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chadc1979
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Multiple vSAN datastores single VLAN

Wondering as I haven’t seen anything on it, I’m going from iSCSI SAN to vSAN. I’ve got a single VLAN dedicated to iSCSI traffic, management, and compute arrays are all in the same VLAN. Can I do the same with vSAN so my management cluster and vSAN datastore is in the same VLAN as compute clusters and their vSAN datastores? Thanks

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TheBobkin
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@chadc1979, It isn't a requirement to have vSAN traffic in it's own VLAN but it is recommended to have it in it's own VLAN.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vsan-planning.doc/GUID-031F9637-EE2...

 

If one is using multiple vSAN clusters it is also advised to segment each cluster into their own VLANs:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Validated-Design/5.0/com.vmware.vvd.sddc-design.doc/GUID-EFF4B69F-...