vSAN with two HP Gen 10 and one DEll R740 Server

[Bilal233]

Hi Expert ,

i have a query regarding vSAN , currently i have 2 New Server HP Gen 10 with Intel Xeon Gold 6240 2.6 G 18 Core on both new HP Gen 10.. and i have 1 Dell R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 2.3 Ghz

. can i make vsan cluster with two new HP Server and One Dell Server , i know i need EVC in Cluster but i want to know does vsan will possible in this scenario.

CPU	2*Intel Xeon Gold 6240   2.6G, 18C/36T

[TheBobkin]

Hello Bilal233 

Yes, it is supported to have servers from different vendors and/or models as long as the necessary components are on the vSAN HCL.

However, the performance of this cluster may be lower than expected if there is a significant disparity in storage capabilities as a cluster is only as fast as it's slowest member.

Bob

[Bilal233]

Thanks for Answer .

[ravipanchal]

Can we create Vmware VSAN Cluster using HPE and Dell Server.

[IRIX201110141]

Again... yes its supportet to have servers from different Vendors.

[viquarhcimca]

Consistent hardware and software configurations across all hosts in a vSAN cluster are recommended. However, mixing various host configurations in a vSAN cluster is supported as long as all components, firmware versions, drivers and so on are listed in the  VMware Compatibility Guide for Systems/Servers and  VMware Compatibility Guide for vSAN for the versions of vSphere and vSAN you are using. VMware's new vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM), the next-generation replacement to VUM, requires that all hosts in a cluster be from the same OEM server vendor.

Recommendation: Implement consistent hardware and software configurations across all hosts in a vSAN cluster to ensure proper and consistent operation, and effective lifecycle management using vLCM. Verify vMotion compatibility across all of the hosts in the cluster - see this VMware Knowledge Base (KB) Article:   Enhanced vMotion Compatibility (EVC) processor support  (1003212).  HCI Mesh can be an effective way to borrow storage resources from one homogeneous cluster to another.

https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsan-frequently-asked-questions-faq#section2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLT8Hbv02qA