KB Articles
Some new KB articles
| Subject | ID |
|---|---|
| After environment shutdown and restart: vSphere DRS functionality was impacted due to unhealthy state vSphere Cluster services caused by the unavailability of vSphere Cluster Service VMs. | 417645 |
| ERROR: ‚LCMVROPSSYSTEM29002′, message:’VMware Aria Operations collector group operation failure‘ while performing inventory sync on Aria Suite LCM. | 417641 |
| „File VMNAME-000000#.vmdk was not found Failed to start the virtual machine“ error after VM disk consolidation | 417638 |
| Resetting GRUB password on NSX Manager Appliance when password is unknown | 417635 |
| Troubleshooting Port Mirroring: „Encapsulated Remote Mirroring (L3) Source“ and „Remote L3 Span“ | 417621 |
| SDDC Health check keeps failing | 417610 |
| False positives in compliance benchmarks | 417609 |
| Pre-Update System validation error | 417590 |
| ESXi host will not reconnect to vCenter after an upgrade from 6.7 to 7.0.3 to 8.0.3 and fails at 80% | 417531 |
| The Preview pane in the LDAP configuration for Aria Config / RaaS does not display users or groups | 417518 |
| Action run failed with following error: „HTTP Error 403: Forbidden“‚ when deploying DSM 9.0.1 DB via Aria Automation | 417514 |
| Failed to deploy OVF package. Cause: A general system error occurred: Transfer failed: Invalid response code: 407 | 417436 |
| Aria Operations shows „Error – not receiving data“ for AVI Integration | 417433 |
| Unable to install Telegraf for application monitoring | 417394 |
| ESXi host is unable to enter maintenance mode with vCLS vm not powering off | 417364 |
| ESXi Host DomainMembershipStatus Shows „Not OK“ Intermittently and Domain User Login Are Slow or Fail | 417358 |
| Changing the vSAN Snapshot Service Appliance root password | 417275 |
| After upgrading ESXI host from 7 to 8 it takes a long time to connect to network | 416873 |
| vSAN 8 Compatibility Alert for Dell PERC H730 Controller | 416752 |
| Post ESXi reinstallation, migration of management vmk from standard switch to DVS failing | 416743 |
OnSite Events
Incl. VMUG User/cons
| 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
| VMUG Connect is expanding in 2026 VMUG | Event |
| VMUG Connect is expanding! In 2026, we’re delivering more of what you love: deeper technical dives, richer discussions, and powerful in-person connections to five locations. This is where progress is powered by community, and where VMware professionals around the globe come together to drive what’s next. | |
| vCommunity Management Pack for VCF Operations VMUG | Blogpost |
| Over the years, we’ve had many customers looking for visibility into more advanced ESXi Host and VM properties (beyond those already being captured by VCF Operations), so we started there. Broadcom Technical Account Manager Onur Yuzseven has been leading the development effort of a Management Pack for VCF Operations called the VCF Operations vCommunity Management Pack. | |
| It’s Never Too Late to Become a vExpert! VMware Cloud Foundation | vExpert |
| If you’re looking at the calendar and thinking ‘I didn’t do enough this year,’ you might feel it’s too late to start contributing to the community. It’s never too late to become a vExpert, and let me explain. If you start today on one or some of the activities described later in this article, you can still build a strong application for the 2026 vExpert program. For example, writing 3 to 5 well-written, in-depth articles on how to do memory tiering, or telling your story how moving back to on-prem reduced your IT spend, shows a significant commitment to the community. | |
| Enterprise customers can now deploy NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation VMware Cloud Foundation | Blogpost |
