Information about VMware VSAN
Cisco Nexus 1000V supports VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) which is a software-defined storage tier for VMware vSphere.
Topology Diagram for VMware VSAN Support
The following figure shows a sample topology diagram with two upstream switches and two Cisco Nexus 1000V VEMs.
Guidelines for VMware VSAN Support
Following are the guidelines for supporting VMware VSAN with Cisco Nexus 1000V:
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VMware VSAN is supported with VMware vSphere ESX version 5.5 and later.
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VMware VSAN is supported independent of other entities in the network.
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Upstream switches can be connected to each other through plain trunk ports or port channels.
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VMware VSAN support is implemented by creating port profiles of Ethernet and vEthernet types. Ethernet port profile is attached to the uplink ports and vEthernet port profile is used for VSAN-enabled vmkernel NIC.
For scalability, you can either use the existing Ethernet and vEthernet types port profiles or create new ones. For detailed information about how to configure and scale the support for VMware VSAN, see the Configuring Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware VSAN section.