Releases: raleyj/vcf-depot
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VCF Offline Depot 1.1.0 — Build 2026-09-07.1
VCF Offline Depot 1.1.0
Distribution build 2026-09-07.1.
Changes
- Install downloads make a separate VCF Download Tool request for the catalog-selected bootable ESX installer ISO. The appliance verifies its size and SHA-256 checksum before reporting success.
- A permanent Depot Management page keeps Download Tool, Depot Accounts, and HTTPS Certificate maintenance available after initial setup.
- Header labels match VCF Connections and Appliance Status. Depot Files opens Depot File Management.
- Administrator-menu pages no longer highlight unrelated header pages. All three maintenance pages use a consistent Back to Depot Management button.
- Operational guides are updated to revision 1.9; the roadmap is revision 3.7.
Downloads
Download VCF-Offline-Depot-1.1.0.ova below. Individual Word guides, a guides-only ZIP, release notes, the release record, checksums, detached signatures, and the public signing key accompany the image. GitHub-generated source archives do not contain the OVA.
Deployment
Virtual hardware version 22 / ESX 9.0 or later; 4 vCPUs; 8 GiB RAM; 32 GiB OS disk plus a blank 1 TiB data disk. DHCP and Etc/UTC remain the defaults. Obtain the VCF Download Tool and entitled binaries separately.
Deploy as a fresh appliance. Existing accounts, certificates, settings, binaries, and history are not migrated. Preserve the existing appliance until the replacement has been configured and validated, and avoid duplicate IP addresses.
VCF Installer remains the supported integration scope. Fleet Manager and SDDC Manager qualification is deferred.
Project and guides · Verify downloads
Validation
60 focused application tests and 11 OVF/network tests passed. Fresh static-IP and DHCP deployments of this exact OVA passed payload integrity, runtime dependencies, HTTPS access, automatic content-service startup, and reboot-persistence checks. Static DNS and NTP settings persisted across reboot. Temporary build and test VMs were removed; the running appliance was not modified.
The ESX ISO request and verification behavior was tested with catalog and command fixtures. This release run did not perform an entitled Broadcom download or reconfigure an existing VCF Installer. See release-record.json for the validation scope.
OVA SHA-256
a3720c4ae9b3eb6e89dc733e1aeb3a8115f8cb35e987eed8642817b13757d724
VCF Offline Depot 1.0.0 — Build 2026-09-05.2
VCF Offline Depot appliance
Distribution build 2026-09-05.2, appliance version 1.0.0. Released following maintainer manual OVA testing and approval of the subsequent minor changes.
Downloads
- VCF-Offline-Depot-1.0.0.ova — deploy this appliance (1,241,835,520 bytes, approximately 1.16 GiB).
- VCF-Offline-Depot-Build-2026-09-05.2-Guides-Rev-1.8.zip — current Deployment, Quick Start, Administrator, and Troubleshooting guides in Word and Markdown. Individual Word guides are also attached.
- VCF-Offline-Depot-Roadmap.docx — unchanged roadmap revision 3.6, historical baseline.
- OVA checksum, detached signature, public signing key, and VERIFY-DOWNLOADS.md — download verification.
GitHub-generated source archives do not contain the OVA. Use the named OVA asset below.
Changes
Compact management layout; configurable system timezone independent of NTP settings; automatic depot startup; consistent status badges with inventory date/time; removed blue accents from three cards; updated administrator navigation and VCF 9.1.1 selection. Read Build-2026-09-05.2.md for details.
Requirements and deployment
Virtual hardware version 22 / ESXi 9.0 or later; 4 vCPUs; 8 GiB RAM; 32 GiB OS disk plus a new 1 TiB thin-provisioned data disk. Obtain the supported VCF Download Tool and entitled content separately.
This is a fresh appliance: accounts, configuration, certificates, binaries, and history are not migrated. Preserve the existing appliance and data during testing and avoid duplicate IP addresses. Use the revision 1.8 guides instead of earlier embedded documentation.
Validation status
62 focused Node tests and 11 OVF/network tests passed. Build VM service startup, payload integrity, timezone save/reboot persistence, OVA manifest, and OVF Tool verification passed. The maintainer reports completing manual OVA testing before the final minor changes and has approved this build for release. Prior R01 completion remains unchanged; SDDC Manager and Fleet Manager qualification is deferred.
The earlier pending-test status in the packaged revision 1.8 guides and build supplement is superseded by this release approval. The OVA and signed checksum remain unchanged.
OVA SHA-256
42e8be88ad1e90d0ba51e976d34d86b714f6f4da00bc0f27dde5d4b46ac6f0ef