https://micronauts.us/micronautsSam Aaron's notes on VMware Cloud Foundation, Cloud Director, and Aria automation - a repository of resolutions and lessons learned from the field. 2026-09-02T15:24:29-04:00 Sam Aaron https://micronauts.us/ Jekyll © 2026 Sam Aaron /assets/img/favicons/favicon.ico /assets/img/favicons/favicon-96x96.png Broadcom Pulls Public Access to the VDDK: What It Is, Why It Mattered, and What Happens Now2026-09-02T00:00:00-04:00 2026-09-02T15:24:07-04:00 https://micronauts.us/blog/broadcom-pulls-vddk-download-access/ samui A breakdown of the VMware Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK) - what it does, how backup and migration tooling has relied on it for years - and what changed when Broadcom quietly restricted public access to it in late August 2026. VCF 9.1 Bug Alert: Log Store2026-08-28T00:00:00-04:00 2026-08-28T00:00:00-04:00 https://micronauts.us/blog/vcf-91-bug-alert-log-store/ samui A known VCF 9.1 bug where a graceful VCF Management Services restart leaves log-store-0 uncreated - surfacing as a 500 error in the VCF Operations Fleet UI and a CrashLoopBackOff in ops-logs - the workaround VMware Engineering walked us through, why it's due to be fixed in 9.1.1, and how it now gets folded into the management domain startup automation via Posh-SSH. Automating a VCF 9.1 Management Domain Startup for Reusable VCD Lab Pods2026-08-20T00:00:00-04:00 2026-08-20T00:00:00-04:00 https://micronauts.us/blog/vcf-91-management-domain-startup/ samui A modular PowerCLI framework that walks a VCF 9.1 management domain back through Broadcom's documented startup sequence, restoring the VCF Management Infrastructure after an isolated VCD lab pod is redeployed from a vApp Template. Automating a VCF 9.1 Management Domain Shutdown for Reusable VCD Lab Pods2026-08-19T00:00:00-04:00 2026-08-19T00:00:00-04:00 https://micronauts.us/blog/vcf-91-management-domain-shutdown/ samui A modular PowerCLI framework that walks a VCF 9.1 management domain through Broadcom's documented shutdown sequence, built so isolated VCD lab pods can be safely converted back into reusable vApp Templates. Self-Service Training Labs with vRealize Orchestrator and VCD2026-07-30T00:00:00-04:00 2026-07-30T00:00:00-04:00 https://micronauts.us/blog/self-service-training-labs-vro-vcd/ samui A vRO-based VCD Service Library that lets instructors self-serve entire classrooms of training labs.