I have been asked about re-configuring replication for a VM without deleting the destination folder for a VM which is already replicated . In a traditional storage , we were simply renaming the folders on the destination datastore (Can be a local or a remote site) , we used to re-name the folder at the target site , …

vSAN Support Insight was introduced last year with the release of vSAN 6.6.1 ( VC/ESXi 6.5 U1 Patch 02 and above) . It is a phone home system leveraging the existing vCenter Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). Health, performance, and configuration information for VMware Support and engineering. Once …

I have been asked about vSAN encryption a lot these days as the security requirement and standards are exponentially increasing in the IT industry . Data encryption is a key factor to make sure mission critical data are not stolen . Here is a quick and simple guide to configure vSAN-encryption with a Hy-Trust appliance …

I highly encourage you to check out my previous blog to understand how vSAN encryption works before you jump into troubleshooting problems with vSAN and a KMS server . This blog should give you a general approach towards troubleshooting problems with vSAN-encryption and also be able to look at a specific log location …

At many times we wonder why we are not able to re-apply policy on a vSAN object or a virtual machine , it may be grayed out and many VMs on the vSAN datastore shows up as non-compliant . Here is a complete guide which helps you understanding the role and importance of the VASA providers in a vSAN environment ,the …

Here are the troubleshooting Steps to resolve Unicastagent issues on vSAN cluster post upgrade usually from vSAN 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.5 to vSAN to 6.6 6.50d and below as we no longer use multicast from version 6.7 and unicastagent list is not updated with correct details on one or more hosts and you also vSAN network …