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VMware vSAN – Product Analysis

Last updated September 12th 2022 for product updates. In-depth 20-page analysis on VMware vSAN. Includes information on hardware and software architecture, features and functions. Download now!

VMware vSAN, a software-defined storage product that’s integrated into vSphere, was designed as a storage solution for VMware environments, not as a storage product, per se. It reduces the complexity typically involved with external storage systems and storage networking by allowing administrators to provision and manage storage assets through policies set for each VM.

As a software-defined storage (SDS) solution, vSAN can be deployed on any appropriate server platform (Intel x86 or AMD) using commodity storage devices. vSAN is sold as a software-only product for use in VMware environments, but is also integrated into hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) appliances from Dell EMC (VxRail) and Lenovo (ThinkAgile VX). VMware also licenses vSAN to OEM server vendors for deployment as HCI Ready Node appliances (see Evaluator Group Product Briefs on Dell EMC VxRail, Lenovo ThinkAgile and vSAN Ready Nodes).

VMware vSAN Product Analysis Includes: 

  • Highlights
  • Overview of System
  • Hardware Architecture
  • Software Architecture
  • Management Functions
  • Data Services
  • Advanced Features and Functions
  • Evaluator Group Comments

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