Back to Basics

Published: Feb. 15, 2019, 8:11 p.m.

<p><img alt="" src="http://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/files/2019/02/Episode106.png"></p> <p>This week on the Virtually Speaking Podcast invited vSAN expert Jeff Hunter to walk through the various vSphere settings and how they pertain to vSAN</p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/F2gjYYWAIiQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Watch the video</a></p> <h1>Episode Timeline</h1> <ul><li>1:43     Welcome Jeff Hunter</li> <li>3:23     vSphere Settings</li> <li>4:05    vSphere Availability</li> <li>6:40    Data objects on ESXi Hosts</li> <li>11:09   Host Isolation</li> <li>15:37   HA Heartbeat datastores</li> <li>18:20  Admission Control</li> <li>25:38  Proactive HA</li> <li>28:00  Demo vSAN Quickstart</li> <li>38:50   Listener Q&amp;A with Bilal Ahmed</li> </ul><h1>Links Mentioned</h1> <ul><li>StorageHub: <a href="https://storagehub.vmware.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://storagehub.vmware.com/</a></li> <li><a href="https://storagehub.vmware.com/t/vmware-vsan/vmware-vsan-demonstrations/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Click-through Demonstrations</a> </li> <li><a href="https://pages.rubrik.com/clustering-deep-dive-ebook.html?utm_campaign=authors" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD a free copy of the Clustering Deep Dive book</a></li> </ul><h1>Blog Posts</h1> <ul><li><a href="https://anthonyspiteri.net/vsan-upgrading-6-x-6-2-hybrid-flash/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Migrating from Hybrid to All Flash vSAN</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Virtual Blocks</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2019/01/31/vsan-capacity-management-and-monitoring-part-3/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">vSAN Capacity Management and Monitoring</a></li> </ul><h1>Videos</h1> <ul><li><a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2019/02/13/storageminute-easy-hci-upgrades-with-vsphere-update-manager/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">StorageMinute: Easy Upgrades with vSphere Update Manager</a></li> <li><a href="https://blogs.vmware.com/virtualblocks/2018/12/11/storageminute-common-ui-for-edge-core-cloud/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">StorageMinute: Common UI for Edge-Core-Cloud</a></li> </ul><h1>The Virtually Speaking Podcast</h1> <p>The Virtually Speaking Podcast is a weekly technical podcast dedicated to discussing VMware topics related to storage and availability. Each week Pete Flecha and John Nicholson bring in various subject matter experts from VMware and within the industry to discuss their respective areas of expertise. If you’re new to the Virtually Speaking Podcast check out all episodes on vSpeakingPodcast.com and follow on twitter @VirtSpeaking.</p>