VCF 9.x Fundamentals
The concepts behind VMware Cloud Foundation 9.x, from architecture and licensing to deployment. For the hands-on build, follow the VCF 9.0 lab series.
Phase 1 — Foundations
Introduction, core components, SDDC concept, and when to use VCF
ROI, TCO analysis, use cases: VDI, hybrid cloud, ROBO, databases
Broadcom subscription model, per-core licensing, tiers, what’s included
Phase 2 — Design & Architecture
Management domain, workload domains, SDDC Manager internals, network pools
CPU, RAM, NVMe, NIC specs — what to buy and how to validate on the VCG
TEP, T0/T1 gateways, overlay segments, distributed firewall, BGP peering
Phase 3 — Operations
Architecture comparison, performance tradeoffs, when to choose ESA, vSAN policies
Isolation model, multi-tenant design, stretched clusters, domain lifecycle
LCM patching, certificate rotation, password management, backup & monitoring
Phase 4 — Deployment
VCF Installer, depot, validation and bring-up, end to end. For the full build, see the VCF 9.0 lab series.