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 * Administering VMware vSAN
   Administering VMware vSAN
   * Updated Information
     Updated Information
   * Introduction to vSAN
     Introduction to vSAN
   * Configuring and Managing a vSAN Cluster
     Configuring and Managing a vSAN Cluster
     * Configure a Cluster for vSAN Using the vSphere Client
       Configure a Cluster for vSAN Using the vSphere Client
     * Enable vSAN on an Existing Cluster
       Enable vSAN on an Existing Cluster
     * Turn Off vSAN
       Turn Off vSAN
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       Edit vSAN Settings
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       View vSAN Datastore
     * Upload Files or Folders to vSAN Datastores
       Upload Files or Folders to vSAN Datastores
     * Download Files or Folders from vSAN Datastores
       Download Files or Folders from vSAN Datastores
   * Using vSAN Policies
     Using vSAN Policies
     * About vSAN Policies
       About vSAN Policies
     * View vSAN Storage Providers
       View vSAN Storage Providers
     * About the vSAN Default Storage Policy
       About the vSAN Default Storage Policy
     * Change the Default Storage Policy for vSAN Datastores
       Change the Default Storage Policy for vSAN Datastores
     * Define a Storage Policy for vSAN Using vSphere Client
       Define a Storage Policy for vSAN Using vSphere Client
   * Expanding and Managing a vSAN Cluster
     Expanding and Managing a vSAN Cluster
     * Expanding a vSAN Cluster
       Expanding a vSAN Cluster
       * Expanding vSAN Cluster Capacity and Performance
         Expanding vSAN Cluster Capacity and Performance
       * Use Quickstart to Add Hosts to a vSAN Cluster
         Use Quickstart to Add Hosts to a vSAN Cluster
       * Add a Host to the vSAN Cluster
         Add a Host to the vSAN Cluster
       * Configuring Hosts Using Host Profile
         Configuring Hosts Using Host Profile
     * Sharing Remote Datastores with HCI Mesh
       Sharing Remote Datastores with HCI Mesh
       * View Remote Datastores
         View Remote Datastores
       * Mount Remote Datastore
         Mount Remote Datastore
       * Unmount Remote Datastore
         Unmount Remote Datastore
       * Monitor HCI Mesh
         Monitor HCI Mesh
     * Working with Maintenance Mode
       Working with Maintenance Mode
       * Check a Host's Data Migration Capabilities
         Check a Host's Data Migration Capabilities
       * Place a Member of vSAN Cluster in Maintenance Mode
         Place a Member of vSAN Cluster in Maintenance Mode
     * Managing Fault Domains in vSAN Clusters
       Managing Fault Domains in vSAN Clusters
       * Create a New Fault Domain in vSAN Cluster
         Create a New Fault Domain in vSAN Cluster
       * Move Host into Selected Fault Domain
         Move Host into Selected Fault Domain
       * Move Hosts out of a Fault Domain
         Move Hosts out of a Fault Domain
       * Rename a Fault Domain
         Rename a Fault Domain
       * Remove Selected Fault Domains
         Remove Selected Fault Domains
       * Tolerate Additional Failures with Fault Domain
         Tolerate Additional Failures with Fault Domain
     * Using the vSAN iSCSI Target Service
       Using the vSAN iSCSI Target Service
       * Enable the iSCSI Target Service
         Enable the iSCSI Target Service
       * Create an iSCSI Target
         Create an iSCSI Target
       * Add a LUN to an iSCSI Target
         Add a LUN to an iSCSI Target
       * Resize a LUN on an iSCSI Target
         Resize a LUN on an iSCSI Target
       * Create an iSCSI Initiator Group
         Create an iSCSI Initiator Group
       * Assign a Target to an iSCSI Initiator Group
         Assign a Target to an iSCSI Initiator Group
       * Disable the iSCSI Target Service
         Disable the iSCSI Target Service
       * Monitor vSAN iSCSI Target Service
         Monitor vSAN iSCSI Target Service
     * vSAN File Service
       vSAN File Service
       * Limitations and Considerations
         Limitations and Considerations
       * Configure File Services
         Configure File Services
       * Edit vSAN File Service
         Edit vSAN File Service