| Deploying NVIDIA Run:ai on VCF empowers enterprises to build scalable, secure, and efficient AI platforms. Whether starting fresh or enhancing existing deployments with VKS, customers gain flexibility, performance, and the enterprise-grade features they depend on. VCF allows your enterprise to focus on accelerating AI development and ROI, not on the low-level, high-risk business of building and managing infrastructure. It provides the automated, resilient, and secure foundation that production AI workloads demand, letting NVIDIA Run:ai do what it does best – maximize GPU utilization. | |
| Auditing ESX DCUI Logins williamlam.com/ | Blogpost |
| For troubleshooting purposes, users may need to access the ESXi Direct Console User Interface (DCUI), either remotely through an out-of-band system like an iDRAC or iLO, or directly from the physical server. | |
| What do I do after a vSAN Stretched Cluster Site Takeover? yellow-bricks.com/ | Blogpost |
| Over the last couple of months, various new vSAN features were announced. Two of those features are around the Stretched Cluster configuration, and have probably been the number 1 feature request for a few years. Now that we have Site Takeover and Site Maintenance functionality available, I am starting to get some questions about the impact of them, and in particular, the Site Takeover functionality is raising some questions. | |
| FAQ – VMware Cloud Foundation Certifications VMware Cloud Foundation | FAQ |
| Broadcom’s VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) certifications are designed to prepare IT professionals to build and manage modern private cloud environments using VMware technologies. These certifications validate both theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills across the VMware vSphere Foundation and the broader VMware Cloud Foundation stack, including Compute, Network, Storage, Automation, and Kubernetes. With role-based paths for administrators, architects, and support professionals, VMware Cloud Foundation certifications help I.T. pros stay competitive and aligned with evolving private cloud infrastructure trends. | |
VMware Security Advisories History 2025
| VMSA | Release Date | Products | Level | CVSSv3 |
| VMSA-2025-0016 | 2025-09-29 | – vCenter – NSX | High | 7.5-8.5 |
| VMSA-2025-0015.1 | 2025-09-29 | – Aria Operations- VMware Tools | High | 4.9-7.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0014 | 2025-07-29 | vCenter | Medium | 4.4 |
| VMSA-2025-0013 | 2025-07-15 | – ESXi- Workstation- Fusion- Tools | Critical | 6.2 – 9.3 |
| VMSA-2025-0012 | 2025-06-04 | NSX | High | 5.9 – 7.5 |
| VMSA-2025-0011 | 2025-05-22 | Avi Load Balancer | Medium | 6.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0010 | 2025-05-20 | – VMware Fusion- VMware vCenter Server- VMware vSphere ESXi- VMware Workstation | High | 4.3 – 8.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0009 | 2025-05-20 | VMware Cloud Foundation | High | 7.3 – 8.2 |
| VMSA-2025-0008 | 2025-05-12 | Aria Automation | High | 8.2 |
| VMSA-2025-0007 | 2025-05-12 | VMware Tools | Medium | 6.1 |
| VMSA-2025-0006 | 2025-04-01 | Aria Operations | Important | 7.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0005 | 2025-03-25 | – VMware Tools | Important | 7.8 |
| VMSA-2025-0004 | 2025-03-04 | – VMware ESXi- Workstation- VMware Fusion | Critical | 7.1 – 9.3 |
| VMSA-2025-0003 | 2025-01-30 | – Aria Operations for logs- Aria Operations | High | 5.2-8.5 |
| VMSA-2025-0002 | 2025-01-28 | – Avi Load Balancer | High | 8.6 |
| VMSA-2025-0001 | 2025-01-07 | – Aria Automation | Medium | 4.3 |
Product Lifecycle
Lifecylce Overview until End of Year
| Product | Version | EOL |
| Fusion | <= 13.6.4 | 17.11.2025 |
| Fusion Pro (for personal Use) | <= 13.6.1 | 17.11.2025 |
| Workstation Player | <= 17.6.4 | 17.11.2025 |
| Workstation Pro | <= 17.6.4 | 17.11.2025 |
| Workstation Pro for Linux | <= 17.6.4 | 17.11.2025 |
| Workstation Pro for Personal Use (Linux) | <= 17.6.1 | 17.11.2025 |
| Workstation Pro for Personal Use (Windows) | <= 17.6.1 | 17.11.2025 |
| Workstation Pro for Windows | <= 17.5.1 | 17.11.2025 |
| VKr | 1.31 | 28.11.2025 |
| HCX | 4.11.1 | 24.12.2025 |
| AVI Kubernetes Operator | 12.2.1 | 31.12.2025 |
| Aria Automation Config | 8.17.0 | 31.12.2025 |