VMware VSAN
Introduction
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Pros and Cons
Section titled “Pros and Cons”XYZ
Licensing
Section titled “Licensing”ABC
Use Cases
Section titled “Use Cases”The use cases for this type of technology are blah blah
Feature History
Section titled “Feature History”- 1st release
- […]
- VSAN 6.2
VSAN Configuration
Section titled “VSAN Configuration”- Hybrid
- All Flash
Implementation type
Section titled “Implementation type”- VSAN cluster
- Stretched Cluster
- ROBO
- Single node (unsupported)
- Nested ?
Sizing Guide
Section titled “Sizing Guide”Monitoring
Section titled “Monitoring”- VSAN Observer
- VSAN 6.2 Performance Service
- vRealize Log Insight
- Sexigraf
Known Issues and Solutions
Section titled “Known Issues and Solutions”This is specifically to detail any issues with the technology being discussed, and how to resolve them. See the Intel NUC page for an example.
- Disable VSAN Device Monitoring
- esxcli system settings advanced set -o /LSOM/VSANDeviceMonitoring -i 0
- Disable VSAN Slow Device Unmounting
- esxcli system settings advanced set -o /LSOM/lsomSlowDeviceUnmount -i 0
VSAN Homelab HCL
Section titled “VSAN Homelab HCL”As this is a storage platform where you might end up migrating your homelab production data, keep in mind that by using components not certified by VMware, you can end up in VSAN nightmare. But YMMV.
The official VSAN HCL file is available here. This is a JSON formatted file which is the source of knowledge behind the VSAN Health Check Plugin. This is a good start to finding VSAN compatible hardware, which can be also found on the VMware’s official HCL.
| Form Factor | Type | Manufacturer | Model | Capacities Available (GB) | Recommended tier | On VMware HCL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5” | SSD | Samsung | EVO 850 | 120, 250, 500, 1000, 2000! | Capacity | ? | Great for capacity tier. For caching, using something with better DWPD. |
| mSATA | SSD | Intel | 525 | 30,60,120,240 | TBC | ? | |
| M.2 | NVMe | Samsung | SM951 | 128 | Caching | ? | Very quick NVMe device! |
| 2.5” | SSD | Samsung | SM863 | 120,240,480,960,1920 | Cache/Capacity | Yes | Affordable drives which can be found on official HCL. |
Tested and Proven VSAN Homelab SSDs