Heartbeat datastore

[vSohill]

Hi,

How can I set datastore heartbeat if VSAN if the only datastore in my cluster ?

Thank you

[TheBobkin · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Heartbeat datastores are not required in vSAN for HA, it uses vSAN-Network heartbeat to establish if connectivity is broken:

pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-60/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.virtualsan.doc%2FGUID-D68890D8-841A-4BD1-ACA1-DA3D25B6A37A

However having datastores for heartbeat may be additionally beneficial:

blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2014/05/vmware-virtual-san-vsphere-ha-recommendations

Bob

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[depping]

You don't set one. The reason for it is that HA uses the vSAN Network for Network Heartbeats. So if the Network Heartbeat is gone, you know the Storage Network is also gone.

[vSohill]

Thanks Duncan,