Editing VMware VSAN

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[[Category:Storage]]
== Introduction ==
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== Pros and Cons ==
XYZ

== Licensing ==
ABC

== Use Cases ==

The use cases for this type of technology are blah blah

== Feature History ==

* 1st release
* [...]
* VSAN 6.2

== VSAN Configuration ==

* Hybrid
* All Flash

== Implementation type ==

* VSAN cluster
* Stretched Cluster
* ROBO
* Single node (unsupported)
* Nested ?

== Sizing Guide ==

== Monitoring ==

* VSAN Observer
* VSAN 6.2 Performance Service
* vRealize Log Insight
* Sexigraf


== 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 ==
'''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 [https://virtualhobbit.com/2016/05/02/my-self-inflicted-vsan-nightmare/ VSAN] [https://www.reddit.com/r/vmware/comments/26zbkb/my_vsan_nightmare/ nightmare]. But YMMV.'''


The official VSAN HCL file is available [http://partnerweb.vmware.com/service/vsan/all.json 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. 



{| class="wikitable"
|+Tested and Proven VSAN Homelab SSDs 
|-
! scope="col"| Form Factor
! scope="col"| Type
! scope="col"| Manufacturer
! scope="col"| Model
! scope="col"| Capacities Available (GB)
! scope="col"| Recommended tier
! scope="col"| On VMware HCL
! scope="col"| Notes
|-
|2.5"||SSD||Samsung||EVO 850||120, 250, 500, 1000, 2000!||Capacity||?||Great for capacity tier. For caching, using something with better [[Jargon_Buster#Storage|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.
|}