Product Releases
| Fleet LCM | 9.1.1.0100 | 09/21 | Download | Release Notes |
| SDDC LCM | 9.1.1.0100 | 09/21 | Download | Release Notes |
| VCF Automation | 9.1.1.0100 | 09/21 | Download | Release Notes |
| Migration Service Engine | 9.1.1.0100 | 09/21 | Download | Release Notes |
Product Lifecycles
Full Lifecycle Overview > support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productlifecycle
| Product | EOL |
|---|---|
| VMware Telco Cloud Automation 3.2 | 2026-09-30 |
| VMware Telco Cloud Automation 3.3 | 2026-09-30 |
| VMware Telco Cloud Automation 3.3.0.1 | 2026-09-30 |
| VMware Telco Cloud Platform Advanced 5.0.2 | 2026-09-30 |
| vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.5.0 + v1.34 | 2026-09-28 |
| vSphere Kubernetes Service 3.5.1 + v1.34 | 2026-09-28 |
KB Articles
Some new and updated KB articles
| Subject | ID |
|---|---|
| Unable to proceed with upgrade of NSX Manager because the start upgrade button is greyed out | 456492 |
| Troubleshooting ESXi Domain Join Failures due to Stale Kerberos Configuration (VMware ESXi) | 456462 |
| Error: „Backup workflow failed for component: ops-logs“ during upgrade process of Log management 9.1 | 456453 |
| NSX Manager VCF SSO Login Fails with Access Denied Error in VCF 9.1.1 | 456430 |
| „Unexpected error: I/0 error on GET.request – Temporary failure in name resolution“ error during upgrade pre-check in VCF 9.1 | 456417 |
| Change the IP Address of VCF Operations 9.1.x | 456388 |
| Certificate Alerts following upgrade to VCF 9.1.1 | 456305 |
| Troubleshooting Unexpected Virtual Machine Power-On Events – VMware vSphere | 456286 |
| In VCF 9.1, configuring the backup location via the Backup & Restore tab fails without any error due to permissions | 456277 |
| VCF CLI Plugins are not getting installed after updating Supervisor Kubernetes Service in VCF 9.1 | 456268 |
| Vulnerability Scanner Flags SSL Certificate as Untrusted or Self-Signed in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle | 456266 |
| Error: „Service or view is not available for selected object“ under Lifecycle Management after upgrading or importing vSphere 8.0 U3 | 456262 |
| Dropped frame(s) are detected in vSphere | 456260 |
| VCF 9.1.1 Deployment fails due to unsupported NIC Firmware | 456257 |
| High Network Latency and CPU Ready Time on Virtual Appliances with CPU Limits | 456240 |
| 8.0.3 host fails with a Purple Screen of Death (PSOD) Page Fault Exception 14 in the nenic driver -ESXi | 456199 |
| Discrepancy in MultipathPolicy output between vSphere UI and PowerCLI for NVMe over TCP devices – VMware vSphere ESXi | 456190 |
| NSX Host Validation Error 9544: Cannot update HostSwitch mode from STANDARD to ENS | 456181 |
| Costs not updating when importing cost driver configuration file in VCF Operations | 456153 |
| Faulty TEP alarm and IPv4 BFD tunnels from TEP are down in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 | 456147 |
| After upgrading an ESXi host from version 8.0 to 9.1.0.0, the host continues to display an Evaluation License in the vSphere Client instead of the expected VMware vSphere Foundation (cores) license. | 456081 |
| How to Disable Legacy CBC-Mode TLS Cipher Suites on VMware ESXi 8.x | 456064 |
| vSAN add-on license for VVF still shows under vCenter after changing to VCF license | 456061 |
| Configuring Enterprise Proxy for VCF Automation 9.x Appliance | 456055 |
| HCX IX Appliance Flapping and Thumbprint Exchange Failed Due To High Uplink Utilization – VMware HCX | 456042 |
| Cannot search groups in projects or when assigning ownership of a deployment in VCF Automation 9.0.x | 456034 |
| HCX Mobility Group Fails to Detect Newly Created Distributed Port Groups | 456033 |
| VCF Operations upgrade stalls at „Step 7 of 14 – Applying operating system update“ with tdnf Error 1037 – VCF Operations 9.1.1 | 456001 |
