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Deploying vCenter and Building the vSAN Cluster
This is the part I actually enjoy. The networking is done, the nested hosts are up, DNS is resolving, and now it’s time to build something that actually looks like a real vSphere environment. Deploying vCenter on a VVF lab is refreshingly simple compared to the VCF path — no SDDC Manager, no JSON bringup…
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Licensing, Downloads, and Lab Prerequisites
Getting your hands on the actual software is the step nobody writes enough about. The Broadcom Support Portal is functional but it’s not exactly intuitive, especially if you’re coming from the old my.vmware.com experience. This post covers what you need, where to find it, and what the licensing actually looks like for a VVF deployment…
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What is VMware vSphere Foundation and Why Build a Lab?
When Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMware in late 2023, the licensing model changed significantly. The old perpetual per-CPU model was gone. In its place came two subscription tiers: VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). If you’ve been trying to figure out which one matters for your environment, or you’re studying for…