VMware vSAN 8 Advanced (Stretched Cluster)

VMware vSAN 8 Advanced (Stretched Cluster)

The scalable, highly available storage solution for businesses

VMware vSAN 8 Advanced (Stretched Cluster) is an advanced, software-defined storage solution for virtualized environments that enables organizations to manage their storage resources efficiently and cost-effectively. With its stretched cluster configuration, vSAN provides a highly available, scalable, and resilient storage solution that connects multiple geographically dispersed sites to ensure continuous availability and resiliency.

Main features:

✅ Stretched Cluster – Enables deployment of a single vSAN cluster across two geographically separated sites, replicating data between them in real time. This provides high availability and minimizes downtime in the event of site failures.
✅ High availability and fault tolerance – Geographically distributing data ensures that the storage infrastructure continues to function even if an entire site fails.
✅ Full integration with VMware vSphere – VMware vSAN is fully integrated with the vSphere platform, ensuring centralized management and seamless integration with the entire VMware infrastructure.
✅ Automatic Scaling – vSAN enables flexible and automatic scaling of both storage and compute resources, simplifying the operation and management of the storage infrastructure.
✅ Advanced Data Replication – Provides advanced replication and data protection features to keep data synchronized across both sites for rapid recovery and availability.
✅ Data compression and deduplication – Reduces storage requirements with advanced deduplication and compression algorithms to save costs and increase efficiency.
✅ Advanced Performance Optimization – Supports NVMe and flash-based storage devices to optimize performance and ensure high IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second).
✅ Easy management and monitoring – With vSAN, you can easily manage your storage infrastructure through the VMware vSphere Web Client interface, including monitoring cluster performance, capacity, and health.
✅ Flexible RAID options – vSAN offers flexible RAID options (such as RAID-1, RAID-5, and RAID-6) for an additional layer of security without compromising performance.

Advantages:

✅ High availability and resilience – With the stretched cluster configuration, vSAN provides uninterrupted availability and the ability to continue operations across geographically dispersed locations, which is critical for organizations with strict downtime requirements.
✅ Reduced costs – By using software-defined storage and reducing the need for expensive external storage solutions, companies can significantly reduce their infrastructure costs.
✅ Centralized management – ​​Integration with VMware vSphere enables user-friendly administration from a single console and simplifies the daily management of the storage environment.
✅ Scalability – VMware vSAN can be easily scaled by simply adding new hosts or storage devices without requiring major changes to the infrastructure.
✅ Optimized performance – Support for modern storage technologies such as NVMe and Flash ensures the high performance required for demanding applications and workloads.
✅ Data security – With built-in data replication and backup features, vSAN ensures that data is always protected and safe from loss or corruption, even in the event of hardware failure.
✅ Easier Disaster Recovery – The geo-reduced architecture of the stretched cluster enables quick and easy recovery of systems and data after a site failure or disaster.

Scope of delivery:

✅ VMware vSAN 8 Advanced (Stretched Cluster) – Full version of the software with a license for the stretched cluster
✅ Digital delivery & license key via email within 1-2 hours

System requirements:

✅ Operating system: VMware vSphere 7.0 or higher
✅ Processor: 64-bit compatible processor with at least 2 cores per host
✅ Memory: At least 16 GB RAM per host
✅ Hard disk storage: At least 1 TB SSD or NVMe for vSAN data storage
✅ Network: Gigabit Ethernet or higher for fast network connections between sites
✅ Database support: Integration with VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter
✅ Replication: Min. 10 Gbps connection between sites for efficient data replication in the stretched cluster

VMware vSAN 8 Advanced (Stretched Cluster) – The advanced storage solution for enterprises that require a highly available and scalable infrastructure to efficiently manage their data in geographically distributed environments. 🚀💾