Index

A

• all-flash VSAN
  • about / All-flash VSAN
  • disk group, creating / Disk group creation for an all-flash setup
  • considerations / Points to remember with all-flash VSAN
• architecture types, VSAN 6.0
  • about / VSAN architecture types
  • hybrid VSAN / Hybrid VSAN
  • all-flash VSAN / All-flash VSAN

B

• building blocks, VSAN
  • about / Building blocks of VSAN
  • disk groups / Disk groups
  • VMFS-Local (VMFS-L) / VMFS-L
  • Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) / Storage Policy-based Management

C

• cache-to-capacity ratio
  • about / Cache-to-capacity ratio
  • capacity / Capacity
  • performance / Performance
  • availability / Availability
• capabilities, VSAN datastore
  • accessing / Accessing the VSAN datastore capabilities
  • number of disk stripes per object / Number of disk stripes per object
  • number of failures to tolerate / Number of failures to tolerate
  • flash read cache reservation / Flash read cache reservation
  • force provisioning / Force provisioning
  • object space reservation / Object space reservation
• capacity planning
  • about / Capacity planning guidelines
  • guidelines / Capacity planning guidelines
  • workloads, profiling / Profiling workloads
  • VSAN sizing utility / Virtual SAN sizing utility
• cluster, ESXCLI namespace
  • about / Cluster
• cluster level object manager (CLOM) / Cluster level object manager
• cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services (CMMDS) / Cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services
• command-line options, RVC
  • about / Command-line options with RVC
  • VSAN, enabling / Enabling and disabling VSAN
  • VSAN, disabling / Enabling and disabling VSAN
  • disk-related commands / Disk-related commands
  • virtual machine layout, viewing / Viewing the virtual machine layout
  • physical disk layout, viewing / Viewing the physical disk layout, cmmds_find
• components
  • about / Objects, components, and witnesses, Components

D

• datastore, ESXCLI namespace
  • about / Datastore
  • get command / Datastore
  • set command / Datastore
• disk-related commands
  • host_consume_disks / Disk-related commands
  • host_wipe_vsan_disks / Disk-related commands
  • disks.info / Disk-related commands
• disk boot device
  • local storage / Local storage and boot from SAN
  • boot from SAN / Local storage and boot from SAN
  • USB / USB and SD card as boot devices
  • SD / USB and SD card as boot devices
• Diskful Writes Per Day (DWPD) / Disk flash devices
• disk group creation, for all-flash VSAN
  • about / Disk group creation for an all-flash setup
  • capacity devices, tagging through ESXCL / Tagging flash capacity devices through ESXCLI
  • capacity devices, tagging through Ruby vSphere Client / Tagging flash capacity devices through Ruby vSphere Client
  • validation / Validation
• disk groups / Disk groups
• distributed object manager (DOM)
  • about / The distributed object manager
  • local log structured object manager (LSOM) / The local log structured object manager
• Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS) / Setting up a VSAN cluster
• dots
  • between policies and objects, connecting / Connecting the dots
  • between components and witnesses, connecting / Connecting the dots

E

• ESXCLI namespace
  • about / The ESXCLI namespace, Other useful namespaces
  • datastore / The ESXCLI namespace, Datastore
  • network / The ESXCLI namespace, Network
  • storage / The ESXCLI namespace, Storage
  • cluster / The ESXCLI namespace, Cluster
  • maintenancemode / The ESXCLI namespace
  • policy / The ESXCLI namespace, Policy
  • trace / The ESXCLI namespace
  • URL / Cluster
  • get command / Cluster
  • join command / Cluster
  • leave command / Cluster
  • restore command / Cluster
  • esxcli vsan maintenancemode / esxcli vsan maintenancemode
  • esxcli vsan trace / esxcli vsan trace
  • cmmds-tool command / cmmds-tool
  • vdq command / vdq
  • RVC / Ruby vSphere Console
• EVO* RAIL / EVO: RAIL
  • about / EVO: RAIL
  • VMware guidelines / VMware guidelines for sizing and assumptions

F

• Failures to Tolerate (FTT) / Virtual disks and snapshot delta-disks
• fault domain / The fault domain

H

• hardware specifications, VSAN cluster / Hardware specifications
• high availability (HA)
  • and VSAN / VSAN and high availability
  • magnetic disk failure / A magnetic disk failure
  • flash device failure / A flash device failure
  • host failure / A host failure
• hybrid VSAN / Hybrid VSAN
• Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Appliance (HCIA). / EVO: RAIL

