VCF Download Tool Command Line: Binaries Upload

by Simon Sparks · 24 February 2026

Use this link to find the VCF Download Tool v9.0.2.0 on the Broadcom Support site.

Filename: vcf-download-tool-9.0.2.0.25151284.tar.gz

Once you have the file downloaded copy it over to your vcf offline depot virtual machine and extract it.

If you need to download the files manually you can get them from the following URL [Broadcom Support Portal – VCF v9.0.2.0] but you are here because you want to automate everything so….

Command Line Description: Binaries Upload Help

/home/vcf-9.0.2.0-download-tool/bin/vcf-download-toolbinariesupload--depot-store=/var/www/html/--sddc-manager-fqdn=sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com--sddc-manager-user=admin--sddc-manager-user-password-file=/home/sddc-manager-user-password.txt

Results:

*********Welcome to VMware Cloud Foundation Download Tool***********

SDDCManagercertificate:
Certificate:
Data:
Version:3 (0x2)
SerialNumber:
d3:be:f2:66:ce:98:bd:6d
SignatureAlgorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Issuer:CN=CA,DC=vsphere,DC=local,C=US,ST=California,O=vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com,OU=VMwareEngineering
Validity
NotBefore:Feb2018:35:562026GMT
NotAfter:Mar2418:35:562027GMT
Subject:C=US,ST=California,L=PaloAlto,O=VMware,OU=VMwareEngineering,CN=vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com
SubjectPublicKeyInfo:
PublicKeyAlgorithm:rsaEncryption
Public-Key: (2048bit)
Modulus:
00:ba:95:10:f0:33:cf:18:72:ef:f6:d8:8b:7e:0d:
85:11:fb:97:40:e3:1a:12:51:d2:df:79:a6:77:03:
65:d2:4f:56:7f:2d:38:4e:04:7d:ce:f0:15:80:d1:
60:1d:c5:d6:e9:ed:5d:87:01:57:8a:ad:f9:7a:e6:
c3:d5:6a:b6:a5:7a:8f:c5:1a:6c:a1:71:f9:c2:e2:
a5:1a:43:7b:69:1e:f4:31:ad:46:29:f8:29:5b:cb:
9e:37:ed:a4:ac:42:41:5d:e3:0e:3b:ee:1d:e1:69:
a4:98:0e:6c:94:92:ef:4b:3f:99:20:de:82:29:3f:
90:5c:b7:b6:2f:73:17:ce:93:be:cf:ca:f6:80:dd:
0f:db:54:8b:41:7c:1c:f2:75:83:22:9e:3a:9a:d8:
40:b5:17:d6:dd:aa:51:e0:82:80:24:b7:4e:f2:f8:
f4:f0:01:8b:42:77:51:36:7a:88:49:bf:ef:1c:fd:
52:3b:a9:ec:f4:19:d0:ec:18:14:d9:99:e3:1b:1d:
24:c6:32:07:3e:62:49:38:58:35:c4:15:28:70:46:
3f:2d:78:4f:14:38:bf:16:ad:43:8b:bb:1f:46:16:
b4:fd:3d:e8:9a:1e:cd:cc:29:a9:81:87:92:65:b7:
cf:9c:c9:eb:62:1b:f8:ef:8f:9c:16:af:5d:b8:3c:
84:07
Exponent:65537 (0x10001)
X509v3extensions:
X509v3ExtendedKeyUsage:
TLSWebServerAuthentication,TLSWebClientAuthentication
X509v3SubjectAlternativeName:
DNS:vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com
X509v3AuthorityKeyIdentifier:
61:C8:B1:F7:64:59:C8:53:CA:60:AF:23:47:15:27:A2:27:1B:5F:AD
AuthorityInformationAccess:
CAIssuers-URI:https://vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com/afd/vecs/ca
SignatureAlgorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
SignatureValue:
02:98:c0:ba:3c:fe:95:43:a6:49:25:4d:16:6c:25:15:8c:a5:
fb:37:12:20:09:a4:ca:d5:27:42:8c:33:68:a2:d2:9b:3f:72:
20:a5:85:ea:1c:c2:be:97:bf:c0:24:dc:4e:74:4e:ce:ec:7f:
44:ef:39:be:50:d0:78:1d:a2:10:e2:dd:32:e9:af:7d:ae:b6:
a4:6e:35:24:bb:a0:28:e1:c0:a6:c2:b1:b8:1e:8a:e0:d3:e5:
0a:c7:db:61:cb:19:8b:56:c7:8d:56:bb:d3:59:8c:b9:66:f4:
95:6f:bd:9c:5a:3d:30:a2:bf:ce:ad:2d:ca:01:19:2e:08:4b:
c1:6a:14:cf:bc:fb:b7:24:7d:f1:15:96:12:d8:e5:41:a4:af:
63:c5:ea:a3:aa:96:b7:f3:c3:4f:56:cd:3b:38:84:9b:81:2d:
7a:ec:61:b6:02:70:2f:3f:34:e3:99:e9:3e:07:e2:d8:fc:84:
f8:6c:dc:7f:5a:c7:cc:66:9e:e9:f6:b5:c4:b3:98:13:a6:3b:
6f:d4:7e:8e:79:21:23:16:fb:c9:96:61:73:91:dd:6e:5f:5d:
e4:50:29:55:29:7b:f6:17:9f:1b:e2:45:6f:38:10:59:bf:c5:
6e:5c:62:4e:c9:27:37:a1:2b:75:c4:63:7d:cd:29:08:25:f8:
a3:30:05:04:82:4d:c0:8a:f2:73:54:eb:e3:41:e5:ee:09:63:
09:b8:fe:d2:5c:2b:6c:cc:aa:38:16:8a:27:23:6f:81:88:19:
66:d8:72:c5:34:0c:33:d3:96:74:95:39:ee:e1:26:b7:9e:5d:
ea:fe:f9:70:cb:67:f3:35:74:e6:28:2c:8a:09:83:0a:07:67:
e3:f8:d7:54:e7:50:e9:2c:0f:11:65:08:47:c5:a1:ba:df:f7:
8b:ef:d4:50:ba:5c:af:5b:ad:a7:1f:14:a3:7c:c0:74:7f:22:
cd:36:78:31:d9:63:9f:2b:6f:26:86:3d:a9:b8:e6:fd:7b:c2:
9b:5c:04:b5:c1:ec
Fingerprintsha256Fingerprint=34:F0:07:F3:40:9A:F9:41:72:97:E0:FF:2B:28:C4:72:FC:B0:EB:A6:A3:0E:FB:BE:8B:0C:60:35:A2:B4:FB:8E
PleaseconfirmthisistherightSDDCmanagercertificate.Y/N
cp:cannotstat'/lib/security/cacerts':Nosuchfileordirectory
Warning:use-cacertsoptiontoaccesscacertskeystore
keytoolerror:java.lang.Exception:Alias<vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com>doesnotexist
Warning:use-cacertsoptiontoaccesscacertskeystore
Owner:CN=vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com,OU=VMwareEngineering,O=VMware,L=PaloAlto,ST=California,C=US
Issuer:OU=VMwareEngineering,O=vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com,ST=California,C=US,DC=local,DC=vsphere,CN=CA
Serialnumber:d3bef266ce98bd6d
Validfrom:FriFeb2018:35:56GMT2026until:WedMar2418:35:56GMT2027
Certificatefingerprints:
SHA1:56:A2:4B:10:7C:2F:7D:9F:CA:21:0C:9D:71:14:31:C6:12:17:97:BB
SHA256:34:F0:07:F3:40:9A:F9:41:72:97:E0:FF:2B:28:C4:72:FC:B0:EB:A6:A3:0E:FB:BE:8B:0C:60:35:A2:B4:FB:8E
Signaturealgorithmname:SHA256withRSA
SubjectPublicKeyAlgorithm:2048-bitRSAkey
Version:3

