Vsan Esa Stretched Cluster

https://core.vmware.com/resource/vsan-stretched-cluster-guide
VSAN 8 using the Express Storage Architecture ESA supports all stretched cluster features and enhancements Improved uptime for Stretched clusters is supported Requirements

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com...
Stretched clusters extend the vSAN cluster from a single data site to two sites for a faster level of availability and intersite load balancing Stretched clusters are typically deployed in environments where the distance between data centers is limited such as metropolitan or campus environments

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsan...
VSAN stretched clusters extend the vSAN cluster from a single data site to two sites for a better level of availability and intersite load balancing vSAN stretched clusters are typically deployed in environments where the distance between data centers is limited such as metropolitan or campus environments

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/...
You can stretch a vSAN cluster ESA or OSA in a workload domain across two availability zones within a region Both availability zones must contain an equal number of hosts to ensure failover in case any of the availability zones goes down

https://core.vmware.com/resource/performance-recommendations-vsan-esa
Workloads on a vSAN ESA cluster can potentially drive more traffic than an OSA cluster if the workloads are demanding such resources Once an ESA stretched cluster is deployed monitor the ISL to ensure it can meet the workload requirements

https://blogs.vmware.com/.../14/vsan-stretched-cluster
VSAN Stretched Clusters provide resilience against the loss of an entire site vSAN is integrated tightly with vSphere Availability HA If a site goes offline unexpectedly vSphere HA will automatically restart the virtual machines affected by the outage at the other site with no data loss

https://www.dpcvirtualtips.com/creating-a-vsan...
Creating a vSAN Stretched Cluster with vSAN 8 is an article that explains in a practical way how to create a Stretched Cluster using the new vSAN architecture called ESA Express Storage Architecture

https://blog.ganser.com/using-the-vsan-esa-in-a-stretched-cluster-topology
Using the vSAN ESA in a Stretched Cluster Topology Why is the ESA so much better in a stretched cluster topology Read on to find out

https://blogs.vmware.com/cloud-foundation/2024/06/...
VCF 5 2 which leverages vSAN 8 U3 for modern storage now supports vSAN ESA in a stretched cluster topology Customers can now configure workload domains that provide site level resilience But the support of site level resilience doesn t capture the entire benefit of this new capability