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Jonathan(@[email protected])

@jonesxcli

Sysadmin / #vExpert / #OmnissaTechInsider / PC Enthusiast /

 Melbourne, FL
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Joined October 2009
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Home Lab 4 node vSAN deployment using Hades Canyon NUCs. Thanks @lamw @VMUGAdv @VMware #homelab vjonathan.com/2020/01/10/the…
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New whitepaper. Learn what vSAN topologies are supported and recommended for VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) across your VCF 9.1.1 environment. vmware.com/docs/vmw-kubernet…
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📢 Those using vSAN w/SMB file services & upgrading from 9.0.x, there's 🆕 vSAN File Services patch to resolve access failure. This version replaces prior 9.1.x vers (which have been removed) 📔techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/… 💿 support.broadcom.com/group/e… ( 👉Drivers & Tools) #VCF911
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New Release of: github.com/vmware/vcf-readin… 1. Major improvements in @Lenovo converage (Security scanning beefed up a lot). 2. Improved UI elements.
GitHub - vmware/vcf-readiness

GitHub - vmware/vcf-readiness

Contribute to vmware/vcf-readiness development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com
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🛳️ VKS 3.8 is now available! Check out RN for what's new including support for k8s 1.37, in-place upgrade policies & support for new #VCF911 VLAN-backed VPC to just name a few 🎉 📔 techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/… JFYI - VKS 3.8 support has also been added to VCF Upgrade Planner Tool!
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JFYI - #VCF components do NOT use PHP and is NOT affected by yesterdays vulnerability disclosure: CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619 knowledge.broadcom.com/exter…
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Protecting #ActiveDirectory with #VCF: blogs.vmware.com/cloud-found… #vExpert
Protecting Active Directory with VCF

Protecting Active Directory with VCF

Active Directory is Tier 0, and hypervisor admins are effectively domain admins. How to protect domain controller VMs in VCF.

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My love, hate, hate relationship with Redfish has come together and shipped something. * Inventory and cable match bare metal servers/Switches running any OS. * HCL check server chassis, CPU, NICs, firmware for 9.x upgrades. * a lot more... github.com/vmware/vcf-readin…
GitHub - vmware/vcf-readiness

GitHub - vmware/vcf-readiness

Contribute to vmware/vcf-readiness development by creating an account on GitHub.

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[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - OCuLink External Graphics (eGPU) Dock with integrated PSU for GPU Passthrough with VKS williamlam.com/2026/10/vcf-9… #VCF911 💪🤖🧠
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[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Single ESX Host for VCF Fleet, VCF Workload Domain or VCF Cluster williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-9… 👇 Non-Prod ofc 😅 Single Host VCF Fleet ✅ Single Host VCF Instance ✅ Single Host VCF Workload Domain ✅ Single Host VCF Cluster ✅ #VCF91 #VCF911
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[🆕] - Bypassing Minimum Unique Flows & Metric Collection Period for vDefend Security Services Platform (SSP) 5.2 Lab Deployments williamlam.com/2026/09/bypas… 👆Couple more handy workarounds for playing w/vDefend SSP in Lab/PoC environment 😎 #VCF91
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Just refreshed my VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1 in a Box Repo github.com/lamw/vcf-91-in-bo… with latest #VCF911 updates including: 💻 Automated ESX Kickstart Configs w/AMD Ryzen Tweaks ⚙️ VCF Deployment 1, 2 & 3 Host JSON samples (TEP & TEPLESS) 💰 Detailed BOM
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Image from William Lam (@lamw)
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📣 1st #VCF 9.1.1.0100 EP has been released for following commponents: * Fleet LCM * SDDC LCM * VCF Automation * VCD Migration Engine 📔 Release Notes techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/… 📊 VCF Upgrade Planner vmware.github.io/vcf-upgrade… has been updated w/new release
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A reminder, some ideas are so bad we should't have to write a KB saying they are not supported. thenicholson.com/peanut-butt…
Peanut Butter is Not Supported with vSphere/Storage Networking/vSAN/VCF - Virtual Ramblings

Peanut Butter is Not Supported with vSphere/Storage Networking/vSAN/VCF - Virtual Ramblings

 From time to time I get oddball questions where someone asks about how to do something that is not supported or a bad idea. I’ll often fire back a simple “No” and then we get into a discussion about...

thenicholson.com
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@Lost_SignalSep 14
In todays: WHAT HAVE YOU BARBARIANS DONE. I discovered you can do fake raid without intel VMD on NVMe drives. Gross.
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Excellent blog post by William - this is a great way to test Local AI models in VMware! #VMware #PrivateAI
William Lam (@lamw) profile pictureWilliam Lam@lamwSep 10
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Deploying Your Own AI Models with VCF Private AI Services (PAIS) 3.0 williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-9… #VCF911
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[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Enabling the the new AI Assistant for VCF in VCF Operations williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-9… ☝️Lots of potential for Admin efficiency with bringing AI 🧠🤖 into VCF Operations, which has all your Infaa context! ✨ #VCF911
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[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - Reducing CPU Utilization on AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5 by Masking the RDSEED Instruction williamlam.com/2026/09/vcf-9… #VCF911
VCF 9.1.1 - Reducing CPU Utilization on AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5 by Masking the RDSEED Instruction

VCF 9.1.1 - Reducing CPU Utilization on AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5 by Masking the RDSEED Instruction

While I am a huge fan of the recent AMD Ryzen Zen4/Zen5-based consumer platforms, including the versatile Minisforum MS-A2, it is well known at this point that these processors can exhibit slower e…

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🙌 Couple of nice post #VMwareExplore Announcements! 🥳 🔸VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) & VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.1.1 is now GA techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/… 🔹vCloud Director 10.6.2 (adds support for VCF 9.1.1) techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/… #VCF911
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It’s been a pleasure serving the #vExpert and #VMware community for the past 19 years. Thank you to everyone who has been active in the past and present in the community. My last day is at Broadcom is Nov 1st.
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Replying to @VMwareExplore
@VMwareExplore Video-on-Demand (VoD) Library is already up! 😁 Time to get your 🧠💻 Here's my usual summary page 😎 (which I'll refresh as new videos are published) github.com/lamw/vmware-explo…
GitHub - lamw/vmware-explore-2026-session-urls: VMware Explore 2026 Session URLs

GitHub - lamw/vmware-explore-2026-session-urls: VMware Explore 2026 Session URLs

VMware Explore 2026 Session URLs. Contribute to lamw/vmware-explore-2026-session-urls development by creating an account on GitHub.

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@VMware (by @Broadcom) #HybridCloud #VCF - VCF 9.1 Critical JV Certificate Caching Bug Can Cause Silent Outage (by @wardvissers) @VMwareVCF @vExpert #vExpertVCF dy.si/wgJ8yU
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