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VMware Explore 2025 – Presenting!

Posted on July 26, 2025January 28, 2026 by Don Horrox

Join us at VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas for a Quick Talk on building custom VCF Operations Management Packs with PowerShell! Learn how to gather data without APIs and go beyond standard capabilities. You will walk away with practical insights you can use right away!

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Announced Features for VCF 9

Posted on June 17, 2025January 28, 2026 by Don Horrox

Details are starting to drop about Broadcom’s flagship solution platform: VCF 9! In this article, get a preview of what’s new and headed your way!

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Managing Maintenance Mode in VCF Operations

Posted on April 14, 2025December 9, 2025 by Don Horrox

VCF Operations 8.18 overlays a fresh UI on top of the solution we all know and love, but where did the “Inventory” page go? In this article, we discuss Operations Maintenance Mode, which has a new home in Operations 8.18. You will quickly find value in temporarily pausing data collection on specific objects, especially during scheduled maintenance activities.

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Troubleshooting Legacy UI Redirects in VCF Operations 8.18

Posted on February 11, 2025January 28, 2026 by Don Horrox

After upgrading VCF Operations to version 8.18 you may encounter an issue where the legacy user interface is still presented. The solution is more straightforward than you may think!

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Problem Investigation: Excessive DNS Queries and etcd Failure Messages

Posted on February 4, 2025December 9, 2025 by Don Horrox

In a recent troubleshooting session, my team noticed an alarming surge in DNS queries and puzzling etcd error messages on two of our hosts. Despite having no firewall rules in place to block traffic, we discovered that the etcd service was rejecting connections. Had an old configuration change finally come back to haunt us? The answer may surprise you.

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