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Long-form build notes and short fixes across infrastructure, networking, platform engineering, homelab and automation.
VCF 9.1: A Documentation Assistant That Cites Its Sources
A local AI service on VCF 9.1 that reads the product documentation and answers with the document, the version and the page — on one consumer GPU, with nothing leaving the lab.
VCF 9.1: The vLCM Image You Can't Delete in the GUI
In VCF Operations 9.1 you can export a custom vLCM cluster image but there's no button to delete one again. Here's why, and the three-call API path (get a token, list, delete) that clears it out.
The Trust Ladder: An Automation Framework from an Old Network Hand
How much to automate a process and when to hold back — automation as a promotion you earn, not a switch you flip.
Increasing Velocity - Refresh and updates
There is a a lot of reasons to do things but security is a big motivater — I am on a refresh of the VCF guides, deeper salt integration and automation bits. This is the start.
VCF 9.1 — Real-time Data
A look at the real-time data and telemetry capabilities introduced in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1.
Sharing RVTools Data Without Sharing Everything
A PowerShell tool that anonymises RVTools CSV exports so you can hand them to a vendor or third party without exposing your customer's environment.
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