In VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0,all host commissioning operationsare performed throughVCF Operations
, not through vSphere Client, Cloud Builder, or the VCF Installer. Once VCF is deployed, Cloud Builder is no longer used, and the VCF Installer is for lifecycle and bundle management-not for host workflows. The vSphere Client also cannot commission hosts because host commissioning is a foundational VCF workflow requiring hardware validation, storage type checks, NIC checks, HCL conformance, and version compatibility.
The error message provided:
"Hosts must be unassigned, commissioned with at least one physical NIC and the same storage type... and the ESX version must be compatible..." is a standard VCF 9.0 validation message shown whenno commissioned hostsmatching the workload domain requirements exist. VMware documentation states that hosts must be commissioned under:
VCF Operations # Fleet Management # Hosts # Commission Host
Here, VCF validates:
* Storage type (vSAN ESA, vSAN OSA, NFS, FC, etc.)
* Network pool membership (matching the WLD plan)
* ESXi version compatibility with the Management Domain baseline
* NIC mapping and certifications
Until hosts are commissioned, they cannot appear in the workload domain creation wizard.
Thus, the correct method to commission hosts isD. Using VCF Operations.