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2-Node VSAN Compute Cluster (with a Witness Appliance)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nCPUs: 8 on each host<\/li> RAM: 16GB on each host<\/li> Network Adapters: 4 on each host (connected to the Nested VDS port group we created earlier)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nI used the new Quick Start feature to create and configure my VSAN cluster along with all the networking required, and this has now become one of my favorite new features in vSphere 6.7. There were some nuances I had to fix which were super simple. During the creation of the VDS and process of migrating vmkernel ports to the VDS, my nested ESXi VMs would lose connectivity. Simply restarting the management network from the console proved to fix the issue and I was able to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI then used VUM to update each host to the latest version (Build 11675023<\/strong>) that was released on 1\/17\/19<\/strong>. Once everything was configured, I had a nice little, nested playground ready for NSX-T!<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn the next post, I will go over the deployment of the NSX-T appliances in the nested lab. Be sure to come back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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