Overview of VxRail vSAN two-node clusters

The VMware vSAN two-node cluster on VxRail is designed for remote offices, branch offices, and small-scale deployments. The VxRail vSAN two-node configuration is supported in VxRail E, P, V, D, and S Series. This solution includes two VxRail nodes and a witness virtual appliance, and it supports the two deployment options, that is, switch configuration and direct connection configuration. In Figure 6.1, there are two nodes (VxRail Node 1 and VxRail Node 2). There are four 10 GB ports on each node. The first and second ports (P1 and P2) are used for the management, witness, and virtual machine networks. The third and fourth ports (P3 and P4) are used for vSAN and vMotion networks. vCenter Server and vSAN Witness are hosted in the main data center:

Figure 6.1 – Sample architecture of a VxRail vSAN two-node cluster

The vSAN two-node cluster is created with two VxRail nodes and the vSAN Witness virtual appliance...