Storage & vSAN

Articles covering vSAN architecture, storage tiers, scaling, encryption, and NAS.

• Adding Tier 0 to an Existing System — Step-by-step guide for adding Tier 0 metadata storage to an existing VergeOS system that was not configured with Tier 0 during initial…
• NAS Volume Browser API Reference — How to use the VergeOS volume_browser API to browse NAS volume contents programmatically, including the asynchronous job workflow, polling…
• Preferred Tier Usage — Explains how VergeOS determines which vSAN storage tier to use when a VM disk's preferred tier is set to a non-existent tier, including…
• Scaling Down a vSAN (Removing Drives) — How to request a vSAN scale-down (drive removal) through VergeOS Support, including what to prepare before opening a ticket.
• Scaling Up a vSAN — Step-by-step procedure for scaling up a VergeOS vSAN by adding new drives or Fibre Channel LUNs to existing nodes, including capacity…
• Troubleshooting NAS Shares — Troubleshooting guide for common NAS CIFS share issues including connectivity errors, permission denied errors, slow performance, and MacOS…
• Understanding and Explaining Unexpected vSAN Growth — Troubleshooting guide for diagnosing unexpected vSAN storage growth, including how to review tier history and identify common causes like…
• Understanding vSAN Tier Status/Journal Walks — Understanding vSAN Tier Dashboard status metrics including Journal Walk types, progress tracking, redundancy checks, and repair counts for…
• vSAN Encryption Information — Overview of vSAN encryption in VergeOS, including AES256 encryption verification, USB key boot configuration, password-based startup, and…