VCF Installer

Introduction VMware Cloud Foundation 9 collapses what used to be three separate consoles into one control plane. If you’re coming from a 5.x background, this is arguably the single biggest mental model shift in the release: you stop thinking “one SDDC Manager per site” and start thinking “one Fleet across every site.” This post breaks down what Fleet actually is, which components feed into it, and how the pieces map to Broadcom’s official architecture documentation. ...

Introduction Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation 9 is a structured process that, when followed correctly, results in a fully configured SDDC in a matter of hours. This guide walks through the complete deployment flow from planning through a functional management domain. Note: VCF 9 replaces the Cloud Builder appliance used in VCF 5.x with the new VCF Installer: a new virtual appliance downloaded from the Broadcom Support portal that provides automated deployment and configuration workflows for the VCF environment. Unlike Cloud Builder which was a single-purpose OVA, the VCF Installer also supports VCF Converge (bringing existing vSphere infrastructure into VCF) and downloading/staging all required VCF component binaries. ...