The following are some useful command-line interface tools for vSAN. You can use the esxcli vsan cluster get command to view cluster information. You can use the esxcli vsan health cluster list command to check the vSAN cluster health. Use the esxcli vsan storage list command to view vSAN OAS […]
Today I will share a success story of VxRail hardware refresh (Gen 14 to 15), now let’s discuss it. Environment Site A and B (the 40GbE layer 2 network is ready between 2 sites) 1 x VxRail Stretched Cluster (Hybrid), 10 x VxRail G560 nodes1 x External vCenter Server Appliance 71 […]
In this post I will show how to expand the release 8 of VxRail Cluster. The expansion requires that the new node has been physically cabled to the cluster. When we power on a new node that is connected to the same network as the VxRail cluster, this node is […]
VxRail LCM has some great features including the Compliance Report (shows where your system is out of compliance against the Continuously Validated State), the Update Advisory Report (shows what your future state would look like if the selected update is performed and which components would need to be updated), and […]
When troubleshooting vSAN issues, we need to complete understanding of the vSAN environment. Today I will introduce a good tool “vSAN Objects Viewer” that quickly converts vSAN information from text to graphics, including the followings: vSAN cluster topology vSAN nodes information vSAN disk group information VM and object composition Component […]
You need to create a vSphere Cluster (enable HA, DRS and vSAN), then add two vSAN nodes into this cluster. Now we can start to configure the 2-node vSAN cluster. Select the predefined Distributed Switch for vMotion and vSAN network, then Next. Specify the IP address for the vMotion network, […]
vSAN file service is used to create file shares backed by the vSAN Datastore. vSAN file services has the following features: Designed for Cloud Native Applications and traditional workloads Supports SMBv2.1 and v3 Supports NFSv3 and NFSv4.1 Assigns file share quotas Compatible with other vSAN services Go to Configure tab […]
Lab Environment: Preferred Site: 3x vSAN 8 nodes Secondary Site: 3x vSAN 8 nodes Witness host: 1x vSAN 8 witness node In this post, we will replace the witness node in the vSAN Stretched cluster. Go to Configure tab and select the Fault Domains under vSAN menu, click “CHANGE WITNESS […]
When you enabled the ESA on vSAN Cluster. You can verify the vSAN ESA status on each vSAN node by cli “esxcil vsan cluster get“. This vSAN cluster is created by four vSAN nodes. vSAN ESA RAID-5 uses the recommended minimum instead of the vSAN OSA RAID-5 absolute minimum. vSAN […]
vSAN encryption is a native HCI encryption solution built in the vSAN layer. vSAN encryption support the following features: Data-at-Rest encryption at datastore-level. Data-in-Transit encryption at network-level. Configure at the cluster-level. Hybrid and All-Flash vSAN clusters. Now we will enable the vSAN Encryption with vSphere Native key Provider. Go to […]
VMware ESXi 8.0 and vCenter Server 8.0 was general availability in Oct 2022. Is vCenter Server 8.0 supported with VxRail? Answer is No. VxRail 8.0 Software is not available now. External vCenter 8.0 is currently not supported with VxRail Appliance Software 7.0.xxx or 4.x.xxx releases. Support for vCenter 8.0 will […]
My home lab is a vSAN 2 Node All-Flash Cluster, I am planning to upgrade the SSD in my lab environment and build up the vSAN 8 cluster. I am evaluating the SSD model in the internet. Thank you Corey for arranging a great special vExpert session, Intel Optane SSD. […]
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