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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

Photon OS

October 12, 2026October 12, 2026Appliances, HomeLab, Photon OS

A Customizable Photon OS OVA for vSphere: Network, SSH, and Firewall Settings

I built a Photon OS OVA that configures networking, root credentials, SSH access, NTP, and the guest firewall directly in the vCenter deployment wizard. Follow the complete deployment guide.

September 12, 2025August 31, 2026Photon OS

Install Photon OS on ESXi for a VCF Lab

HOMELAB JOURNAL Install Photon OS on ESXi for a VCF Lab Install a Photon OS VM on ESXi for a VCF lab. […]

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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VMware Community Blogs

  • William Lam's Blog
  • Matt Mancini's Blog
  • Brock Peterson's Blog
  • Marc Huppert's Blog

Official VMware Blog

  • From Open Source to Enterprise: Understanding the VMware Salt API Evolution
  • AI時代のプライベートクラウド多層防御: VMware Cloud Foundation®で実現する仮想基盤の堅牢化とリスク低減策(第1回)
  • VCF Helping You Respond to PHP2Shell
  • Encryption Key Provider Design
  • Easy Security Win: VCF Storage Encryption
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