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Gary Blake @GaryJBlake

Distinguished Engineer within the VMware Cloud Foundation Division @ Broadcom. VCP, VCP-Cloud, VCAP-DCA & VCAP-DCD, VCAP-CID

Joined September 2011
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QuickTip: Renew SDDC Manager VMCA Certificate lifeofbrianoc.com/2024/07/11… #VMware #VCF #vExpert

QuickTip: Renew SDDC Manager VMCA Certificate

I got a question from someone internally if renewing the VMCA signed certificate on SDDC Manager in a VCF instance is possible. For context, out-of-the-box SDDC Manager is signed by the VMCA on the…

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11 Jul 2024
[New Blog] PowerCLI Module For VMware Cloud Foundation: Introduction lifeofbrianoc.com/2024/07/11… #VMware #VCF #vExpert

PowerCLI Module For VMware Cloud Foundation: Introduction

As you are no doubt aware I am a fan of PowerShell and PowerCLI. Since my early days working with VMware products, whether it was vCenter, vCloud Director or VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), I have a…

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29 Nov 2023
Deploy #VMwareCloudFoundation Cloud Builder with ease using @VMwarevSphere Terraform Provider. Details here. bit.ly/40SMuCB

Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder using the vSphere Terraform Provider

As part of my series on deploying and managing VMware Cloud Foundation using Terraform, this post will focus on deploying the VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder appliance using the vSphere Terra…

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23 Nov 2023
Looking to deploy #VMwareCloudFoundation Cloud Builder? Try using the @VMwarevSphere Terraform Provider for a smooth and hassle-free experience! bit.ly/40SMuCB

Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder using the vSphere Terraform Provider

As part of my series on deploying and managing VMware Cloud Foundation using Terraform, this post will focus on deploying the VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder appliance using the vSphere Terra…

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10 Nov 2023
Install HashiCorp Terraform on a PhotonOS Appliance lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/10… #vExpert #VMware #Terraform

Install HashiCorp Terraform on a PhotonOS Appliance

HashiCorp Terraform is not currently available on the Photon OS repository. If you would like to install Terraform on a PhotonOS appliance you can use the script below. Note: The versions for Go an…

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Brian O'Connell@LifeOfBrianOC
9 Nov 2023
Terraform Module for Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domains lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/09… #vExpert #VMware #Terraform

Terraform Module for Deploying VMware Cloud Foundation VI Workload Domains

I have been working a lot with Terraform lately and in particular the Terraform Provider For VMware Cloud Foundation. As I covered previously, the provider is something that is in development but i…

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9 Nov 2023
Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder using the vSphere Terraform Provider lifeofbrianoc.com/2023/11/09… #vExpert #VMware #Terraform

Deploy VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder using the vSphere Terraform Provider

As part of my series on deploying and managing VMware Cloud Foundation using Terraform, this post will focus on deploying the VMware Cloud Foundation Cloud Builder appliance using the vSphere Terra…

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27 Jun 2023
[New Blog] What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #17 (June 2023) my-cloudy-world.com/2023/06/…

What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #17 (June 2023)

Last Updated: 27-June-2023 Welcome to Edition #17 of the What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions, today we announced the following updates: Added support for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0.0 Open-so…

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24 Jun 2023
What terrible service @NespressoUK, you’ve taken my machine away twice this month and still not fixed the issue. In fact now the machine is even worse!
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25 Apr 2023
[New Blog] What's New for VMware Validated Solutions - Edition #15 (April 2023) my-cloudy-world.com/2023/04/…

What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #15 (April 2023)

Last Updated: 25-Apr-2023 Welcome to Edition #15 of the What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions, today we announced the following updates: Update to Cloud-Based Intelligent Logging for VMwa…

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25 Apr 2023
[New Post] Password Policy Configuration for VMware Cloud Foundation Overview my-cloudy-world.com/2023/02/…

Password Policy Configuration for VMware Cloud Foundation Overview

Last Updated: 25-Apr-2023 Password Policy Configuration may not be that important to some but for security teams it’s critical for ensuring their organization is protected. If you have ever looked …

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25 Apr 2023
[New Blog] Introducing a PowerShell Module for VMware Cloud Foundation Password Management my-cloudy-world.com/2023/04/…

Introducing a PowerShell Module for VMware Cloud Foundation Password Management

Background In January 2023 through the VMware Validated Solution programme we released both documentation and PowerShell cmdlets to help with the configuration of password policies across the VMwar…

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25 Apr 2023
[New Blog] PowerVCF v2.3.0 - General Availability my-cloudy-world.com/2023/04/…

PowerVCF v2.3.0 – General Availability

It’s been a while since the last update but I’m pleased to announce the general availability of PowerVCF v2.3.0 for download from the Microsoft PowerShell Library. PowerVCF is a open so…

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Gary Blake@GaryJBlake
19 Apr 2023
[New Blog] New Fling - VMware Cloud Foundation Configuration File Generator my-cloudy-world.com/2023/04/…

New Fling – VMware Cloud Foundation Configuration File Generator

This week we released a new VMware Fling, VMware Cloud Foundation Configuration File Generator which is a containerized web application developed to replace the Deployment Parameter Workbook used f…

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Gary Blake@GaryJBlake
18 Apr 2023
Super excited to share this new Fling we have been working on - VMware Cloud Foundation Configuration File Generator - flings.vmware.com/vmware-clo… #vExpert #vcf #cloudfoundation #vmware
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[New Blog] Configure Password Policies for VMware Cloud Foundation my-cloudy-world.com/2023/04/…
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Gary Blake@GaryJBlake
28 Mar 2023
[New Blog] What's New for VMware Validated Solutions - Edition #14 (March 2023) my-cloudy-world.com/2023/03/…

What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #14 (March 2023)

Last Updated: 28-Mar-2023 Welcome to Edition #14 of the What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions, today we announced the following updates: New Solution – Health Reporting and Monitori…

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28 Feb 2023
[New Blog] What's New for VMware Validated Solutions - Edition #13 (February 2023) my-cloudy-world.com/2023/02/…

What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions – Edition #13 (February 2023)

Last Updated: 28-Feb-2023 Welcome to Edition #13 of the What’s New for VMware Validated Solutions, today we announced the following updates: Added enhancements to Cloud-Based Intelligent Oper…

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Gary Blake@GaryJBlake
23 Feb 2023
[New Blog] Generating Password Policy Reports for VMware Cloud Foundation my-cloudy-world.com/2023/02/…

Generating Password Policy Reports for VMware Cloud Foundation

Last Updated: 25-Apr-2023 In a recent blog (see here) I provided an overview of Password Policy Configuration for VMware Cloud Foundation, in this blog we will take a deep dive on using Invoke-Pass…

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