Reading Time: 2 minutesComparing vSAN Architectures OSA x ESA is an article comparing both vSAN architectures OSA and ESA. First and Foremost, What is vSAN ESA? OSA is an acronym for Original Storage Architecture. It is the original vSAN architecture released when vSAN was made. ESA is an acronym for Express Storage Architecture. It is a new vSAN…

Reading Time: 3 minutesFixing the Stats Primary Election alert on the vSAN ESA Cluster is an article that explains how to fix the error “Stats Primary Election” detected by the vSAN Skyline Health on a vSAN ESA cluster. Detecting the Issue When you access the vCenter Server through vSphere Client, you can see an alert like shown in…

Reading Time: 6 minutesConfiguring MPIO on Windows iSCSI Initiator is an article that explains how to configure the MultiPath Input Output in a Windows Client to provide load balancing and failover process to access an iSCSI LUN provided by the vSAN iSCSI Target Service feature. First and foremost, What is MPIO? MultiPath Input Output (MPIO) is a feature…

Reading Time: 7 minutesUsing the vSAN iSCSI Target Service is an article that explains how to enable and configure the vSAN iSCSI Target Service. We will show in a basic way how to enable and configure this service. Before starting, I want to share some official links about this service: https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsan-iscsi-target-usage-guide https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vsan.doc/GUID-13ADF2FC-9664-448B-A9F3-31059E8FC80E.html About the vSAN iSCSI Target Service…

Reading Time: 7 minutesvSAN is a software-defined storage solution used a lot in modern data centers. It’s a police-driven technology that provides us the flexibility to apply different policies for each virtual machine (VM) and different policies for each virtual disk (vmdk level). This article aims to provide a basic understanding of the vSAN Durability Components. We have…

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis article will provide an introduction to the vSAN Trace Files and some techniques to customize the maximum size and location to place those files. So, First and Foremost, What are the vSAN Trace Files? vSAN traces are log files that are used for diagnosing and troubleshooting issues with vSAN. These files can be particularly…