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Planning Guide—vSAN 2-Node Cluster on VxRail

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Requirements, Recommendations, and Restrictions
VxRail hardware VxRail software version VMware vCenter Server Witness virtual appliance Physical network Port requirements Witness and Management network topology Network layout Capacity planning considerations Node upgrades Licensing

VxRail hardware

  • The vSAN 2-node configuration is supported using the VxRail D560/F, E560, E560F/N, E665/F/N, P570/F, P675F, V570/F, and S570 appliances. The systems can be configured with the following Network Daughter Cards:

    Starting with 7.0.100, 25 GbE is supported.

    VxRail earlier than 7.0.010:

    • 4 x 10 GbE 
    • 2 x 1 GbE + 2 x 10 GbE

    VxRail 7.0.010:

    • 4 x 10 GbE 
    • 2 x 1 GbE + 2 x 10 GbE
    • Customer-Supplied VDS (still requires four ports).

    VxRail 7.0.100:

    • 4 x 10 GbE 
    • 2 x 1 GbE + 2 x 10 GbE
    • 4 x 25 GbE (2 x 25 GbE on NDC + 2 x 25 GbE on PCIe)
    • Customer-Supplied VDS (still requires four ports).