       * Create a File Share
         Create a File Share
       * View File Shares
         View File Shares
       * Access File Shares
         Access File Shares
         * Access NFS File Share
           Access NFS File Share
         * Access NFS Kerberos File Share
           Access NFS Kerberos File Share
         * Access SMB File Share
           Access SMB File Share
       * Edit a File Share
         Edit a File Share
       * Manage SMB File Share
         Manage SMB File Share
       * Delete a File Share
         Delete a File Share
       * vSAN Distributed File System Snapshot
         vSAN Distributed File System Snapshot
         * Create a Snapshot
           Create a Snapshot
         * View a Snapshot
           View a Snapshot
         * Delete a Snapshot
           Delete a Snapshot
       * Rebalance Workload on vSAN File Service Hosts
         Rebalance Workload on vSAN File Service Hosts
       * Reclaiming Space with Unmap
         Reclaiming Space with Unmap
       * Upgrade File Service
         Upgrade File Service
       * Monitor Performance
         Monitor Performance
       * Monitor Capacity
         Monitor Capacity
       * Monitor Health
         Monitor Health
         * View vSAN File Service Health
           View vSAN File Service Health
         * Monitor File Share Objects Health
           Monitor File Share Objects Health
     * Migrate a Hybrid vSAN Cluster to an All-Flash Cluster
       Migrate a Hybrid vSAN Cluster to an All-Flash Cluster
     * Shutting Down and Restarting the vSAN Cluster
       Shutting Down and Restarting the vSAN Cluster
       * Shut Down the vSAN Cluster Using the Shutdown Cluster Wizard
         Shut Down the vSAN Cluster Using the Shutdown Cluster Wizard
       * Restart the vSAN Cluster
         Restart the vSAN Cluster
       * Manually Shut Down and Restart the vSAN Cluster
         Manually Shut Down and Restart the vSAN Cluster
   * Device Management in a vSAN Cluster
     Device Management in a vSAN Cluster
     * Managing Disk Groups and Devices
       Managing Disk Groups and Devices
       * Create a Disk Group on a vSAN Host
         Create a Disk Group on a vSAN Host
       * Claim Storage Devices for a vSAN Cluster
         Claim Storage Devices for a vSAN Cluster
       * Claim Disks for vSAN Direct
         Claim Disks for vSAN Direct
     * Working with Individual Devices
       Working with Individual Devices
       * Add Devices to the Disk Group
         Add Devices to the Disk Group
       * Check a Disk or Disk Group's Data Migration Capabilities
         Check a Disk or Disk Group's Data Migration Capabilities
       * Remove Disk Groups or Devices from vSAN
         Remove Disk Groups or Devices from vSAN
       * Recreate a Disk Group
         Recreate a Disk Group
       * Using Locator LEDs
         Using Locator LEDs
         * Enable and Disable Locator LEDs
           Enable and Disable Locator LEDs
       * Mark Devices as Flash
         Mark Devices as Flash
       * Mark Devices as HDD
         Mark Devices as HDD
       * Mark Devices as Local
         Mark Devices as Local
       * Mark Devices as Remote
         Mark Devices as Remote
       * Add a Capacity Device
         Add a Capacity Device
       * Remove Partition From Devices
         Remove Partition From Devices
   * Increasing Space Efficiency in a vSAN Cluster
     Increasing Space Efficiency in a vSAN Cluster
     * Introduction to vSAN Space Efficiency
       Introduction to vSAN Space Efficiency
     * Reclaiming Space with SCSI Unmap
       Reclaiming Space with SCSI Unmap
     * Using Deduplication and Compression
       Using Deduplication and Compression
       * Deduplication and Compression Design Considerations
         Deduplication and Compression Design Considerations
       * Enable Deduplication and Compression on a New vSAN Cluster
         Enable Deduplication and Compression on a New vSAN Cluster
       * Enable Deduplication and Compression on Existing vSAN Cluster
         Enable Deduplication and Compression on Existing vSAN Cluster
       * Disable Deduplication and Compression
         Disable Deduplication and Compression
       * Reducing VM Redundancy for vSAN Cluster
