Understanding vSAN Witness Consolidation & 2 Node vSAN
by The vSAN Witness Appliance was introduced as a free alternative to using a physical ESXi host as a vSAN Witness Host. This appliance is only …
Understanding vSAN Encryption – KMS Profile Addressing
When using vSAN Encryption, one of the vSAN Health Check tests will show the health of the connection between the vSAN Hosts and the KMS …
Understanding vSAN – Can it be used with Traditional or vVols Storage?
On a call today this question came up: “Can vSAN be used with other storage?” This is a very common question, covered in the vSAN …
Understanding vSAN Encryption – “Erase disks before use”
A few questions routinely come up when using “Erase disks before use” with vSAN Encryption. What occurs when “Erase disks before use” is used? …
Understanding vSAN Encryption – Booting when vCenter is Unavailable
Since the introduction of vSAN Encryption in vSAN 6.6 some of the routine questions that get asked include: Do vSAN hosts get encryption key information …