| HCX OSAM Sentinel Installer Does Not Support Ubuntu 22.10, 23.10, and 24.04 LTS – VMware HCX | 455978 |
| Registration process for private license file fails after evaluation license expired in VCF 9.1. | 455974 |
| Supervisor Authentication Group Claims Missing via VCF SSO in VCF-A 9.1 | 455962 |
| Licenses could not be assigned to vCenters due to Adapter Mismatch. | 455948 |
| License Server shows Secure Boot Warning „Virtual Machine UEFI Secure Boot Platform Key is out of date“ after updating to VCF 9.1.1 | 455905 |
| Price Calculation Fails for Catalog Items in VCF Automation | 455897 |
| vCenter Server is not listed under Manage > Licensing to assign license from VCF Operations | 455886 |
| VCF License fails on the workload domain vCenter after the upgrade from 9.0.2 to 9.1.0.0 with error „vCenter has been removed, but still uses license capacity from the license server“ | 455873 |
| Troubleshooting ESXi host ‚Install failed‘ state due to physical CPU contention in VMware NSX | 455827 |
| Exporting cost drivers neither triggers a file download nor displays error after upgrading to VCF Operations 9.1 from 8.18.x | 455826 |
| vCenter shows „Virtual Machine UEFI Secure Boot Platform Key is out of date.“ warning for the License Server. | 455825 |
| vMotion failing for large VMs with „failed to get DVS state in the restore phase“ error on VMs backed by NSX segments | 455824 |
| Error „LCMCOMMON80001 – unexpected status code: 405“ while attempting to expand the VA disk (/data) on Fleet Management Appliance | 455822 |
| Understanding Worker Node increasing in VCF Management Services Platform | 455806 |
VCF Feature Request
New VCF Feature Requests from last week
Feature Requests Are Back in the Newsletter!
Take a quick look at last week’s new feature requests – if anything fits
your use case, drop a vote on it. If a request is high-priority or
critical for you, reach out directly to your TAM to talk through it!
| Possibility to Enable SSH via API | VCF-I-4540 |
| Add a function in the Planning and Preparation Workbook to output the JSON that can be imported directly into the VCF installer | VCF-I-4541 |
| Expand the Memory Tiering Dashboard in VCF Operations to include degraded disk alerts | VCF-I-4542 |
| VCF Edge (Remote Cluster) and hosts with NTP/DNS different than management domain | VCF-I-4543 |
| Add option to inherit applied-to in DFW rules from source and destantion fields. | VCF-I-4544 |
| Support Multiple Egress IPs per vSphere Namespace for Distinct VKS Cluster Outbound Identification | VCF-I-4546 |
| Retain VCF Benchmark-based Compliance Check in VCF 9.x (Keep as Deprecated, Do Not Remove) | VCF-I-4547 |
| Support for Native vSphere Port Group Direct Link and T1 Service Interface in VCFA All-Apps | VCF-I-4549 |
| Root logon events not captured in traditional log files in Aria | VCF-I-4550 |
| VCF Installer – do not block progress on validation errors for building the json | VCF-I-4551 |
| Support for FQDN-based Firewall Rules and Tenant Self-Service Configuration in Cloud Director / VCF Automation | VCF-I-4552 |
| Fix ESXi boot delay | VCF-I-4553 |
| A failed ‚controlled test upgrade of the new VCFA Services Runtime Plattform‘ generates no logs | VCF-I-4554 |
| Backup Orchestrator workflows versions as well in the VCFA 9 backup through VMSP | VCF-I-4557 |
| model vSGA hardware-3D slot capacity as a resource so that DRS can make scheduling decisions keeping this into account | VCF-I-4558 |
| Tag Who Created A VM | VCF-I-4559 |
| Reintroduce Multi-Site Organization Association in VCF Automation or Enable Cross-Organization Project Sharing | VCF-I-4560 |
OnSite Events
Incl. VMUG User/cons
| Explore on Tour – Mumbai | September 29-30 | |
| 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 | |
| Local VMUG Events Overview | ||