         Reducing VM Redundancy for vSAN Cluster
       * Adding or Removing Disks with Deduplication and Compression Enabled
         Adding or Removing Disks with Deduplication and Compression Enabled
     * Using RAID 5 or RAID 6 Erasure Coding
       Using RAID 5 or RAID 6 Erasure Coding
     * RAID 5 or RAID 6 Design Considerations
       RAID 5 or RAID 6 Design Considerations
   * Using Encryption in a vSAN Cluster
     Using Encryption in a vSAN Cluster
     * vSAN Data-In-Transit Encryption
       vSAN Data-In-Transit Encryption
       * Enable Data-In-Transit Encryption on a vSAN Cluster
         Enable Data-In-Transit Encryption on a vSAN Cluster
     * vSAN Data-At-Rest Encryption
       vSAN Data-At-Rest Encryption
       * How Data-At-Rest Encryption Works
         How Data-At-Rest Encryption Works
       * Design Considerations for Data-At-Rest Encryption
         Design Considerations for Data-At-Rest Encryption
       * Set Up the Standard Key Provider
         Set Up the Standard Key Provider
         * Add a KMS to vCenter Server
           Add a KMS to vCenter Server
           * Establish a Standard Key Provider Trusted Connection by Exchanging
             Certificates
             Establish a Standard Key Provider Trusted Connection by Exchanging
             Certificates
             * Use the Root CA Certificate Option to Establish a Standard Key
               Provider Trusted Connection
               Use the Root CA Certificate Option to Establish a Standard Key
               Provider Trusted Connection
             * Use the Certificate Option to Establish a Standard Key Provider
               Trusted Connection
               Use the Certificate Option to Establish a Standard Key Provider
               Trusted Connection
             * Use the New Certificate Signing Request Option to Establish a
               Standard Key Provider Trusted Connection
               Use the New Certificate Signing Request Option to Establish a
               Standard Key Provider Trusted Connection
             * Use the Upload Certificate and Private Key Option to Establish a
               Standard Key Provider Trusted Connection
               Use the Upload Certificate and Private Key Option to Establish a
               Standard Key Provider Trusted Connection
         * Set the Default Key Provider
           Set the Default Key Provider
         * Finish the Trust Setup for a Standard Key Provider
           Finish the Trust Setup for a Standard Key Provider
       * Enable Data-At-Rest Encryption on a New vSAN Cluster
         Enable Data-At-Rest Encryption on a New vSAN Cluster
       * Generate New Data-At-Rest Encryption Keys
         Generate New Data-At-Rest Encryption Keys
       * Enable Data-At-Rest Encryption on Existing vSAN Cluster
         Enable Data-At-Rest Encryption on Existing vSAN Cluster
       * vSAN Encryption and Core Dumps
         vSAN Encryption and Core Dumps
         * Collect a vm-support Package for an ESXi Host in an Encrypted vSAN
           Datastore
           Collect a vm-support Package for an ESXi Host in an Encrypted vSAN
           Datastore
         * Decrypt or Re-Encrypt an Encrypted Core Dump
           Decrypt or Re-Encrypt an Encrypted Core Dump
   * Upgrading the vSAN Cluster
     Upgrading the vSAN Cluster
     * Before You Upgrade vSAN
       Before You Upgrade vSAN
     * Upgrade the vCenter Server
       Upgrade the vCenter Server
     * Upgrade the ESXi Hosts
       Upgrade the ESXi Hosts
     * About the vSAN Disk Format
       About the vSAN Disk Format
       * Upgrading vSAN Disk Format Using vSphere Client
         Upgrading vSAN Disk Format Using vSphere Client
       * Upgrade vSAN Disk Format Using RVC
         Upgrade vSAN Disk Format Using RVC
       * Verify the vSAN Disk Format Upgrade
         Verify the vSAN Disk Format Upgrade
     * About vSAN Object Format
       About vSAN Object Format
     * Verify the vSAN Cluster Upgrade
       Verify the vSAN Cluster Upgrade
     * Using the RVC Upgrade Command Options
       Using the RVC Upgrade Command Options
     * vSAN Build Recommendations for vSphere Lifecycle Manager
       vSAN Build Recommendations for vSphere Lifecycle Manager


