Design of Stretched Cluster on VxRail

In the previous chapter, you learned about the design of the VxRail vSAN Standard and two-node cluster, including the network, hardware, and software requirements, and some failure scenarios. When you plan to design a disaster recovery solution or a small-sized VMware environment, the VxRail vSAN two-node cluster is a great choice.

Disaster recovery is a critical factor for all systems and virtual infrastructures. VxRail Appliance delivers different disaster recovery solutions. VxRail Stretched Cluster is one of these options; it can provide the synchronous replication of data across two sites located at separate geographical locations. This solution allows the management of the failure of an entire site and supports the different Failure Tolerance Methods (FTMs). In this chapter, you will see an overview of VxRail Stretched Cluster, the planning and designing of VxRail Stretched Cluster, and the different failure scenarios.

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