Building a Nested VCF 9 Home Lab on a Budget
After passing the VCP-VCF exam and receiving a one-year VCF license, I wanted to deploy the full VCF stack in this nested environment. However, physical limitations… primarily available RAM on …
[VMware Critical Advisory] VMSA-2026-0006 – ESX, vCenter, Workstation & Fusion Vulnerabilities
Date: 29 July 2026Advisory: VMSA-2026-0006Severity: Critical (CVSS 2.7–9.8)Affected Products: ESX, vCenter, Workstation, Fusion, Cloud Foundation, vSphere Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud InfrastructureWorkaround: NoneFix Available: Yes Broadcom has published VMSA-2026-0006, …
PowerCLI Script to Deploy Multiple VMs
In our customer environment, we use templates for VM deployments and sometimes leverage VMware PowerCLI to automate the creation of multiple VMs at once. This PowerShell script is tailored to our needs. It connects to …
CKA Prep Series part 2: Dynamic Provisioning
Part 2: Dynamic Provisioning with a PVC and a Pod Continuing the CKA prep series with dynamic provisioning. In this blog post, I’ll be creating a PVC and a Pod. This is a follow-up post from my first …
Deploy vCenter on vDS Without a Standard Switch
When you deploy a vCenter Server in a vDS-only environment during Stage 1 of the VCSA upgrade, you won’t see any Standard Switch port group options on the network configuration page. That’s expected: in a vDS-only …
CKA Prep Series part 1: Creating StorageClasses
Part 1: StorageClasses This is my first blog post about containerization and orchestration. The goal is to learn and pass the CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) exam. While preparing for my exam, I’ll create …
Secure Boot Certificate Expirations in VMware Virtual Machines
VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3j (P09) is worth applying, especially if you run Secure Boot-enabled VMs. This patch, released on 27 May 2026 as ISO Build 25429389, includes a key fix that …
When Replacing a RAID Disk Breaks Your ESXi Boot
This was supposed to be boring. A classic hardware case: one faulty M.2 disk, a RAID-1 mirror, ESXi booting happily from a virtual disk. The kind of thing you expect …
How the vExpert Program Impacted My Career (Honestly)
When I first became part of the vExpert Program, nothing fundamentally changed overnight. I didn’t suddenly work harder, learn faster, or care more about technology. I was already doing those …
How to Upgrade ESXi from 7 to 8 Using esxcli
This is a straightforward, step-by-step guide on how to upgrade ESXi from version 7.x to 8.x using esxcli.I used this method when one of the hosts in the cluster got …