I

• I/O anatomy
  • about / Anatomy of I/O
  • write buffer / Write buffer
  • data, destaging to magnetic disk / Destaging data to a magnetic disk
  • read cache / The read cache
• influencing factors, workloads
  • consolidation ratio / Profiling workloads
  • IOPS ratio / Profiling workloads
  • SSD to HDD ratio / Profiling workloads
• Input/Output Operations Per Second (IOPS) / Why such an architecture?
• installation workflow, VSAN cluster
  • about / Installation workflow
  • Phase I / Installation workflow
  • Phase II / Installation workflow
  • Phase III / Installation workflow
  • Phase IV / Installation workflow
  • Phase V / Installation workflow
• internal building blocks, VSAN
  • about / Internal building blocks of VSAN
  • reliable datagram transport (RDT) / Reliable datagram transport
  • cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services (CMMDS) / Cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services
  • cluster level object manager (CLOM) / Cluster level object manager
  • distributed object manager (DOM) / The distributed object manager

J

• jumbo frame
  • about / Jumbo frames
  • URL / Jumbo frames
  • enabling, on vNetwork Distributed vSwitch (vDS) / Jumbo frames
• Just a Bunch Of Disks (JBODs) support / JBOD support

L

• local log structured object manager (LSOM) / The local log structured object manager

M

• magnetic disks
  • about / Magnetic disks
  • I/O controllers / I/O controllers
  • cache-to-capacity ratio / Cache-to-capacity ratio
• metrics, VSOB
  • latency / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • IOPS / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • congestion / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • read cache hit rate / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • evictions / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • write buffer fill / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • outstanding I/O / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • latency standard deviation / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
• multicast traffic, VSAN / Virtual SAN network

N

• network, ESXCLI namespace
  • about / Network
  • clear command / Network
  • list command / Network
  • remove command / Network
  • restore command / Network
• Network Attached Storage (NAS) / The significance of Software-defined Storage
• Network Interface Cards (NICs) / Custom built
• Network IO control (NIOC)
  • about / Network IO control
  • isolation / Isolation, shares, and limits
  • shares / Isolation, shares, and limits
  • limits / Isolation, shares, and limits
  • Quality of Service (QoS) / Quality of Service
• network optimizations
  • about / Network optimizations
  • parameters / Network optimizations
  • jumbo frame / Jumbo frames
  • network interface speed / Speed of the network interface
  • Network IO control (NIOC) / Network IO control
• number of failures to tolerate capability
  • about / Number of failures to tolerate
  • scenario based examples / Scenario based examples, Scenario 2, Scenario 3

O

• object
  • about / What is an object?
  • swap object / A swap object
  • virtual machine home namespace / The virtual machine home namespace
  • virtual disks / Virtual disks and snapshot delta-disks
  • snapshot delta-disks / Virtual disks and snapshot delta-disks
• object;about / Objects, components, and witnesses
• on-disk format
  • about / The new on-disk format
  • snapshot enhancements / Snapshot enhancements

P

• physical disk layout, viewing
  • cmmds_find command, using / cmmds_find
  • resync.dashboard, using / resync.dashboard
• policies
  • need for / Why do we need policies?
  • SPBM / Understanding SPBM
  • VSAN datastore, capabilities / VSAN datastore capabilities
• policy, ESXCLI namespace
  • about / Policy
  • cleardefault command / Policy
  • getdefault command / Policy
  • setdefault command / Policy

Q

• Quality of Service (QoS) / Quality of Service

R

• read cache, I/O
  • workflow / The READ I/O workflow
• reliable datagram transport (RDT) / Reliable datagram transport
• RVC
  • about / Ruby vSphere Console
  • manoeuvring around / Manoeuvring around RVC
  • command-line options, using / Command-line options with RVC

S

• scalability, VSAN 6.0
  • about / Scalability
  • URL / Scalability
• scale-out design / A scale-out design
• SDDC
  • about / What is a Software-defined Data Center?
  • pillars / What is a Software-defined Data Center?
  • Computing/server virtualization / What is a Software-defined Data Center?
  • Software-Defined Storage / What is a Software-defined Data Center?
  • Software-Defined Networking / What is a Software-defined Data Center?
• serviceability improvements, VSAN 6.0
  • about / Serviceability improvements
  • LED locators / LED locators
  • what-if scenario / A what-if scenario
  • rebalance operation / The rebalance operation
• shapes and sizes, VSAN
  • VSAN ready nodes / Virtual SAN shapes and sizes, VSAN ready nodes
  • EVO* RAIL / Virtual SAN shapes and sizes, EVO: RAIL
  • Custom built / Custom built
• Software-Defined Storage
  • about / The significance of Software-defined Storage
  • storage, choices / The storage choices and form factors of Software-defined Storage
  • storage, traditional / Traditional storage
  • storage, software-based / Software-based storage
  • hyper-converged solutions / Hyper-converged solutions
• software components, VSAN
  • about / Understanding the software components of VSAN
  • log structured object manager / The log structured object manager
  • distributed object manager / The distributed object manager
  • cluster monitoring / Cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services
  • membership / Cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services
  • directory services / Cluster monitoring, membership, and directory services
• solid state disk (SSD) / What is VSAN?
• SPBM
  • about / Understanding SPBM
  • working / Under the hood – SBPM
  • vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) / vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness
  • VSAN storage providers, managing / Managing Virtual SAN storage providers
• storage, ESXCLI namespace
  • about / Storage
  • add command / Storage
  • list command / Storage
  • remove command / Storage
• storage area network (SAN) / The significance of Software-defined Storage
• storage configuration optimizations
  • about / Storage configuration optimizations
  • magnetic disks / I/O controllers
• Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) / Storage Policy-based Management
• storage traffic, VSAN / Virtual SAN network

