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ProphecY01
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Hi All

Please be patient with me I am new to vmware and I have a scenario which I need a solution for.

I have 2 hosts (nodes) and a SAN and I'm required to configure HA but am not sure on the tools required.

I've setup ESXI 6.7 evaluation on the 2 nodes and they are ready to go.

But I'm unsure where to go from here;

Do i need vCenter hence another node for 3 way setup

Do I use vSAN in this scenario

I'm really unsure any assistance and instructions would be great.


Thank you kindly

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rajen450m
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Hi,

Yes you need to install a vCenter, create cluster, add the two nodes in to a cluster, create vMotion networks and enable HA/DRS in the cluster settings.

Then your hosts will be in HA cluster.

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Raj M Please mark helpful or correct if my answer resolved your issue. Visit www.hypervmwarecloud.com for my blog posts, step-by-step procedures etc.,
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ProphecY01
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Does vCenter need to be on an isolated machine, or can I install it on one of the nodes, add the LUN then move it into there so its part of HA?

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rajen450m
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Hi,

Yes, it can be on one of the nodes.

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Raj M Please mark helpful or correct if my answer resolved your issue. Visit www.hypervmwarecloud.com for my blog posts, step-by-step procedures etc.,
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ProphecY01
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Thank you very much Raj for your help.

I ended up setting up vCenter on one of the nodes. Created the cluster and added the 2 nodes. I then enabled vSphere HA and DRS.

Didn't appear to work, the other node didn't pick up the vm.

Does that concept actually work? or there has to be a 3rd physical terminal for the witness?

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rajen450m
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Hi,

You need to follwo some minimum requriements and configurations to set HA and DRS, find the below checklist, guide and configure accordingly:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.5/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-65-availability-guide.pdf

vSphere HA Checklist

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Raj M Please mark helpful or correct if my answer resolved your issue. Visit www.hypervmwarecloud.com for my blog posts, step-by-step procedures etc.,
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