Use this link to find the VCF Download Tool v9.1.0.0 on the Broadcom Support site.
Filename: vcf-download-tool-9.1.0.0.25371089.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 v9.1.0.0] but you are here because you want to automate everything so….
Command Line Description: Binaries Upload Help
/home/vcf-download-tool/bin/vcf-download-tool binaries upload --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.txtResults:
*********Welcome to VCF Download Tool***********
SDDC Manager certificate:
Certificate:
Data:
Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number:
d3:be:f2:66:ce:98:bd:6d
Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
Issuer: CN=CA, DC=vsphere, DC=local, C=US, ST=California, O=vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com, OU=VMware Engineering
Validity
Not Before: Feb 20 18:35:56 2026 GMT
Not After : Mar 24 18:35:56 2027 GMT
Subject: C=US, ST=California, L=Palo Alto, O=VMware, OU=VMware Engineering, CN=vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com
Subject Public Key Info:
Public Key Algorithm: rsaEncryption
Public-Key: (2048 bit)
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)
X509v3 extensions:
X509v3 Extended Key Usage:
TLS Web Server Authentication, TLS Web Client Authentication
X509v3 Subject Alternative Name:
DNS:vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com
X509v3 Authority Key Identifier:
61:C8:B1:F7:64:59:C8:53:CA:60:AF:23:47:15:27:A2:27:1B:5F:AD
Authority Information Access:
CA Issuers - URI:https://vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com/afd/vecs/ca
Signature Algorithm: sha256WithRSAEncryption
Signature Value:
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
Finger print sha256 Fingerprint=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
Please confirm this is the right SDDC manager certificate. Y/N
cp: cannot stat '/lib/security/cacerts': No such file or directory
Warning: use -cacerts option to access cacerts keystore
keytool error: java.lang.Exception: Alias <vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com> does not exist
Warning: use -cacerts option to access cacerts keystore
Owner: CN=vcf-sddc-manager.cloudbuildtools.com, OU=VMware Engineering, O=VMware, L=Palo Alto, ST=California, C=US
Issuer: OU=VMware Engineering, O=vcf-vcenter-mgmt.cloudbuildtools.com, ST=California, C=US, DC=local, DC=vsphere, CN=CA
Serial number: d3bef266ce98bd6d
Valid from: Fri Feb 20 18:35:56 GMT 2026 until: Wed Mar 24 18:35:56 GMT 2027
Certificate fingerprints:
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
Signature algorithm name: SHA256withRSA
Subject Public Key Algorithm: 2048-bit RSA key
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: 61 C8 B1 F7 64 59 C8 53 CA 60 AF 23 47 15 27 A2 a...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.logDiscover more from Cloud Build Tools
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