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Questions tagged [vmware-vsan]

This tag should be used to request advice on VMware VSAN installation issues and configuration problems.

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Multicast to work on IPoIB with ESXi 6.5

My lab is running: ESXi, 6.5.0, 4887370 OFED 1.8.2.5 ConnectX-2 MHQH29C with 2.9.1000 IS5035 switch with subnet manager I followed the instructions here: 10Gb SFP+ single port = cheaper than dirt I am able to get IPoIB working and all of the…
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How to restore vmdk from two vsan node cluster?

I've setup 2 node cluster vsan and with a witnees host. I usually run only one node and keep synchronized every night by open another node, after that i let one node in maintance mode and shut it down. I thought one node can be another's backup. Now…
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VMkernel memory consumed by vSAN

My organisation operates some clusters consisting of three ESXi-Hosts each with VMware 6.5. Two nodes act as HA cluster with vSAN, the third one is the witness. There are only three VMs on the two hosts using the vSAN. The VCSA runs on the witness…
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VSAN Disk Space Utilization Failed alert

I've implemented VSAN in my home lab and I'm trying to understand why I'm receiving a "Disk Space Utilization" failed alert. The Cluster consists of a pair of servers and a Witness appliance. Each of the two servers has a 500 GB SSD and a 6 TB SATA…
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What kind of operating system SAN device can have?

Ciao, I don't understand does SAN device have an operating system? I know it is connected to servers in data center by san switch and it provides data drives to the servers but how the server communicates with the SAN device, how it knows how much…
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robo vsan cluster one node is almost full and the other half

I have a 2 node vsan cluster. One server got an alarm something like vsan disk errors. But everything still works, so i am moving vms off of this storage. But now I find that the "healthy" server is only half full, while the one with the error is…
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One vmware vsan and two data stores

I have five servers in one vsan cluster and one distributed switch. I have two disk groups per server, for a total of ten disk groups. I would like to have the first disk group in each server to contribute to one data store and the other disk group…
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