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vSphere Lifecycle Manager (LCM) Image Build in an Air-Gapped Infrastructure
Overview There are certain situations that call for maintaining an air-gapped infrastructure. Of course when there is no path to the internet, things also get more complicated. Hopefully this short post will demystify and simplify this. RTFM How to Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images The vSphere Lifecycle Manager Depot Broadcom Support – ESXi Depot File Log in to the…
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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Bundle Transfer Utility (v 5.2) and Offline Depot with RHEL 9 (Archived)
This post documents building an offline depot for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 using the legacy Bundle Transfer Utility on RHEL-compatible systems. It covers practical setup steps, repository hosting considerations, and operational caveats encountered in real environments. While archived, the content remains relevant for customers maintaining VCF 5.x deployments.
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VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Bundle Transfer Utility v5.2 for Windows (Archived)
This post describes using the legacy VMware Cloud Foundation Bundle Transfer Utility on Windows to build an offline depot for VCF 5.2 environments. It highlights Windows-specific considerations, repository setup, and common operational pitfalls. Although archived, the content remains useful for understanding legacy workflows still required in some VCF 5.x deployments.