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Updated on   08/17/2021
Selected product version: VMware vSphere 7.0
VMware vSphere 8.0

When the vSAN file service is enabled, you can create one or more file shares on
the vSAN datastore. vSAN File Service does not support using these file shares
as datastores on ESXi.


PREREQUISITES

If you are creating an SMB file share or a NFSv4.1 file share with Kerberos
security, then ensure that you have configured vSAN File Service to an AD
domain.

Considerations for Share Name and Usage

 * Usernames with non-ascii characters can be used to access share data.
 * Share names cannot exceed 80 characters and can contain English characters,
   numbers, and hypen character. Every hyphen character must be preceded and
   followed by a number or alphabet. Consecutive hyphens are not allowed.
 * For SMB type shares, file and directories can contain any Unicode compatible
   strings.
 * For pure NFSv4 type shares, the file and directories can contain any UTF-8
   compatible strings.
 * For pure NFSv3 and NFSv3+NFSv4 shares file and directories can contain only
   ASCII compatible strings.
 * Migrating any share data from older NFSv3 to new vSAN File Service shares
   with NFSv4 only requires conversion of all file and directories names to
   UTF-8 encoding. There are third part tools to achieve the same.


PROCEDURE

 1. Navigate to the vSAN cluster and click Configure > vSAN > File Shares.
 2. Click Add.
    
    The Create file share wizard opens.

 3. In the General page, enter the following information and click Next.
     * Name: Enter a name for the file share.
     * Protocol: Select an appropriate protocol. vSAN File Service supports SMB
       and NFS file system protocols.
       
       If you select the SMB protocol, you can also configure the SMB file share
       to accept only the encrypted data using the Protocol encryption option.
       
       If you select the NFS protocol, you can configure the file share to
       support either NFS 3, NFS 4, or both NFS 3 and NFS 4 versions. If you
       select NFS 4 version, you can set either AUTH_SYS or Kerberos security.
       Note: SMB protocol and Kerberos security for NFS protocol can be
       configured only if the vSAN File Service is configured with Active
       Directory. For more information, see Configure File Services.
     * With SMB protocol, you can hide the files and folders that the share
       client user does not have permission to access using the Access based
       enumeration option.
     * Storage Policy: Select an appropriate storage policy.
     * Affinity site: This option is available if you are creating a file share
       on a stretched cluster. This option helps you place the file share on a
       file server that belongs to the site of your choice. Use this option when
       you prefer low latency while accessing the file share. The default value
       is Either, which indicates that the file share is placed on a site with
       less traffic on either preferred or secondary site.
     * Storage space quotas: You can set the following values:
       * Share warning threshold: When the share reaches this threshold, a
         warning message is displayed.
       * Share hard quota: When the share reaches this threshold, new block
         allocation is denied.
     * Labels: A label is a key-value pair that helps you organize file shares.
       You can attach labels to each file share and then filter them based on
       their labels. A label key is a string with 1~250 characters. A label
       value is a string and the length of the label value should be less than
       1k characters. vSAN File Service supports up to 5 labels per share.

 4. The Net access control page, provides options to define access to the file
    share. Net access control options are available only for NFS shares. Select
    one of the following options and click Next.
     * No access: Select this option to make the file share inaccessible from
       any IP address.
     * Allow access from any IP: Select this option to make the file share
       accessible from all IP addresses.
     * Customize net access: Select this option to define permissions for
       specific IP addresses. Using this option you can specify whether a
       particular IP address can access, make changes, or only read the file
       share. You can also enable or disable Root squash for each IP address.
       You can enter the IP addresses in the following formats:
       * A single IP address. For example, 123.23.23.123
       * IP address along with a subnet mask. For example, 123.23.23.0/8
       * A range by specifying a starting IP address and ending IP address
         separated by a hyphen ( - ). For example, 123.23.23.123-123.23.23.128
       * Asterisk ( * ) to imply all the clients.

 5. In the Review page, review the settings, and then click Finish.
    A new file share is created on the vSAN datastore.

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