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Justin Raley
  • Start Here
  • About
  • HomeLab
  • Nested
  • VMware Cloud Foundation
  • VCF Operations
  • Photon OS
  • VMware vSphere Foundation
  • VyOS
  • VCF JSON Builder
  • ESXi Kickstart Builder

Nested

August 28, 2026October 1, 2026HomeLab, Nested, VyOS

Deploy a VyOS OVA with VMware Tools

Deploy a lab VyOS router OVA with VMware Tools, administrator credentials set during deployment, and optional configuration injection. Includes vCenter validation results, first-boot lessons, and GitHub downloads.

December 15, 2025August 30, 2026Nested, VMware vSphere Foundation

Deploy VMware vSphere Foundation in a Nested Lab

HOMELAB JOURNAL Deploy VMware vSphere Foundation in a Nested Lab Follow a nested vSphere Foundation deployment using three ESXi VMs, vSAN ESA […]

September 15, 2025September 1, 2026Nested, VyOS

Deploy a VyOS Virtual Router on ESXi from ISO

HOMELAB JOURNAL Deploy a VyOS Virtual Router on ESXi from ISO Follow a VyOS virtual router deployment on ESXi from ISO, including […]

September 15, 2025August 29, 2026Nested

Prepare Virtual Switches for Nested ESXi and VyOS

HOMELAB JOURNAL Prepare Virtual Switches for Nested ESXi and VyOS Prepare virtual switches for nested ESXi and VyOS. Follow a homelab setup […]

September 8, 2025October 1, 2026HomeLab, Nested

Subnet Planning for a Nested VCF Lab

HOMELAB JOURNAL Subnet Planning for a Nested VCF Lab Review nested VCF subnet planning for ESXi management, vMotion, vSAN, provisioning and management […]

About Me

Justin Raley

Justin is a Senior Technical Adoption Manager in the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) division at VMware by Broadcom. He uses his homelab to explore VMware Cloud Foundation, networking, coding, and private clouds. Drawing on this experience, his primary focus is helping customers design, build, and operate their VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) private clouds.

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Official VMware Blog

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  • VCF Helping You Respond to PHP2Shell
  • Encryption Key Provider Design
  • Easy Security Win: VCF Storage Encryption
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