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Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN

By : Cedric Rajendran
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Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN

By: Cedric Rajendran

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Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN
Cedric Rajendran
May, 2015 | 162 pages
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Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN
Getting Started with VMware Virtual SAN
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
An Introduction to Software-defined Storage and VSAN
An Introduction to Software-defined Storage and VSAN
What is a Software-defined Data Center?
The significance of Software-defined Storage
The storage choices and form factors of Software-defined Storage
An introduction to VMware Virtual SAN
Summary
2
Understanding Virtual SAN
Understanding Virtual SAN
Why should I use VSAN?
What is VSAN?
Where do I start? Back to the drawing board
Some simpler options
Summary
3
Workload Profiling and Sizing
Workload Profiling and Sizing
Capacity planning guidelines
Virtual SAN shapes and sizes
Summary
4
Getting Started with VSAN – Installation and Configuration
Getting Started with VSAN – Installation and Configuration
Key concepts
Prerequisite checklist
Installation workflow
Hardware specifications
Server node
Cluster layout
Network layout
Setting up a VSAN cluster
VSAN ready nodes – installation
Summary
5
Truly Software-defined, Policy-based Management
Truly Software-defined, Policy-based Management
Why do we need policies?
Summary
6
Architecture Overview
Architecture Overview
Why such an architecture?
Anatomy of I/O
Objects, components, and witnesses
Internal building blocks of VSAN
VSAN and high availability
Summary
7
Design Considerations and Guidelines
Design Considerations and Guidelines
Network optimizations
Storage configuration optimizations
A scale-out design
Backing up your VSAN workloads
Summary
8
Troubleshooting and Monitoring Utilities for Virtual SAN
Troubleshooting and Monitoring Utilities for Virtual SAN
Troubleshooting workflow
Summary
9
What's New in VSAN 6.0?
What's New in VSAN 6.0?
VSAN architecture types
The new on-disk format
The fault domain
JBOD support
Serviceability improvements
Scalability
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Software-defined Storage and VSAN

In this chapter, you will learn some fundamental aspects of Software-defined Storage, its evolution, and its role in a Software-defined Data Center. You will also get an overview and a basic understanding of VMware Virtual SAN.

To understand the transformation that is taking place in modern data center, we will discuss:

  • What is a Software-defined Data Center?

  • The significance of Software-defined Storage

  • Storage choices

  • An introduction to VMware Virtual SAN

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