How to Setup a VMware vSAN 2-Node Cluster. Everything you need to know. Step by Step

In this video we will discuss what a VMware vSAN 2-node cluster is and the components that make one up.
We will examine the different options when it comes to a Witness node. What the requirements are to successfully setup a VMware vSAN 2-Node Cluster and finally we will deploy the 2-Node cluster with step by step details.

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[kevinwambsganz]

Super Channel, all your videos are great. I learn something from every one I watch.
Can you do a future video where you setup a Home lab environment 2 Node vSAN ESA on using non certified equipment? Cover issues, gotchas, etc.
Cover in a video migration from data on a local disks to a vSAN ESA setup?
I'm planning to setup a 2 node home lab but already have disks (NVME) and host, would like to migrate from local disks to vSAN ESA for redundancy.

[OneNightMiracleStudy]

Hi, Thank you for your video
I want to setup a new vSAN 2 node system. for a witness separate host (server). Do I need to buy a vSphere license to deploy ESXi and witness appliance there?

[ebook]

Hello, let me ask questions, please.

1. If we connect nodes directly to each other for vSan traffic, and put the command for witness communication through management, then what happen when we loose management traffic for a host isolation? We know that we might loose management traffic but HA has ability to check if the host is truly isolated or not communicating with datastores. My question is, what would happen if we lost management traffic but host is not really isolated?

2. I assume we can use 2 Node vSan cluster for "room" failure, right? Let say put each node in a separate rooms and create 2 Node vSan cluster. In this case, can we use affinity rules to distribute VMs compute between both hosts? Part of VMs running on one host other part on second host and when failure occurres, all VMs run on survived host?

Thank you.

[mahmoudel-lithy]

Hello
You dont need to run esxcli "vsan network ip add -i vmk0 -T=witness" on each host ? or it have been added automatically because you used quick wizard setup ?