VCF Download Tool under Windows OS

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager
• VMware Cloud Foundation

Issue/Introduction

The VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) is designed to run on Linux. If you are using a Windows machine, you must first configure Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in order to install and use VCFDT.

This guide explains how to set up WSL and prepare your Windows system to run the VCF Download Tool successfully.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the WSL setup, ensure the following:

Hardware Virtualization:

• Verify that hardware virtualization is enabled on your machine.
  
  
• If you are using a virtual machine, navigate to the Virtual Hardware tab, expand CPU, and enable the Expose hardware-assisted virtualization to guest OS option.
  
  
• Update the hardware version, if required:
  
  
• In the VM Hardware Compatibility panel, click Upgrade to Match Host.
  
  
• Turn on the VM after applying these changes.

Supported Linux Distributions:

Select a Linux distribution supported by VMware for the VCF Download Tool and UMDS. The following distributions are supported:

Environment

Ubuntu:
14.04
18.04
18.04 LTS
20.04 LTS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL):
7.4
7.5
7.7
8.1 (requires libnsl package version 2.28 or later)

Resolution

Install WSL

• Follow the official WSL installation guide from Microsoft.
  
  
• Ensure you choose a Linux distribution from the supported list above during installation.

Install VCFDT

Once WSL is installed and the supported Linux distribution is configured, you can proceed to:

• Download the latest VCF Download Tool (VCFDT) from the Broadcom Support Portal.
  
  
• Follow the official documentation to complete installation and usage steps inside your WSL environment.

Additional Information

VCF Download Tool Official Documentation