Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 to 9.0: Webinar Takeaways

Webinar Highlights Key Takeaways On-Demand Replay Need Help? Discover more from VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Blog Related Articles Upgrading VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 to 9.0: Webinar Takeaways VMware Cloud Foundation is the Gold Standard for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VCF Breakroom Chats Episode 73 - Next-Gen Data Services: The DBaaS Revolution with VCF 9 VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 represents a significant leap forward in architectural unification and operational management. While the upgrade from 5. x is designed to be streamlined, it introduces mandatory changes in management methodologies and requires careful, phased execution. I’ve previously shared the typical process that VCF Professional Services uses to perform upgrades to VCF 9.0. In my recent webinar with Brent Douglas , I walked through the process (with demos!) of upgrading VCF 5.2 to VCF 9.0. You can find the full webinar replay at the end of this blog, but here are some of the highlights. The webinar starts with an overview of VCF 9.0. This release introduces a unified platform designed to manage both traditional VMs and modern container-based Kubernetes workloads from a single foundation. The new “fleet” construct fundamentally changes how multiple VCF instances are managed, enabling centralized automation and operations across geographically dispersed or logically grouped private clouds. Expanded multi-site, multi-rack, and stretched cluster topologies are now officially supported and documented. VMware SDDC Manager, although currently still available, is being deprecated. Its functions, such as licensing, certificates, and password management, have been migrated to VMware Cloud Foundation Operations which is now a mandatory component in VCF 9.0.