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📢 JFYI - CVE-2026-111497 (Brotli RCE) only applies to the SDDC Manager component in #VCF and to quickly address issue, there are manual interim workarounds for now
🟠 VCF 9.1.1 - knowledge.broadcom.com/exter…
🔵 VCF 5.x / 9.0.x / 9.1.0 - knowledge.broadcom.com/exter…
Great insights from Karl on common #VCF configurations that can prevent you from upgrading, ensure you take care of these and get insights by running the VCF readiness/upgrade checker to help!
Great to hear in-product #VCF pre-checks is at least catching!
Any common patterns you’d like to share with broader community on things to check in general?
I do like that we have both upgrade and general pre-checks users can run adhoc!
Working on a huge #VCF upgrade at a customer. Multiple workload domains. I'm stumbling from one issue and error to the next. The infrastructure has been neglected over the years. It's a good thing the upgrade pre-checks are so thorough. #vExper @vmwarevcf
Small, but handy 🆕 feature that was just added to #VCF91 Upgrade Planner Tool - You can now Export/Import existing deployment flow, easy to resume where you left off or quickly try out different scenarios
See for some of the big enhancements👇
williamlam.com/2026/10/major…
📢 Those using vSAN w/SMB file services & upgrading from 9.0.x, there's 🆕 vSAN File Services patch to resolve access failure. This version replaces prior 9.1.x vers (which have been removed)
📔techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/…
💿 support.broadcom.com/group/e… ( 👉Drivers & Tools)
#VCF911
🛳️ VKS 3.8 is now available! Check out RN for what's new including support for k8s 1.37, in-place upgrade policies & support for new #VCF911 VLAN-backed VPC to just name a few 🎉
📔 techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/…
JFYI - VKS 3.8 support has also been added to VCF Upgrade Planner Tool!
[🆕] - Major Enhancements to VCF 9.1 Upgrade Planner Tool williamlam.com/2026/10/major…
#VCF91
👇Very good watch on NUMA enhancements in #VCF91 to address high core count/chiplets for Intel/AMD CPUs. Best part, no operational/config changes, upgrade to 9.1 to get 🚀 scheduler!
Unlocking Performance w/Next-Gen Topology-Aware CPU Scheduler in VCF vmware.com/explore/video/640…
Since this was recently asked ... In addition to Intel Haswell/Broadwell processors no longer being supported, you also can NOT use them with #VCF91 NVMe Tiering, you will need at least Skylake or newer processor
👏 Super dope to see how easy VMware vDefend + Avi can neutralize the recent PHP2Shell vulnerabilities! 💪🛡️
blogs.vmware.com/security/20…
JFYI - #VCF components do NOT use PHP and is NOT affected by yesterdays vulnerability disclosure: CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619
knowledge.broadcom.com/exter…
👇Handy for those who use Codex!
If you are wondering whether your website is affected, we have packaged a Codex skill to help check.
Point your Codex at this repo to guide you through it: github.com/openai/php2shell-…
Whether you're running WP or any web apps that depend on PHP, make sure to apply the latest version that fixes the critical RCE vulnerability. Also, good time to ensure underlying OS is also up to date!
The PHP project has released fixes for 2 critical vulnerabilities affecting servers that host PHP applications. Site owners and technical teams should confirm their hosting provider’s update plan and update PHP immediately. Versions before PHP 8.2 no longer receive security updates. These issues are not specific to WordPress, and no WordPress update is required. wp.me/pZhYe-5Gb
[🆕] - VCF 9.1.1 - New UI Support for Deploying VCF Management Services (VCFMS) & VCF Automation (VCFA) on Non-Management Networks williamlam.com/2026/10/vcf-9…
#VCF911
📢 VCF 9.1.1 EP1 is now available for all VCF components (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, SDDCm, VCF Ops & VCF Automation)
📔 techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/…
💿 support.broadcom.com/group/e…
#VCF911
