Product Releases
| VCF Installer | 9.0.2.0 | 01/20 | Download | Release Notes |
| VMware ESXi | 9.0.2.0 | 01/20 | Download | Release Notes |
| VMware vCenter | 9.0.2.0 | 01/20 | Download | Release Notes |
| VMware NSX | 9.0.2.0 | 01/20 | Download | Release Notes |
| VCF Operations | 9.0.2.0 | 01/20 | Download | Release Notes |
| vSphere Supervisor | 9.0.2.0 | 01/20 | Release Notes | |
| VCF Operations Hardware vCommunity * | 2.1.0 | 02/03 | Download | Release Notes |
| * FYI: vCommunity != Support | ||||
KB-Articles
| Subject | ID |
|---|---|
| NSX Manager support bundle creation process hangs, stuck at „In Progress“ status at 0% | 427836 |
| Replace host certificate API returns 404 error: The requested URI could not be found. | 427750 |
| CVE-2026-24061 impact on vSphere | 427749 |
| How vSphere HA respects affinity rules without DRS | 427723 |
| Slow Cross vCenter vMotion migration speeds on vSphere 8.x | 427695 |
| Unable to start „Migration Planning Service“ on HCX Manager via the management interface due to dependent services | 427545 |
| Unexpected or extraneous IP address usage by virtual machines (VMs) | 427501 |
| VMs are down on host that is unresponsive | 427482 |
| vpxd crashes frequently as DRS could not place vCLS VMs on hosts | 427480 |
| Jumbo frames observed on physical switch ports despite 1500 MTU configuration in ESXi | 427476 |
| NSX is showing vulnerable to CVE-2016-9843 | 427431 |
| NSX is showing vulnerable to CVE-2025-13836 | 427430 |
| VMs lose network connection after migrate manually | 427397 |
| All Virtual Machines Network Connectivity Lost post NSX Upgrade | 427371 |
| Commands from ssh session on ESXi host failed with No space left on device error | 427365 |
| After deleting SSO integration in VCF Operations 9.x , unable to login using SSO | 427277 |
| Best Practices for Migrating ESXi Hosts Between vSS and vDS in Production | 427273 |
| ESXi hosts show in vCenter inventory, but don’t show up in VCF Operations UI. | 427267 |
| Configuration of Offline Depot Repository URL with Non-Standard Path in VCF Operations Fleet Management | 427227 |
| Installation of VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle fails with „Error occurred during updating VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle password“ due to stale ARP cache | 427215 |
| Running a precheck on upgrading the VCF Management environment fails | 427172 |
| Industrial vSwitch not working post upgrade VCF to 9.0.1 | 427072 |
| iPerf not working between the ESXi Hosts on a vMotion TCP/IP Stack : „iperf3: error – unable to start listener for connections: Cannot assign requested address. | 427059 |
| Hardware Compatibility check results for ESXi 9..0.X gives the following message „Host model is not supported by any version of ESXi“ model HPE ProLiant Compute DL360 Gen12 | 427039 |
| Intermittent Issue Updating “Purchase Date” for Server Hardware Cost Driver in VCF Operations | 427026 |
| Virtual Machines experience a loss of network connectivity to specific destinations following a vMotion event. | 427017 |
| HCX Download plug-in Error downloading plug-in. URL is unreachable. No route to host (Host unreachable) | 426998 |
| MTU mismatch alert on One-Arm Load Balancer attached to segment VLAN | 426974 |
| Unable to install VCF Operations 9.0 due to expired vCenter License. | 426932 |
| No impact to HCX from the vulnerability identified in CVE-2025-22225 and CVE-2025-22226 | 426724 |
| Unable to upgrade Aria Operations 8.18.5 to VCF Operations 9.0 or 9.0.1 from Aria Suite Lifecycle Manager | 426713 |
| Datastore doesn’t show up in Vertical Scale-Up Wizard | 426631 |
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 | |
| VMUG Connect – Orlando | October 20-22 | |
| Explore Las Vegas 2026 (Save the date) | week of August 31 | |
| Local VMUG Events Overview | ||
TAM Lab | Podcast | Webinar | Blog Posts
Podcasts , Blogs and Webinars published last week
| Decoding Platform Engineering’s Rise: 2025 Industry Report and Key Insights VMware Cloud Foundation | Webinar 02/18/26 |
| Join Sam Barlien, Head of Ecosystem at PlatformEngineering.org, as he unveils exclusive findings from the 2025 State of Platform Engineering report, sponsored by Broadcom. In this 45-minute session, discover: Salary trends, organizational maturity models, and best practices from leading platform teamsWhy „shifting down“ is replacing „shifting left“ and what it means for your organizationHow platform engineering is industrializing the software delivery lifecycle in the AI-native eraWhat top-performing platform teams are doing differently in 2026 | |
| Architect’s Edge Live: Modern Containers — Real Workloads. Real Numbers. VKS vs OpenShift — Beyond the Myths VMware Cloud Foundation | Webinar 02/26/26 |