TAM Lab | Podcast | Webinar | Blog Posts
Podcasts , Blogs and Webinars published last week
| NVMe Drive Selection for Memory Tiering Explained VCF Compute (vSphere) | Blogpost |
| Memory Tiering is one of those capabilities that changes how you think about infrastructure. It lets you extend system memory using fast NVMe SSDs, so you can run larger workloads and consolidate more virtual machines without constantly buying more DRAM. The value is real. | |
| Using VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) with a Kerberos-Authenticated HTTPS Proxy williamlam.com | Blogpost |
| While modern authentication protocols like OAuth 2.0 and mTLS are the de-facto standard these days, Kerberos-based (GSS-API/SPNEGO) authentication is still commonly used within many enterprise organizations. The challenge is that many modern applications and development frameworks do not natively… | |
| How to enable SSH on DSM Appliance when deployed via VCFA 9.1.1 cormachogan.com | Blogpost |
| In my initial post introducing VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.1.1 features, I mentioned that DSM can now be deployed directly from VCF Automation. As part of a concerted effort to make Data Services (and the VCF platform) highly secure, SSH access is not automatically enabled on the DSM 9.1.1… | |
| Accelerate Your Threat Defense with VMware vDefend 1-2-3 for ATP vDefend | Webinar |
| In this session, you will be introduced to VMware vDefend 1-2-3 for Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP), a powerful guided workflow that automates and accelerates Advanced Threat Prevention across private clouds. This workflow streamlines the implementation of IDPS, Network Traffic Analysis (NTA), [..] | |
| The Intelligent Control Plane: Trusted Orchestration of Agentic AI 2026 Automation Virtual Summit | Webinar |
| The 2026 Automation Virtual Summit: The Next Horizon brings together industry experts, customers, analysts, and automation leaders to explore how enterprises can securely operationalize AI through an Intelligent Control Plane. In just a few days, you’ll hear real-world customer stories, explore new research on automation governance, discover practical VCF and AI use cases, and gain insights into the future of trusted enterprise automation. | |
| Join us for a discussion on the latest security news as it pertains to VCF, including recent features and releases. VCF Security: News You Can Use | Webinar |
| Join us for a discussion on the latest security news as it pertains to VMware Cloud Foundation, including recent features and releases. We’ll also cover what’s new in the AI security landscape and address the questions and topics top of mind for the community. Speakers. | |
| VCF infrastructure communication paths (inofficial) Port Diagram | |
| A huge thank you to my TAM colleague Benedikt for this graphical overview Tool of the ports related to VCF. Independent private project. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or supported by Broadcom Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. Provided as-is, without warranty. | |
VMware Security Advisories History 2026
| VMSA ID | Products | Affected CVE |
| VMSA-2026-0007 | VMware WorkstationVMware Fusion | CVE-2026-59346, CVE-2026-59347 |
| VMSA-2026-0006 | VMware ESXVMware vCenterVMware WorkstationVMware Fusion | CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310,CVE-2026-47876, CVE-2026-41703,CVE-2026-41709 |
| VMSA-2026-0005 | AVI Load Balancer | CVE-2026-47865, CVE-2026-47866,CVE-2026-47867, CVE-2026-47868,CVE-2026-47869, CVE-2026-47870,CVE-2026-47871 |
| VMSA-2026-0004 | Aria / VCF Operations | CVE-2026-41722, CVE-2026-41723,CVE-2026-41724 |
| VMSA-2026-0003 | VMware Fusion | CVE-2026-41702 |
| VMSA-2026-0002 | VMware WorkstationVMware 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 |