Notebook:VMwareCreated:4/2/20148:15PMUpdated:4/3/20141:00AMURL::VMwarevCenter5.1andabove,ESXi5.1andaboveCPUsupportsVT-x/AMD-Vinstructionset,EPT/AMDRVIforMMUAtleast3nestedESXirequiredforVSANClusterSettingDisableNoNetworkRedundancywarning(optional)InclusterHAAdvancedsetting,adddas.ignoreRedundantNetWarning=trueOnhostESXi,enablePromiscuousModeforthenicsusedinnestedESXi(required)1.BuildnestedESXi5.5U1RemovethenicChangeGuestOperatingSystemtoVMwareESXi5.xAddanother2disks,20Gand120GAddafewnics,choosetypeE1000E(tosupportjumboframe)TagdiskasSSDDisk0:0isOSdisk,disk0:1isSSD,disk0:2isdatadiskInstallESXitodisk1(8Gb)Verifydisk2istaggedasSSDInstallVMwareToolsReference-://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxi_tools_for_guests/esx-tools-for-esxi-9.7.1-0.0.00000.i386.vib-fConfigureDistributedVirtualSwitchAddVMKernelnicforVMotion,NFSandVSANsetMTU=9000(optionaldependingonnetworkequipment)2.ConfigureVSANUseWebClientSelectthevmknictobeusedforVSANandeditproperties,selectVirtualSANtrafficPropertiesoftheVMKnicwillchangeNowTurnoffHAinclusterandmoveESXitoclusterGotowebclient-Cluster-SettingsTurnonVSAN,ifyouonlyhavedisksforVSAN,selectAdddiskstostorageAutomatically.Otherwise,selectManualYouwillseewarningbecausedisksarenotaddedyet.NowgotoDiskManagementunderVirtualSANandclickClaimDisksClickSelectalleligibledisksNowtheVSANdatastoreisavailable3.CreateVSANStoragePolicyGotowebclientHomeIcreateapolicycalledVSANRedundancyDefaultNumberoffailurestolerate:1(N+1).IfyouwantN+2,setitto2Numberofdiskstriptesperobject:VMDKcanbesplittomultiplestripesNowturnonvSphereHAontheclusterSetvSphereHAVirtualMachineOptions-HostIsolationrepose:Poweroff