The process of tagging SSDs via the command-line claim rule manipulation, as in Chapter 2, Initial Configuration and Validation of Your VSAN Cluster, was laborious. Initial Configuration has been streamlined and simplified for vSphere 6.0. This process is now possible directly from the vSphere Web Client, with no CLI interaction needed. This task is significantly faster and easier in vSphere 6.0.
You should be logged in to the vSphere Web Client as an administrator
You should know the size/capacity of your SSDs so that they can be identified
In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to Home | Hosts and Clusters | vCenter | Datacenter | Cluster | Host | Manage | Storage | Storage Devices.
Identify the SSD using its capacity or serial number and select it.
Click on the blue-and-white F icon to mark the disks as Flash. Acknowledge the subsequent dialog box:
We will see that the Drive Type field changes from HDD to Flash:
