What is the latest version of vSAN?

Build numbers and versions of VMware vSAN (2150753)

vSAN version	ESXi version	ReleaseDate
vSAN 7.0 Update 3(d)	ESXi 7.0 Update 3(e)	2022-03-29
vSAN 7.0 Update 3(c)	ESXi 7.0 Update 3(c)	2022-01-27
vSAN 7.0 Update 2(e)	ESXi 7.0 Update 2e	2022-02-15
vSAN 7.0 Update 2(d)	ESXi 7.0 Update 2d	2021-09-14

What is VMware vSAN used for?

VMware vSAN uses a software-defined approach that creates shared storage for virtual machines. It virtualizes the local physical storage resources of ESXi hosts and turns them into pools of storage that can be divided and assigned to virtual machines and applications according to their quality-of-service requirements.

How do I find VMware vSAN version?

To check the version of the vSAN Health Service installed on the ESXi hosts:

1. Log in to the ESXi hosts through SSH as root.
2. Run this command: esxcli software vib get -n vsanhealth. For example: [root@:~] esxcli software vib get -n vsanhealth. VMware_bootbank_vsanhealth_6.0.0-0.1.2439785. Name: vsanhealth.

Is ESXi 5.5 end of life?

VMware vSphere 5.5 reaches End Of Life. VMware has announced that End of General Support for the VMware vSphere 5.5 family of products was September 19, 2018. This include both vCenter Server 5.5 and vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 5.5.

What vSAN 7?

Summary. vSAN 7 modernizes hyperconverged infrastructure by providing administrators a unified storage control plane for both block and file protocols, and provides significant enhancements that make it a great solution for traditional virtual machines as well cloud-native applications.

What is new with vSAN?

Stretched Cluster Site/Witness Failure Resiliency vSAN now allows a site in a stretched cluster to function normally despite an outage at both the second site and the witness VM. Once the witness VM or the secondary site recovers, vSAN will rebuild and resync as normal without need for user action.

What are two benefits of VMware vSAN?

VMWare vSAN is easy to set up, manage and provision. Its easy management and provisioning do not sacrifice performance, reduces costs considerably, brings assets online faster, and improves inventory management.

How do I upgrade vSAN?

After you have upgraded your vSAN ESXi hosts to ESXi 7.0 Update 2, you will can navigate to your vSAN cluster > Monitor > vSAN > Skyline Health > Cluster > Disk format version > Upgrade on-disk format to begin the process of upgrading your on-disk format version. To begin the upgrade process, click the Upgrade button.

How do I know if vSAN is enabled?

Enabling vSAN

1. Open the vSphere Web Client.
2. Click the Hosts and Clusters tab.
3. Select the cluster on which you want to enable vSAN.
4. Click the Manage tab.
5. Click Settings.
6. Under Virtual SAN, select General and click Edit.
7. Select the mode for storage disks to be claimed. The options are:
8. Click OK.

Is vSAN part of vCenter?

vSAN is integrated with the VMware vSphere Hypervisor, so there’s no need to install additional software or deploy storage controller virtual appliances to every host in the cluster, as is often the case. Only vCenter Server is required to configure and manage a vSAN cluster.

How do I upgrade vSAN cluster ESXi?

See Upgrade vSAN Disk Format Using RVC.

1. Before You Upgrade vSAN. Plan and design your upgrade to be fail-safe.
2. Upgrade the vCenter Server.
3. Upgrade the ESXi Hosts.
4. About the vSAN Disk Format.
5. Verify the vSAN Cluster Upgrade.
6. Using the RVC Upgrade Command Options.
7. vSAN Build Recommendations for vSphere Update Manager.

How do I know what format my vSAN disk is?

Procedure

1. Navigate to the vSAN cluster.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. Under vSAN, click Disk Management. The current disk format version appears at the top of the page.

How do I set up vSAN?

Procedure

1. Navigate to an existing host cluster.
2. Click the Configure tab.
3. Under vSAN, select Services.
4. Click Configure vSAN to open the Configure vSAN wizard.
5. Select the type of vSAN cluster to configure, and click Next.
6. Configure the vSAN services to use, and click Next.
7. Claim disks for the vSAN cluster, and click Next.

How do I enable vSAN in Vcenter?

To enable vSAN on an existing the cluster:

1. Open the vSphere Web Client.
2. Click the Hosts and Clusters tab.
3. Select the cluster on which you want to enable vSAN.
4. Click the Manage tab.
5. Click Settings.
6. Under Virtual SAN, select General and click Edit.
7. Select the mode for storage disks to be claimed.
8. Click OK.

What is VMware VSAN?

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What are the system requirements for a VSAN cluster?

A vSAN cluster needs at least two physical hosts with dedicated local storage devices and shared witness. See the VMware Compatibility Guide for Systems/Servers and VMware Compatibility Guide for vSAN for more information. What are the software requirements for running vSAN?

Do I need to install VSAN on every host?

vSAN is integrated with the VMware vSphere Hypervisor, so there’s no need to install additional software or deploy storage controller virtual appliances to every host in the cluster, as is often the case. Only vCenter Server is required to configure and manage a vSAN cluster. Can I use existing SAN and NAS storage in the same cluster as vSAN?

What deployment options are available for vSAN?

There are four deployment options available for vSAN: a jointly engineered turnkey system, Global Partner Appliances, vSAN ReadyNodes, and as a service with cloud providers. See vSAN deployment options for more information.