UPDATE: Consider deploying VCF 9.1. It is the latest version of VCF that includes new features and functionality, as well as, the latest bug fixes and security updates. This blog article discusses upgrading from vSphere 8 to a minimal installation of VCF 9.1: Upgrade from vSphere 8 to a VCF 9.1 Minimal Deployment
This post is a followup article to VCF Operations 9 with vSphere 8 for smaller shops ready to make the jump to VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9. A high-level overview is provided here. This article is not step-by-step instructions. See the VCF documentation for detailed guidance. The assumption from a licensing perspective is that your organization purchased a VCF subscription.