V

• VDP
  • local backup, creating through / Creating a local backup through VDP
  • local backup to VMFS/NFS, creating through / Creating a local backup to VMFS/NFS through VDP
  • remote backup, creating through / Creating a remote backup through VDP
• Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) / VMFS-L
• VMFS-Local (VMFS-L) / VMFS-L
• VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) / A flash device
• VMware compatibility list
  • URL / VSAN architecture types
• VMware KB
  • URL / Setting up a VSAN cluster, Jumbo frames, Isolation, shares, and limits
• VMWare Standard vSwitch (VSS) / Setting up a VSAN cluster
• VMware Virtual SAN
  • about / An introduction to VMware Virtual SAN
• VMware vSphere documentation
  • URL / Setting up a VSAN cluster
• vNetwork Distributed vSwitch (vDS) / Jumbo frames
• VSAN
  • advantages / Why should I use VSAN?
  • about / What is VSAN?
  • features / What is VSAN?
  • building blocks / Building blocks of VSAN
  • starting with / Where do I start? Back to the drawing board
  • software requirements / Software requirements
  • disk boot device / Disk boot device
  • disk controller / Disk controller
  • disk flash devices / Disk flash devices
  • URL / Disk flash devices
  • magnetic disks / Magnetic disks
  • network requirements / Network requirements
  • options / Some simpler options
  • ready nodes / Virtual SAN ready nodes
  • EVO* RAIL / EVO: RAIL
  • shapes and sizes / Virtual SAN shapes and sizes
  • Key concepts / Virtual SAN network
  • architecture / Why such an architecture?
  • internal building blocks / Internal building blocks of VSAN
  • and high availability (HA) / VSAN and high availability
  • sizing tool, URL / A flash device
  • ready nodes, URL / Performance
  • protecting, with vSphere Replication (VR) / vSphere Replication to protect VSAN
  • software components / Understanding the software components of VSAN
• VSAN 6.0
  • architecture types / VSAN architecture types
  • on-disk format / The new on-disk format
  • fault domain / The fault domain
  • Just a Bunch Of Disks (JBODs) / JBOD support
  • serviceability improvements / Serviceability improvements
  • scalability / Scalability
• VSAN cluster
  • key concepts / Key concepts
  • disk groups / Disk groups
  • VSAN network / Virtual SAN network
  • prerequisite checklist / Prerequisite checklist
  • installation workflow / Installation workflow
  • hardware specifications / Hardware specifications
  • server node / Server node
  • layout / Cluster layout
  • network layout / Network layout
  • setting up / Setting up a VSAN cluster
• VSAN datastore
  • capabilities / VSAN datastore capabilities
• VSAN File System (VSANFS) / The new on-disk format
• VSAN network
  • multicast traffic / Virtual SAN network
  • storage traffic / Virtual SAN network
• VSAN ready nodes
  • installation / VSAN ready nodes – installation
• VSAN sizing utility
  • about / Virtual SAN sizing utility
  • URL / Virtual SAN sizing utility
• VSAN workloads
  • backing up / Backing up your VSAN workloads
  • local backup, creating through VDP / Creating a local backup through VDP
  • local backup VMFS/NFS, creating through VDP / Creating a local backup to VMFS/NFS through VDP
  • remote backup, creating through VDP / Creating a remote backup through VDP
  • vSphere Replication (VR) / vSphere Replication to protect VSAN
• VSOB
  • about / VSAN Observer
  • live statistics, monitoring / Monitoring live statistics
  • offline diagnosis / Offline diagnosis
  • data, interpreting / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
  • key metrics, interpreting / Interpreting VSOB data and key metrics
• vSphere Data Protection (VDP) / Backing up your VSAN workloads
• vSphere installation bundles (VIBs) / Installation workflow
• vSphere Replication (VR) / vSphere Replication to protect VSAN
• vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) / Understanding SPBM

W

• witness
  • about / Objects, components, and witnesses, A witness
• workflow
  • troubleshooting / Troubleshooting workflow
• workflow, troubleshooting
  • hardware validating / Validating the hardware and configuration limit
  • configuration limit, validating / Validating the hardware and configuration limit
• workload profiles
  • URL / Profiling workloads
• workloads
  • profiling / Profiling workloads
  • classifying / Profiling workloads
  • influencing factors / Profiling workloads