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Architecture showing protected workloads and recovery control-plane services feeding dependency-aware VCF 9.1 recovery across management and application layers.

Protecting the Recovery Control Plane: A VCF 9.1 Management-Component Backup and Fleet DR Runbook

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TL;DR Protecting workload virtual machines does not automatically protect the VMware Cloud Foundation services needed to discover, authorize, network, orchestrate, and validate their recovery. A complete VCF 9.1 recovery strategy needs several distinct mechanisms: native file-based backups for components such as SDDC Manager, vCenter Server, and NSX Manager; image-based protection for VCF Operations; backup and … Explore: Protecting the Recovery Control Plane: A VCF 9.1…

Workflow diagram illustrating The Runbook at a Glance for The vCenter Log Partition Runbook: Find Growth, Preserve Evidence, Restore Headroom.

The vCenter Log Partition Runbook: Find Growth, Preserve Evidence, Restore Headroom

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A full /storage/log partition on a vCenter Server Appliance is not just a housekeeping problem. It is a management-plane risk. In a standalone vSphere environment, it can interrupt administration, log collection, patching, and service stability. In VMware Cloud Foundation, the blast radius is larger because vCenter is tied into SDDC Manager workflows, workload domain lifecycle … Explore: The vCenter Log Partition Runbook: Find Growth, Preserve…

Workflow diagram illustrating EAM Trust Flow at a Glance for EAM Certificate Trust Failures: Why vSphere Extensions Break After Certificate Changes.

EAM Certificate Trust Failures: Why vSphere Extensions Break After Certificate Changes

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Certificate changes in vSphere environments rarely fail in only one place. The obvious place to look is the browser warning, the expired certificate alarm, or the service that recently had its Machine SSL certificate replaced. But in production VMware Cloud Foundation and vSphere environments, certificate changes can also break something less visible: the extension and … Explore: EAM Certificate Trust Failures: Why vSphere Extensions Break…

Diagram illustrating Symptoms and Risk Signals for Using vCert Without Guesswork: A vCenter Certificate Recovery Runbook.

Using vCert Without Guesswork: A vCenter Certificate Recovery Runbook

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vCenter certificate failures tend to show up at the worst possible time: during an upgrade precheck, after a maintenance window has already started, when services will not start cleanly, or when a certificate alarm has been ignored long enough to become someone else’s emergency. The mistake is treating certificate recovery as a button-click exercise. The … Explore: Using vCert Without Guesswork: A vCenter Certificate Recovery…

Diagram illustrating VMCA as a Trust Factory, Not Just a Certificate Store for The VMCA Reset Decision: When Regenerating vSphere Certificates Is the Right Move.

The VMCA Reset Decision: When Regenerating vSphere Certificates Is the Right Move

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Certificates in vSphere are easy to underestimate until they become the reason vCenter will not authenticate, services will not start cleanly, NSX loses trust in its Compute Manager, or SDDC Manager stops interacting with the management domain the way it should. That is why a VMCA reset should not be treated as a generic “renew … Explore: The VMCA Reset Decision: When Regenerating vSphere Certificates…

Conceptual diagram illustrating The Safer Operating Model for From Fixcerts to vCert: A Safer vCenter Certificate Recovery Path.

From Fixcerts to vCert: A Safer vCenter Certificate Recovery Path

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Quick answer: Fixcerts or vCert? Broadcom has deprecated the Fixcerts certificate-replacement script and directs operators to vCert. Identify the affected certificates and confirm your backup and rollback plan before remediation. The current vCert guidance says the tool is intended for use under Broadcom Global Support direction. Start with prerequisites and safety checks, then review post-recovery … Explore: From Fixcerts to vCert: A Safer vCenter Certificate…

Overview of the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Upgrade Planner workflow.

VCF Upgrade Planner: Build Your VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1 Plan

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The VCF Upgrade Planner converts your current vSphere or VMware Cloud Foundation deployment into a tailored VCF 9.1 upgrade workflow. Select the products and versions you run today, choose the target destination, and use the generated phases as the starting point for engineering review. VCF Upgrade Planner quick start Important: The planner is a planning … Explore: VCF Upgrade Planner: Build Your VMware Cloud Foundation…