VMware vSAN 9

Enterprise hyperconverged storage for VCF 9. vSAN 9 with native vSAN-to-vSAN replication (1-min RPO), global deduplication (46% storage efficiency) and Data Services Manager.

46%

Storage efficiency

1 min

RPO replication

99.999%

Availability

Customers worldwide

Features

vSAN 9, Storage for VCF 9

New in vSAN 9: native replication, global dedup and Data Services Manager

Storage Policies

Policy-based storage management per VM for flexible performance and availability.

vSAN-to-vSAN Replication (NEW)

Native replication between vSAN clusters with up to 1-minute RPO, no separate replication stack required.

Global Deduplication (NEW)

Cluster-wide dedup and compression for 46% storage efficiency, manageable per VM via policies.

All-Flash Performance

Sub-millisecond latency with NVMe all-flash configurations.

Stretched Cluster

Metro-cluster architecture across two locations for RPO=0 disaster recovery.

Data Services Manager

Integrated management for databases, object storage and file services on vSAN.

Introduction

What is vSAN 9?

vSAN 9 is the software-defined storage layer of VMware Cloud Foundation 9. It combines local disks from ESXi 9 hosts into one shared, distributed datastore. In VCF 9 vSAN is the default storage for vSphere and VKS workloads, managed via policies and integrated with VCF Operations.

Innovations

New in vSAN 9

vSAN 9 brings three major innovations. vSAN-to-vSAN Replication moves replication into the storage platform itself, with up to 1-minute RPO. Global Deduplication delivers cluster-wide 46% storage efficiency. And Data Services Manager integrates databases, file services and object storage directly on vSAN.

vSAN-to-vSAN Replication with 1-min RPO, no separate replication stack
Global Deduplication, 46% storage efficiency cluster-wide
Data Services Manager, database, object and file services
VKS persistent storage native on vSAN

Functionality

Enterprise Features

vSAN provides all the enterprise-grade features you expect from traditional storage, but entirely in software, managed through policies and integrated with vSphere and VCF Operations.

Policy-based storage: RAID-1 mirroring or RAID-5/6 erasure coding per VM
All-flash with NVMe for sub-millisecond latency
Stretched clusters for RPO=0 disaster recovery across two locations
Encryption at rest with external KMS

Services

Our vSAN Services

Our engineers design and implement vSAN 9 solutions to match your workload requirements, from small ROBO clusters to enterprise all-flash with Data Services Manager and native replication.

Sizing and architecture design based on workload analysis
Migration from traditional SAN to vSAN 9
Stretched cluster and native vSAN-to-vSAN replication
Data Services Manager configuration and performance tuning

Benefits

Why vSAN 9?

Simplicity

No separate storage arrays or SAN configurations. Manage everything from vCenter and VCF Operations.

Scalability

Scale-out: add nodes without downtime for more capacity and performance.

Storage Efficiency

Global deduplication and compression for 46% more effective capacity.

Native Replication

vSAN-to-vSAN replication with 1-min RPO, no separate replication stack.

Use Cases

vSAN 9 Use Cases

Virtual Infrastructure

Ideal storage for VCF 9 workloads with policy-based management.

Disaster Recovery

Native vSAN-to-vSAN replication with 1-min RPO for business continuity.

Remote Office

2-node clusters with witness for ROBO environments.

Data Services

Integrated database, object and file storage on vSAN.

Ready for vSAN 9?

Contact us for a vSAN 9 assessment or proof-of-concept. We would be happy to show you how native replication and global dedup simplify your storage.

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