Overview

Configure vSAN storage tiers, provision NAS shares, and apply storage best practices for performance and redundancy in VergeOS.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• Configure vSAN storage tiers for different workload profiles (performance, capacity, archive)
• Provision and manage NAS shares for file-level storage access across workloads
• Apply storage best practices for performance tuning and redundancy configuration
• Monitor storage health and respond to capacity or performance alerts

Prerequisites

• Completion of Module 1: Architecture Fundamentals -- understanding of VergeFS and vSAN concepts
• Completion of Module 3: Installation -- a running VergeOS cluster with disks available

Estimated Time

3 hours (1.5 hours reading + 1.5 hours lab)

Topics

• vSAN Architecture — How VergeOS vSAN organizes physical disks into tiered storage pools, redundancy models, and the role of VergeFS.
• Storage Tiers — Configuring Tier 1 (high-performance NVMe), Tier 2 (mixed-workload SSD), Tier 3 (read-optimized SSD), Tier 4 (capacity HDD), and Tier 5 (archive HDD) for different workload profiles.
• NAS Service & Shares — Provisioning CIFS/SMB and NFS shares, remote volumes, VM export volumes, and Active Directory integration.
• Snapshots & Data Protection — Snapshot architecture, quiesced snapshots, clones, snapshot profiles, site sync replication, and disaster recovery.
• Storage Monitoring & Troubleshooting — vSAN diagnostics, health monitoring, NAS troubleshooting, and Fibre Channel integration.
• Lab: Storage Configuration — Configure vSAN tiers, provision NAS shares, and validate storage performance and redundancy.