Spec derived from X, validated by the installer, bringup started, task id returned; a second run polls without the catalog's leash

Driving the VCF Installer API from vRO: generate, validate, start, walk away

Stage 2 of the lab factory: a vRO workflow that turns an environment number into a complete VCF 9.1 deployment spec, runs the installer’s own validation, starts bringup and hands back a task id — because the request dies long before the eight-hour build does. Plus how the wrapper slips the two-hour leash.

16 September 2026 · 6 min · Adam Stretton