Extensions:

#1: ObjectId: 1.3.6.1.5.5.7.1.1 Criticality=false
AuthorityInfoAccess [
[
   accessMethod: caIssuers
   accessLocation: URIName: https://vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com/afd/vecs/ca
]
]

#2: ObjectId: 2.5.29.35 Criticality=false
AuthorityKeyIdentifier [
KeyIdentifier [
0000:61C8B1F76459C853CA60AF23471527A2a...dY.S.`.#G.'.
0010: 27 1B 5F AD                                        '._.
]
]

#3: ObjectId: 2.5.29.37 Criticality=false
ExtendedKeyUsages [
serverAuth
clientAuth
]

#4: ObjectId: 2.5.29.17 Criticality=false
SubjectAlternativeName [
DNSName: vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com
]

Trust this certificate? [no]:  yes
Certificate was added to keystore
Version:9.0.2.0.25151284
Validating SDDC Manager credentials.
SDDC Manager credentials validated successfully.
Validating SDDC Manager version.
SDDC Manager version validated successfully.
Uploading vSAN HCL file.
Successfully uploaded vSAN HCL file.
Uploading compatibility data.
Successfully uploaded compatibility data.
Uploading unified release manifest file.
Successfully uploaded unified release manifest file.
Uploading product version catalog file.
ERROR: Failed to upload all metadata.
REMEDY: Please check the error message for more details.

Log file: /home/vcf-9.0.2.0-download-tool/log/vdt.log


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