VMworld 2015/Conducting Virtual SAN Proof of Concept

Virtual SAN

Add storage - add server, scale out automatically

VSAN is distributed

Virtual SAN Tools

Tool #1 - Health Tool - interpreted with client (proactive tests)

Tool #2 - RVC / Virtual SAN Observer

• vsan.observer
• vsan.host_info

VSAN Health Check

• multi cast requirement
• hcl and driver version

Tool #3 VSAN Pack for VROPS

PoC Valiation

Tests:

1. VSAN Configs
2. VM Deployemnts on VSAN database
3. Availability in event of failure
4. VSAN serviceability * manageability
5. VM performance

Notes

Min to have VSAN - 3 nodes

VSAN is self remediating - but requires 4 hosts

To Read

Read:

"VSAN 6.0 Proof of Concept Guide"

"Blog: Pro Tips for Storage Performance Testing" - http://blogs.vmware.com/storage/...???...