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Boot IGEL UD Pocket – Required BIOS/UEFI Settings
The IGEL UD Pocket allows IGEL OS to run directly from a USB device without replacing the operating system installed on the computer.
Fix Workspace ONE Admin Assistant Parsing Failures on macOS
When using Omnissa Workspace ONE Admin Assistant on macOS, parsing can fail even if the application file itself is valid. One possible cause is a missing macOS privacy permission.
ExaGrid – secure and immutable backup storage
ExaGrid works exclusively on secure, fast backup storage appliances. The goal is that your backup data is available whenever you need it.
Authenticate with the vSphere Supervisor API
Have you always wondered how to log in directly to the vSphere Supervisor API to communicate directly with the Kubernetes API without having to rely on kubectl-vsphere or vcf-cli command line tool?
Enterprise Wipe vs. Device Wipe vs. Unenroll vs. Delete Device in Workspace ONE UEM
Workspace ONE UEM provides several actions for removing management, corporate resources, or data from a device.
Intelligent Hub on macOS Not Synchronizing After an Active Directory User Name Change
After changing a user's name in Active Directory, the new information may already be visible in Workspace ONE UEM and Omnissa Access while Intelligent Hub on the Mac still displays the old name.
Enroll Windows Server 2025 in Omnissa Workspace ONE UEM
Windows Server is managed through Workspace ONE Intelligent Hub and does not use the standard Windows OMA-DM management channel.
Send Workspace ONE Hub Notifications to All Users
In this guide, you will learn how to send a notification to users through Workspace ONE Hub Services.
Build a Test Environment for OPSWAT MetaDefender Managed File Transfer
In this guide, you will build a simple test environment for OPSWAT MetaDefender Managed File Transfer, also known as MFT.
Fix Windows Server Internet Access When the Default Route Points to Itself
A Windows Server can lose internet access even though the network settings look correct.
Fix Static Windows Network Settings Reset After Reboot
If you ended up on this blog, you are probably dealing with the issue that your network settings keep getting lost after a reboot.
VCF full stack from October 2027 – myth or truth?
A myth that will not go away, and one VMware's competitors are happy to repeat: “from October 2027 a full-stack VCF implementation is mandatory”. It simply is not true.
Microsoft Secure Boot certificates expire in June 2026
Microsoft is refreshing the Secure Boot certificates originally issued in 2011, so Windows systems keep verifying trusted boot software. The old ones expire in June 2026.
VLR Appliance 9.0.4 – HBR-Agent can't be installed
You installed VLR Appliance 9.0.4 and it will not install the Host Based Replication Agent for ESX. If you run a vSAN stretched cluster, there is a workaround.
Fix NSX to Re-Import ESX into VCF
If you stumble upon this blog chances are you are working on VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x.
vSAN Witness Appliance 9.0
You have probably run into the same problem I did: a freshly deployed 9.0 Witness Appliance that ignores its configuration and reports an expired licence.
VMware Explore Las Vegas – Hackathon 2025
The VMware Code Hackathon is a special event that took place during this year's Explore in Las Vegas. Whenever I am allowed to go to an Explore I'm excited if there is a Hackathon.
Get Online Depot working in VCF 9
In VMware Cloud Foundation 9 we can configure a Online Depot to get access to the Binaries for the Management as well as the Instance Components.
VCF Operations for Logs 9.0
You upgraded VCF Operations to 9.0, lost the link to VCF Operations for Logs, found there is no upgrade path for it, rebuilt it, and now want the connection back.
DSM 9.0 – MS SQL as a Service
VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 brought VMware Data Services Manager (DSM) 9.0 with it. Alongside many improvements, the largest new feature is support for Microsoft SQL Server (tech preview).
VVF 9.0 Supervisor with the Foundation Load Balancer
The 9.0 release of VMware vSphere Foundation brings new ways to deploy the vSphere Supervisor. One of them is the built-in Foundation Load Balancer.
ESX 9.0 NVMe Memory Tiering
The NVMe memory tiering feature in ESX lets local NVMe SSDs be used as RAM, so cheap NVMe devices carry workload memory instead of expensive DRAM.
VCF and VVF 9.0 Installer – first look
The VMware Cloud Foundation Installer installs a VCF (VMware Cloud Foundation) or VVF (vSphere Foundation) infrastructure. It is the Cloud Builder's successor, and a considerably better one.
vSphere 7 retires: end of support in October 2025
It is now definitely time to say goodbye to vSphere 7. Security updates and support end on 2 October 2025.