vSphere supports multiple storage protocols and connectivity options. Storage can be directly connected to a host, or storage can be centralized and shared with multiple hosts. Shared storage is required when implementing many vSphere features, such as VMware High Availability (HA), VMware Fault Tolerance (FT), and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS).
Storage connectivity options
How to do it...
To determine the storage connectivity requirements, perform the following steps:
- Identify the supported storage protocols and connectivity options.
- Select the storage protocol and connectivity that supports the design requirements.