Typical Vsan Architecture; Vx Deployment Architecture - Lenovo ThinkAgile VX2320 User Manual

Typical vSAN architecture

A typical vSAN architecture includes three or more servers that are implemented as a single vSAN cluster.
Each server contributes storage to the vSAN cluster from the local disks on the server:
• Hybrid Cluster – The server provides a combination of solid state disks (SSDs) for caching and hard disk
drives (HDDs) for storage capacity.
• All-Flash Cluster – The server provides SSDs for caching and SSDs for storage capacity.
The following figure provides a conceptual view of the vSAN architecture:
The following figure provides a conceptual view of the vSAN architecture:
https://storagehub.vmware.com/t/vmware-vsan/vmware-r-vsan-tm-design-and-sizing-guide/

VX deployment architecture

When deploying a ThinkSystem VX7Y13 Series solution, the best practice is to use three or more servers of
the same machine type and configuration to provide a balanced and high-performance solution.
The systems are connected through switches for management and data:
• A dedicated management network is used by the Lenovo XClarity Administrator to communicate with the
Lenovo XClarity Controller (XCC) on each of the ThinkSystem VX7Y13 Series servers.
• A redundant 10Gbps Ethernet network is used for VMware vSphere management and vSAN data traffic.
The redundant Ethernet network is implement through two top-of-rack switches, such as the Lenovo
ThinkSystem NE1032 RackSwitch.
For more information about the Lenovo ThinkSystem NE1032 RackSwitch, see the following website:
https://lenovopress.com/lp0605-lenovo-thinksystem-ne1032-rackswitch
The following figure shows a typical ThinkAgile VX Series deployment:
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