I use this site to share what I learn while building, upgrading, troubleshooting, and automating systems in a VCF Holodeck lab. The posts cover the products, tools, failures, fixes, workarounds, and experiments I run into along the way, including the details behind each workaround.
Upgrading the VCF Migration Service Engine to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued upgrading the management components in my lab. In this post I will go over upgrading the Migration Service Engine from 9.1.0.0200 to 9.1.1.0 through VCF Operations. The task is labeled VCD_MIGRATOR in the workflow, so I use both names below. This is the component upgrade that prepares the VCD migration service. It does not migrate workloads by itself. If you are preparing a VCD workload migration, also check the supported VCD baseline and the Environment Assessment Tool requirements in Broadcom KB 455238. Broadcom currently documents VCD 10.6.2 as the supported source for the VCF 9.1 migration path. ...
Upgrading VCF Management Components to 9.1.1 All in One
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I wanted to bring the management-service upgrades together in one place. I already wrote a separate walkthrough for each component, but following a collection of individual posts is not how I want to plan a maintenance window. This post is the all-in-one runbook I would use for a VCF 9.1.0.x fleet, including the VCD Migrator that was missing from my earlier set of guides. ...
Upgrading VCF Automation to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued upgrading the management components in my lab. In this post I will go over upgrading VCF Automation from 9.1.0.0200 to 9.1.1.0 through VCF Operations. VCF 9.1.1 is a maintenance release focused mostly on supportability improvements. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes are the source for the release scope, patch order, and known issues. The component release notes for VCF Automation 9.1.1 list build 25714559. ...
Upgrading VCF Operations for Networks to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued patching the management services in my lab. In this post I will go over upgrading VCF Operations for Networks from 9.1.0.0200 to 9.1.1.0 through VCF Operations. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes are the source for the release scope, upgrade sequence, dependencies, and known issues. In my lab, the target VCF Operations for Networks build was 9.1.1.0.25682214. VCF Operations for Networks was formerly known as Aria Operations for Networks and vRealize Network Insight. In VCF 9.1 it is a separate appliance managed from the VCF Operations Fleet Lifecycle workflow. This walkthrough covers one 9.1.0.x maintenance upgrade. If you are still on Aria Operations for Networks 6.x, I covered upgrading to 6.14 via an upgrade bundle and upgrading to 6.14 via Aria Suite Lifecycle. Moving from 6.14 into VCF 9.x is a separate migration path, so follow the applicable VCF upgrade procedure first. ...
Upgrading VCF Salt RaaS to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I wanted to continue patching the management services in my lab. This post is a follow-up to my older SaltStack Config 8.12.1 guide and covers upgrading VCF Salt RaaS from 9.1.0.0100 to 9.1.1 through VCF Operations. VCF Salt is the current product name for the Salt services that were previously presented as SaltStack Config or VMware Aria Automation Config. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes and the VCF Operations 9.1.1 release notes are the references I used for the target build and upgrade dependencies. ...
Upgrading VCF Salt Master to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued patching the management services in my lab. In this post I will go over upgrading the VCF Salt Master from 9.1.0.0400 to 9.1.1 through VCF Operations. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes are the source for the release scope and patch dependencies. The VCF Operations 9.1.1 release notes list Salt Master and Salt RaaS at target build 25679895. This walkthrough covers a 9.1.0.x to 9.1.1 maintenance upgrade of one Salt Master instance. If you are starting from an older VCF or VMware Aria release, follow the applicable VCF upgrade or migration procedure first. ...
Upgrading VCF Identity Broker to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued patching the management services in my lab. This post is a follow-up to my VCF 9.1 management services upgrade walkthrough and covers VCF Identity Broker through VCF Operations. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes are the source for the release scope, upgrade sequence, dependencies, and known issues. The VCF Operations 9.1.1 release notes list the Identity Broker target build as 25679886. In VCF 9.1, Identity Broker is a VCF management service hosted by the VCF services runtime. The supported lifecycle workflow is Build -> Lifecycle -> VCF Management -> Upgrade. This walkthrough covers a 9.1.0.x maintenance upgrade. If you are coming from an older VCF or VMware Identity Manager deployment, follow the applicable migration or upgrade procedure first; this is not a replacement for that transition workflow. ...
Upgrading VCF Telemetry to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued patching the management services in my lab. In this post I will go over upgrading VCF Telemetry from 9.1.0.0 to 9.1.1.0 through VCF Operations. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes are the source for the release scope, upgrade sequence, dependencies, and known issues. The VCF Operations 9.1.1 release notes list the Telemetry target build as 25671600. Telemetry is a VCF management service hosted by the VCF services runtime. The supported lifecycle workflow is Build -> Lifecycle -> VCF Management -> Upgrade. This walkthrough covers one 9.1.0.x to 9.1.1 maintenance upgrade. If you are coming from an older VCF or Aria release, follow the applicable VCF upgrade procedure first. ...
Upgrading VCF Real-Time Metrics Store to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I continued patching the management services in my lab. This post is a follow-up to my VCF 9.1 management services upgrade walkthrough and covers the Real-Time Metrics Store through VCF Operations. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes are the source for the release scope, upgrade sequence, dependencies, and known issues. The VCF Operations 9.1.1 release notes list the Real-Time Metrics Store target build as 25714471. The Real-Time Metrics Store is its own VCF management component. It is separate from the Real-Time Metrics component, even though both appear in the same VCF Management list. The supported lifecycle workflow is Build -> Lifecycle -> VCF Management -> Upgrade. This walkthrough covers a 9.1.0.x to 9.1.1 maintenance patch; an environment coming from an older VCF or Aria release should follow the applicable VCF upgrade procedure first. ...
Upgrading VCF Real-Time Metrics to 9.1.1 Step by Step
With VCF 9.1.1 released on September 3, 2026, I wanted to continue patching the management services in my lab. This post is a follow-up to my VCF 9.1 management services upgrade walkthrough and focuses on Real-Time Metrics through VCF Operations. VCF 9.1.1 is a maintenance release focused mostly on improving product supportability. The VCF 9.1.1 release notes include the Bill of Materials, upgrade sequence, dependencies, known issues, and the component build numbers. The VCF Operations 9.1.1 release notes list Real-Time Metrics at build 25679622. ...