Deploying the active-active solution for VxRail
In this section, we will discuss the deployment of an active-active solution for VxRail. This includes the deployment of a vSAN stretched cluster witness and the configuration of a VxRail vSAN stretched cluster. Let's assume that we are deploying a VxRail cluster (with eight E560 nodes) across the preferred site and the secondary site, and that a vSphere cluster is running at the witness site.
Deploying a vSAN stretched cluster witness
We will deploy a vSAN witness appliance in a vSphere cluster at the witness site. The following is the procedure for deploying the vSAN witness appliance:
- Go to the VMware website (https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/6_7#drivers_tools) and select the corresponding version on the Select Version menu. For VxRail version 4.7.x, select 6.7. We can download the latest version of the VMware Virtual SAN Witness Appliance 6.7U3j...