topic Re: Out of box esaConfig for cloud builder? in VMware Cloud Foundation Discussions

Out of box esaConfig for cloud builder?

cynack — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:38:39 GMT

Posted this in the feedback post. Though looking to get some conversation going around anyone deploying vCF 5.0 with vSAN ESA configured?

Things to note:

vCB only appears to support the vsanSpec which esaConfig is not a part of.
esaConfig is a documented under the API guide for a WLD/clusterSpec (under datastoreSpec).
vCB when it configured vSAN does not complete the quick start vsan guide.
Turning on ESA post mgmt WLD deployment stops the ability to add hosts to the cluster (cannot create disk groups or claim disks)
Manually configuring disk groups fails Add Disk Group workflow
No easy/UI method to undo turning ESA service on post via vSphere UI
API compute WLD domain fails validation with esaConfig parameters specified. Reports feature not enabled.

CyberNils — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:35:21 GMT

vSAN Express Storage Architecture is not currently supported in VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0. It will come in a later release.

cynack — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:18:27 GMT

Do you have any official documentation that states that? I combed the release notes a dozen times and did not see any particular reference.

TonyHuynh201110 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:18:44 GMT

TonyHuynh201110 — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:20:56 GMT

tenthirtyam — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:39:44 GMT

Please refer to the design guide which states.