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Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN

Chapter 2. Understanding Virtual SAN

In the first chapter, we discussed in detail SDDC, the role of software-defined storage, the current choices of storage in the market, and also an introduction to VMware Virtual SAN. In this chapter, we will turn our focus to what Virtual SAN is and build a basic understanding of how it is put together.

The following topics will be discussed in this chapter:

Why should I use VSAN
What is VSAN
Where do I start? Back to the drawing board

Where do I start? Back to the drawing board

We can get started with VSAN by following a traditional practice to get your feet wet in lab/test (dev set up is recommended for this).

Furthermore, it is important to ensure that, for any solution, the components need to be certified and should be listed in the compatibility matrices of VMware.

VSAN, in particular, is sensitive to this and comes in a few variants or packages. You can either choose to select the components individually and assemble, or choose a much safer option and go for a bundled solution.

Software requirements

At the time of writing, the supported releases to build a VSAN are as follows:

vSphere components

Versions supported

Specifications(per host)

ESXi version

vSphere ESXi 5.5 update 1 (and higher)

6 GB memory

At least 1 SDD

At least 1 HDD

vCenter versions

vCenter Server 5.5 update 1 (and higher)

vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 update 1 (and higher)

Follow the standard sizing guidelines

The VSAN cluster enables a dynamic...

What you will learn

Understand what softwaredefined storage is and how it is implemented through VMware Virtual SAN

Install, configure, and administer VSAN

Architect VSAN to cater to your specific business requirements

Define storage tiering at the software layer by implementing storage policybased management

Understand how every I/O flows through the VSAN infrastructure

Monitor your VSAN infrastructure to discover issues at an early stage

Efficiently use utilities to troubleshoot and fix issues

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Rebecca Fitzhugh Aug 25, 2015

The “Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN” is an excellent resource from Packt Publishing. Not only does it provide a great starting point, discussing the software and hardware requirements and step by step instructions for configuration. Assistance is provided with capacity planning and how to profile workloads. One of the core concepts of VSAN, (and software defined storage as a whole) storage policy based management and each different capability’s concept and configuration. One of my favorite parts was the over of the architecture itself and how to design a solid architecture. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn more about VSAN or looking for assistance deploying VSAN in their environment.

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M. Holder Oct 19, 2015

vSAN is an interesting topic along with storage defined datacenters as a whole. I had to get up to speed with vSAN so we could start promoting it to our customers. This book does a good job of laying down the fundamentals and gaining an appreciation for the technology. It also includes the generation 2 (vSAN on vSphere 6.0) improvements and enhancements, which are quite significant.The book starts off with the basics and then goes into the more in depth concepts, giving real world examples and instructions on how to actually implement vSAN. I used this book in conjunction with my homelab and feel suitably prepared to start implementing on live equipment.

Rajesh Puri Aug 04, 2015

I was looking for a book on VMware's vSAN which can help me in the deployment of vSAN in the customer's Datacenter. After reading this book, I was not only able to get the concept but it also helped me know the hands on steps for configuring the vSAN. This is one of the most well structured books I have read on technology. I will definately recommend this book to admins/architects looking for gaining knowledge on vSAN.

Jerry Mar 10, 2016

The simple language and clearly defined steps are the real differentiators with this book. This solution as a whole is a good fit for my organization.

Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN: Build optimal, high-performance, and resilient software-defined storage on VSAN for your vSphere infrastructure

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Why should I use VSAN?

What is VSAN?

Where do I start? Back to the drawing board

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