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Setting Up Single Sign On (SSO) in VCF Operations 9.1 (Using Active Directory)

In VCF 9, VMware introduced the ability to configure SSO across the entire VCF Fleet. As many other centralized management capabilities, this is done through VCF Operations. Let's review how we can set this up. For the purposes of this article, we will be using Active Directory: Navigate to Manage > Identity and Access > VCF SSO Overview. Click configure SSO: Ensure you mean the proper prerequisites. Click Choose Deployment mode. Instance is recommended because it allows f

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Jul 272 min read

Adding Log Graphs and Queries to Dashboards in VCF Operations for Logs 9.1

In previous versions of VCF Operations for Logs (AKA Log Insight) you were easily able to add graphs and queries to a dashboard. In VCF Operations for Logs 9.1, this process is quite a bit different. This blog will walk you through the process to add a log widget to your dashboard. In order to do so, you have to go into Operate > Dashboards > Create. You will see a widget called Log Analysis. Once you drag and drop the widget into the dashboard, you can click the pencil

josephldibella

Jul 141 min read

Configuring Log Retention Days in VCF Operations for Logs 9.1

Log retention has been streamlined in VCF Operations for Logs 9.1. In order to set the retention period for logs, first you must understand how to set up partitions. We can create partitions by going into Operate > Administration > Log Processing. In Log Processing, click the Partitions tab. You will see a Default partition where all events go. Retention is by default set to 0 which means that logs will be retained indefinitely (or so long as your storage allows). Additiona

josephldibella

Jul 131 min read

Sizing and Scaling CPU, Memory and Storage VCF Operations for Logs 9.1

Sizing the Log Management nodes upfront can be difficult without knowing Events per Second (EPS). In order to do an initial sizing of VCF Operations for Logs, I would recommend using best estimates and consulting the sizing guides found in Broadcom's documentation as well as the VCF Operations Size Estimator. Base your initial CPU/Memory node size off of your number of hosts and then use an estimate of Events Per Second and retention period to determine storage size. Here is

josephldibella

Jul 132 min read

How to trigger a VCF Operations Orchestrator Workflow from VCF Operations 9.1

You can trigger an automated action in VCF Operations 9.1 by using a webhook. The process that we will be using in this example is to have a VCF Operations alert trigger a webhook which would then call VCF Operations Orchestrator (Formerly known as vRealize Orchestrator). In this case, the alert will be for a VM that exceeds 95% CPU utilization. There is already an existing alert for this, so no need to make one. What we want to do is first configure the webhook. Go into O

josephldibella

Jul 103 min read

API Authentication into VCF Automation 9 Provider, Tenants, and Orchestrator: Creating service accounts and Tokens

So here we are: 9.0 (technically 9.0.2 at the time of this blog), the highly anticipated release of VCF. VMware has finally(?) consolidated all of its core technologies into a singular integrated platform. "One small step for Broadcom, one giant leap for VMware" - anonymous reddit user With the release of the 9.0 platform there have been many highly anticipated improvements and some changes that were not so anticipated. One change that I would like to discuss today is the c

josephldibella

Mar 253 min read

Deploying a Cloud Proxy

(Note - This is taken from the archives, so although it was published in December 2025, it was actually written for an 8.X release of VCF Operations) Here were going to walk through a fairly straightforward process of deploying a cloud proxy. Honestly, this is almost all wizard based so as I'm writing this I'm thinking to myself that this is probably unnecessary, BUT Cloud Proxies are so important and yet underused! Cloud Proxies are explicitly called for in the VMware Valid

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Dec 10, 20251 min read