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VMware Cloud Foundation APIs: Obtaining Authentication Tokens
Apr 1, 2026 · 3 min read · VCF 9.1 API ·
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Last Updated: 24-Jun-2026
Interacting with the public APIs of a VMware Cloud Foundation platform enables organizations to build custom end-to-end automation for their needs. The first step in the process involves obtaining an authentication token. A …

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Latency Requirements for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0
Dec 12, 2025 · 1 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 Architecture ·
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Since the initial release of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, a significant proportion of conversations with customers have revolved around the topic of latency between components of a VCF fleet. Finally, I'm delighted to be able to share v1 of the newly …
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0: Setting Up Custom LDAP Service for an Organization in VCF Automation
Sep 18, 2025 · 4 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 SSO LDAP ·
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If you have looked at VCF Automation in any detail you may be aware that you can configure one or more external identity providers (IdPs), and import users and groups to your organizations. This configuration can use an LDAP server connection which …
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VCF Automation: ?
Sep 12, 2025 · 4 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 API VCF.PowerCLI ·
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In this procedure, we will use the /v1/users API exposed via the VCF.PowerCLI module VMware.Sdk.Vcf.SddcManager to assign/delete roles to users or groups in SDDC Manager based on the identity provider defined within the VCF Single Sign-On domain. …
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0: Setting Up VCF Single Sign-On with OpenLDAP
Sep 11, 2025 · 4 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 SSO LDAP ·
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VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 introduced the new VCF Identity Broker component to provide the totally revamped VCF Single Sign-On capability which provides single sign-on across VCF Operations, vCenter, NSX Manager, VCF Operations for logs, VCF …
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Automate VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 with OpenAPI
Sep 4, 2025 · 1 min read · VCF VCF 9.1 API ·
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If like me you're always looking for opportunities to replace manual repetitive steps with automation then this post is for you! Here I've documented the location of various OpenAPI specification files for components of VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 …
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VCF Installer: Retrieve Component Passwords from VCF Installer
Aug 28, 2025 · 3 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 API VCF.PowerCLI BASH ·
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When the auto-generate passwords options is selected within the VCF Installer UI, there maybe a scenario where you need to perform troubleshooting and a need to login to one of the underlying component appliances. Of course this is only possible if …
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Adjusting ESX Certificate Key Size in VMware Cloud Foundation
Aug 26, 2025 · 2 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 Certificates ·
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If you have VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 deployed and you have been using the Certificate Management capability of Fleet Management you may have noticed that with the exception of ESX you're able to use a certificate key size greater than 2048 for …
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Using VMware.Sdk.Srm: Commands for VMware Live Site Recovery in PowerCLI
Jul 29, 2025 · 4 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 VCF.PowerCLI VLR ·
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VCF PowerCLI 9.0 now includes a module called VMware.Sdk.Srm, this modules contains auto-generated cmdlets to support VMware Live Site Recovery Public APIs. Use can use this post as a quick reference guide.
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Using VMware.Sdk.Vsphere: Commands for vSphere
Jul 22, 2025 · 2 min read · VCF VCF 9.0 VCF.PowerCLI vSphere 9.0 ·
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VCF PowerCLI 9.0 now includes a module called VMware.Sdk.Vsphere, this modules contains auto-generated cmdlets to support vSphere Public APIs. Use can use this post as a quick reference guide.
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