Scaling VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Lab Environments using Holodeck 9.0

Adding Additional Hosts Adding Additional Clusters Conclusion References Discover more from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog Related Articles VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 69 - Beyond vRA + NSX: Delivering Cloud-Native Networking with VCF 9 Virtual Private Clouds Scaling VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Lab Environments using Holodeck 9.0 Enterprise customers can now deploy NVIDIA Run:ai on VMware Cloud Foundation When we started building Holodeck 9.0 , the goal was simple — to automate the provisioning of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) lab environments using nested ESXi hosts. What began as a development project soon became a tool we actively use for testing real-world VCF use cases. One of Holodeck’s biggest strengths is its scalability and ease of use thus enabling you to easily expand your lab environment even after the initial deployment. If you’re setting up your lab for the first time, check out the official Holodeck 9.0 documentation for detailed guidance. In this post, I’ll walk you through how to add additional ESXi hosts or clusters to an existing Holodeck 9.0 environment. You can easily scale your environment by provisioning additional nested ESXi hosts using the New-HoloDeckESXiNodes cmdlet. This command automates the entire process of deploying nested ESX hosts, configures, powers on, and connects new hosts to the network based on your specified parameters such as CPU, memory, site (‘a’ or ‘b’), and vSAN mode (‘ESA’ or ‘OSA’). You can easily scale your environment by provisioning additional nested ESXi hosts using the New-HoloDeckESXiNodes cmdlet. This command automates the entire process of deploying nested ESX hosts, configures, powers on, and connects new hosts to the network based on your specified parameters such as CPU, memory, site (‘a’ or ‘b’), and vSAN mode (‘ESA’ or ‘OSA’). Start PowerShell: Run pwsh. Import the Holodeck configuration associated with your Holodeck instance. Run below command to add additional hosts With this flexibility, the new hosts are instantly ready for use.