VMware vSAN on HPE Synergy

[endros]

We're refreshing our hardware (currently using 3PAR and HPE blades) and HPE are really pushing vSAN on Synergy. We're also considering using a Nimble array with DL360s (known as dHCI). I'm reading mixed reviews about vSAN, keen to hear your thoughts. Initially I was going to avoid HCI as balancing disks across nodes seems like it would be a pain if we require more storage (even if we spec the nodes with free slots), however with Synergy we can have blades and disk draws in the same frame, so we can have a whole bunch of disks and then logically attach them to individual blades meaning that we don't need to worry about free slots in individual nodes - if we need more disks, we just add them to the draw.

We'd have a 12 node stretched cluster (6 in each DC) and would run it as FTT=2/N+2.

Especially keen to hear from those using vSAN and/or Synergy.

[support_s]

System recommended content:

1. HPE Synergy Installation and Recommended Practices Guide VMware vSAN ReadyNode on HPE Synergy for Gen10 and Gen9

2. Deploying VMware vSphere on HPE Synergy Best Practice Guide

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[RaviTyagi]

Hello Endros,

Greetings ,

Please find below the information as requested.

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00060084en_us

https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/partners/vmware-hpe-synergy-and-vsan.pdf

https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2017/05/04/hpe-synergy-first-composable-infrastructure-now-certified-vsan/

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RRT

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