| In this Architect’s Edge Live session, we’re going beyond the myths with real workload data and real infrastructure outcomes. Join Christopher Kusek, Bryan Sullins, and Christopher Catano for a performance deep dive that anchors on a recent Principled Technologies study comparing VKS on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) against OpenShift (including bare metal and on-VCF scenarios). | |
| Kubernetes Level Up Program VMUG | Webinar 02/26/26 |
| Join the „Kubernetes Level Up Program“ on Feb 26, 2026, to get up to speed on the latest Platform Engineering and K8s trends. Broadcom experts will guide you through using Kubernetes in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and managing the vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) effectively. This event is ideal for Cloud Admins looking to start their journey or deepen their Private Cloud skills. Webinar SpeakerJohn Andrechak (Technical Marketing Manager, VKS)[Broadcom]Katarina Brookfield (Product Marketing Engineer) Pankaj Gupta (Sr. Director of Private Cloud Solutions) [Broadcom] | |
| Advanced Memory Tiering with VMware Cloud Foundation 9 VMware Cloud Foundation | Youtube |
| Manufacturers have shifted production toward high-bandwidth memory, effectively drying up the supply of traditional enterprise DRAM. The result is a „memory wall“—processors are sitting idle, waiting for data. Lead times are stretching into 2026, and prices are surging. In this market, the smartest move isn’t trying to find more DRAM. It’s making the DRAM you already have work harder. We’ve introduced Advanced Memory Tiering in VCF 9 to change the math on your TCO. | |
| You Cannot Protect What You Cannot See: Turning East–West Traffic into a Ransomware Kill Zone VMware vDefend | Youtube |
| You cannot protect what you cannot see – and today’s attackers exploit exactly that by hiding in east–west traffic, using your own data centre as their preferred terrain. This session explores how VMware vDefend Firewall and Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) transform the flat, implicit-trust interior of the data centre into a hardened ransomware kill zone, denying lateral movement before damage is done. We examine real-world enterprise tactics for disrupting the ransomware kill chain – from micro-segmentation and deep packet inspection to detecting and stopping malicious east–west activity before it reaches critical workloads. Join this session to learn how visibility-driven segmentation and SSP-based policy turn your private cloud into hostile territory for attackers – while reducing blast radius, improving containment speed, and protecting business-critical applications. Featured Speaker: Atif Qadeer. Solution Architect. Application Network and Security (ANS). Broadcom | |
| Advanced Cyber Compliance (ACC): Automating Compliance, Security, and Cyber Resilience for VCF Virtually Speaking | Youtube |
| In this episode of Virtually Speaking, hosts Pete Flecha and John Nicholson continue their Advanced Services series with a deep dive into VMware Advanced Cyber Compliance (ACC)—now generally available for VMware Cloud Foundation customers.Joined by Belu De Arbelaiz and Adam Hawley from Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation Division, the conversation explores why cyber compliance and resilience have become mission-critical, and how ACC helps organizations move beyond manual, point-in-time audits to continuous enforcement and recovery. | |
| Extreme Performance Series 2026: AI Inference Performance on VCF 9 VMware Cloud Foundation | Youtube |
| Todd Muirhead talks with Uday Kurkure and Lan Vu about recent tests of Artificial Intelligence on VCF 9. They partnered with NVIDIA, AMD, SuperMicro, and Intel across a range of test configurations and workload types to illustrate that AI and ML workloads achieve excellent performance on VCF 9. | |
| VMUG Connect, coming to a city near you soon! (Brad Tompkins) Unexplored Territory | Youtube |
| In 2025 the first VMUG Connect event was held in the US, and as it was a big success, VMUG decided to repeat that formula in Amsterdam, Minneapolis, Toronto, Dallas and Orlando. I invited Brad Tompkins to the show to explain what these VMUG events are all about and also provide some insights into the world of VMUG. I have the pleasure and honor of hosting a keynote session in Amsterdam at Connect in March. I hope to see all of you there. For more details on pricing, locations, and more, make sure to visit the VMUG Connect website. Also, if you are planning on attending, I would highly encourage you to register asap as we’ve seen Explore on Tour selling out everywhere! | |
Category: Newsletter