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VMWARE VSAN TOP 10 OPERATIONAL TIPS DEC 2017

TECHNICAL BRIEF - DECEMBER 2017

VSAN TOP 10 OPERATIONAL TIPS

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Setup and Configuration Tips 3

Tip #1 - Use Multiple Policies ......................................................................... 3 Tip #2 - Use the vSAN EasyInstall, vSAN Config Assist, and vSAN VMware

Update Manager (VUM) baselines ................................................................. 3 Tip #3 - Test Accurately ................................................................................. 3 Tip #4 - Keep Appropriate Slack Space .......................................................... 4 Tip #5 – Reboot and shutdown (Carefully) ...................................................... 4 Tip #6 - Configure Disk Groups and Cache Devices for Performance ............. 4

Networking Tips 5

Tip #7 - Use the Virtual Distributed Switch (vDS) ............................................ 5 Tip #8 – Use Dedicated and Isolated VMKernel ports ..................................... 5

Monitoring Tips 6

Tip #9 – Use vSAN Health Check ................................................................... 6 Tip #10 – Use LogInsight and CEIP................................................................ 6

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simultaneous VCSA and vSAN

setup quick

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https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/09/07/vsan-operations-maintain-slack-space-for-storage-policy-changes/

https://storagehub.vmware.com/#!/vmware-vsan/easy-install/using-the-vcsa-installer-for-vsan-6-6

https://storagehub.vmware.com/#!/vmware-vsan/vmware-vsan-demonstrations/easy-install-and-config-assist-demo-long

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https://storagehub.vmware.com/export_to_pdf/failure-testing

https://labs.vmware.com/flings/hcibench

https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/07/31/what-to-expect-from-hcibench-1-6-2/

https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2016/09/06/use-hcibench-like-pro-part-1/