vSAN inaccessible object
Kader You need to validate the vSAN inaccessible object is not in use, use the “esxcli vsan debug object list -u <UUID> to validate
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Deploy and setup an ESXi vSAN witness.
What is a vSAN witness host? The vSAN witness host is basically an ESXi host that does not store VM data, It stores the witness components for each VM object…
Installing vCenter on a new vSAN environment OR your first host
So, the scenario is you have built your first ESXi host that will be a part of a vSAN cluster and you want to put that new vCenter you built…
Setup vSAN File Service for NFS and SMB shares on vCenter 7
The vSAN file service creates file shares on a vSAN datastore that clients can connect too and it supports SMB and NFS. This is a walk-through I did in my…
Setup a new vSAN Cluster using the QuickStart walk-through
I have 9 nested ESXi hosts that I have just added to my cluster. The ESXi version are VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 20328353 and vCenter is 7.0.3.01000. VMware recommendation is to…
vSAN encryption data-at-rest & VM/VMcrypt encryption with Native Key Provider NKP setup
This blog is a walk through to setup vSan encryption data-at-rest and VM/VMcrypt encryption with the vSphere native key provider. Data-at-Rest encryption in a vSphere environment can occur either inside…
vSAN – Calculating the number of hosts that your vSAN Cluster will need for Failure to tolerate (FTT)
In a vSAN policy the configuration you will have is Raid 1, Raid 5 and Raid 6. The failure to tolerate (ftt) can be 1, 2 or 3 for a…
Remove an absent disk from vSAN
When you try to remove the missing disk from vsan disk management in vcenter it fails as it is missing. The below is to remove the missing disk via command…