for VCF adapter logs | 432078 |
| Unextending an HCX network failed with the error: „Operation timedout in state WAIT_FOR_POWER_ON“ | 432077 |
| VMs intermittently loosing connection to ESXi host during VM configuration tasks | 432073 |
| VCF instance page not properly displayed in VCF Operations | 432028 |
| How to modify the DNS server settings for VCF Operations for Logs 9.0 | 432013 |
| ESXi host does not send SNMP traps for disk failures | 432011 |
| Vulnerability Impact of CVE-2025-66199 on NSX | 432001 |
| PSOD crash on ESXi Host – PANIC – qlnativefcDmaAlloc Corruption in dlmalloc – QLogic HBA Adapters | 431833 |
| Storage vMotion fails with error „Failed to copy one or more disks. Canceling Storage vMotion“ | 431786 |
| Cannot delete virtual machine (VM) folder due to active file lock from stale ESXi process. | 431782 |
| VMware Tools and Hardware Compatibility status shows „Unknown“ in the Updates tab for Windows 11 VMs on ESXi 8.0 U3 hosts. | 431775 |
| Online LVM Capacity Expansion on Running RHEL Virtual Machines | 431753 |
| All hosts are running at a reduced CPU clock speed of 28.6% | 431738 |
| VCF Business console shows Alert stating „Your subscription has expired, reducing the allocated capacity“ | 431719 |
| VM’s connected to a vSphere Standard Switch (VSS) lose network connectivity when they are moved to a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) | 431688 |
| RHEL 10 Virtual Machines in vSphere 8 requires to use RHEL 9 option during guest OS customization | 431621 |
| Fleet Management node disconnected in VCF Operations after upgrading to version 9.0.2 | 431560 |
| NSX installation failed on the newly commissioned hosts, stuck at 48% | 431552 |
| Remove license from VCF Business console fails with an error „Failed to dissociate license manager as consumed quantity is greater than 0“ | 431503 |
| Unable to delete the Certificate signing requests from VCF Operations | 431451 |
| After performing ESXi host upgrades using patch zip the host is missing custom VIBs. | 431425 |
OnSite Events
| VMUG Connect – Amsterdam | March 17-19 | |
| VMUG Connect – Minneapolis | April 07-09 | |
| VMUG Connect – Toronto | May 12-14 | |
| VMUG Connect – Dallas | June 09-11 | |
| Explore on Tour – Singapore | October 1 – 2 | |
| Explore on Tour – Frankfurt | October 13-14 | |
| Explore on Tour – Tokyo | October 20-21 | |
| VMUG Connect – Orlando | October 20-22 | |
| Explore on Tour – London | November 18-19 | |
| Explore on Tour – Washington D.C. | December 8 | |
| Explore Las Vegas 2026 (Save the date) | week of August 31 | |
| Local VMUG Events Overview | ||
Podcast | Webinar | Blog Posts
Blogpost
| Extreme Performance Series 2026: Advanced NVMe Memory Tiering in VCF 9.0 VCF Performance | Blogpost |
| The Extreme Performance Series is back for 2026! This video blog series covers the highlights of recent performance work on VMware technology. Todd Muirhead talks with Qasim Ali about recent performance testing with NVMe tiering on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 with many different workloads. Key insights and best practices are covered in addition to an in depth look at the performance testing results. | |
| Announcing the General Availability of Holodeck 9.0.2 VCF | Blogpost |
| We’re excited to announce the General Availability of Holodeck 9.0.2, the latest maintenance release that builds on the robust foundation established by Holodeck 9.0 and 9.0.1. This new release delivers enhanced capabilities, improved reliability, and expanded Day 2 operations for your nested VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments. We look forward to seeing how you leverage Holodeck 9.0.2.0 in your VCF journey. As always, we welcome your feedback and contributions to make Holodeck even better! | |
| Retrieving Passwords from VCF Operations Fleet Manager brockpeterson.com | Blogpost |
| What I’d like to discuss today is how to retrieve a password from VCF Operations Fleet Manager, there are two ways to do this: one via the UI and the other via the API. As you probably already know, you can enable the Fleet Manager UI by SSHing into the VM and running the following [..] | |
Webinar
| How to Converge a VMware vSphere Environment to VCF 9.0 VCF Webinar | WebinarOnDemand |
| Depending on your current environment, there are two paths for converging your VMware vSphere environment into VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Learn about each of these paths and the approach used by VCF Professional Services. Watch live demos of converting a vSphere environment into a new VCF fleet using the VCF Installer and importing a vSphere instance into an existing VCF fleet using VMware Cloud Foundation Operations. | |
| VMUG Member Voices Series – Certification Edition VMUG | Webinar03/11/26 |
| Join us for the next VMUG Member Voices: Certification Edition, featuring an interactive discussion with VMUG Vice President, Justin Sider. This informal, peer-driven conversation creates space to ask questions, share experiences, and gain practical insights from fellow VMUG members. Whether you are just getting started or preparing for your next exam, you’ll leave feeling more informed, supported, and confident in your certification path. | |