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Advice vSAN design storage ESXi
Hello
I have no vSAN knowledge yet. So please be patient with me.
My question is if it would be possible to build a vSAN cluster based on the current vSphere 8 infrastructure we are running?
The ESXi do not have internal disks but they are attached to all-flash storage via fibre channel.
Thank you for advice.
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good day.
vSAN requires internal disks and replaces traditional storage.
So about your question, sorry, it does not make sense to build a vSAN with a shared, fcp storage ![]()
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As atinivelli already said, you need to have disks in the servers themselves. Apart from that you also need a supported raid controller if you're going to run vSAN OSA.
There are a number of other requirements that need to be met, like sufficient network speed. But like with anything, you need to have a good design first and then see if the hardware you have, could be used in that specific design. If not, then you're better of buying a new cluster if you want to go down the vSAN route.
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Thanks @Brisk @atinivelli ![]()