VCF 9.0 Bringup Error: Failed to retrieve compatibility matrix

During the bring-up of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 with the VCF installer, in the validation phase, you may encounter errors related to retrieving the compatibility matrix for VCF components. This issue occurs when using an online depot on the VCF installer to download the binaries required for VCF bring-up. First, ensure the VCF installer can download the vLCM compatibility data bundle from Broadcom’s VVS endpoint at vvs.broadcom.com. In our case, the VCF Installer can access the required URLs, but we still got the errors! Keep reading if you are in the same situation.

You can use a workaround on the VCF installer to solve this issue and continue the VCF bring-up.

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VCF Operations Fleet Management: What You Need to Know

In my previous blog post, we explored VCF Operations and its key components, a foundational topic for understanding the future of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). Now, as we continue preparing for the upcoming VCF release, let’s dive into VCF Operations Fleet Management—a new concept that many are still getting familiar with, as it was introduced only a few months ago!

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Introduction to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Operations

VMware Cloud Foundation Operations is the next generation of Aria Operations and tightly integrated with VMware VCF-based private cloud infrastructure. At its core, VCF Operations is an Ops Management tool, but with the next release of VMware Cloud Foundation, VCF Operations will be the focal point for managing and operating the VMware VCF environment. VCF Operations will integrate single sign-on, certificate, password, and lifecycle management(LCM) capabilities. Simply put, it will be the centralized point for configuring the VCF private cloud and will be mainly used, but not limited to, for VCF day-2 operations. In this blog post, we’ll go through the components and architecture of VCF Operations.

If you have experience working with Aria Operations or Aria Operations, then understanding the components and architecture of VCF Operations won’t be hard for you! But don’t worry if you don’t have experience with vROps or Aria Ops! Keep reading this blog post, and you’ll get a better idea.

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