vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) - Useful Links [Updated]

[Updated with new blog references & Performance WP - 06-Oct-2011]

Last week, the vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA) was officially launched by VMware. This is VMware's low cost, easy to install, shared storage solution which aims to enable SMB (Small to mid-size) customers to have access to core vSphere features such as vMotion & vSphere HA.

This blog article is simply to bring together a bunch of links to allow you to successfully evaluate, and then deploy a VSA in your infrastructure.

 

VSA Software

• Free 60 day trial (requires you to create an account) - https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/p/activate.php?p=vmware-vsphere5-ent&lp=default

 

Offical Documentation

• Datasheet - https://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vsphere/vSphere-VSA-Datasheet.pdf
• Release notes - https://www.vmware.com/support/vsa/doc/vsphere-storage-appliance-10-release-notes.html
• Install & Configure/Administrators Guide - https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-storage-appliance-pubs.html
• Evalutation Guide - https://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vsphere/VMware-vSphere-Storage-Appliance-Evaluation-Guide.pdf
• Performance White Paper - http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vsa-perf-vsphere5.pdf

 

HCL

• Select ESXi 5.0 in the Product Release Version and the VSA in the Feature to get a list of supported hosts - http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

 

VSA VMTN Community

• Ask questions & get help on the VSA - http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/server/vsphere/vsa

 

VSA Product Demos

• VSA Overview Demo - http://download3.vmware.com/media/flv/VSAOverview.html
• Install & Configure Demo - http://download3.vmware.com/media/flv/VSAInstallation.html
• Resilience Demo - http://download3.vmware.com/media/flv/VSAResilience.html
• Offline/Click Thru Demo - See the VSA in action without actually installing it - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/326302?tstart=0

 

KB Articles

• VSA FAQ - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2001389
• Useful VSA Licensing Info - http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2002309

 

Blog Articles

• VSA Intro - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/08/new-enhanced-vsphere-50-storage-features-part-4-vsphere-storage-appliance.html
• VSA Resilience [Failed Node] - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/08/vsphere-storage-appliance-part-2-resilience.html
• VSA Installed & Configured in less than 10 minutes - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/08/vsphere-storage-appliance-vsa-installed-configured-in-10-minutes.html
• VSA Resilience [Back-End Network] - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/09/vsphere-storage-appliance-vsa-network-outage-scenario-1-back-end.html
• VSA Resilience [Front-End Network] - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/09/vsphere-storage-appliance-vsa-resilience-network-outage-scenario-2-front-end.html
• Can I run vCenter on a VSA Cluster member? - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/09/vsphere-storage-appliance-can-i-run-vcenter-on-a-vsa-cluster-member.html
• Managing multiple remote VSA deployments from a single vSphere Client - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/09/using-the-linked-mode-vcenter-feature-for-managing-a-remote-vsa.html
• Network Resilience Demo - http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/10/vsphere-storage-appliance-vsa-resilience-network-outage-demos.html

If you happen to be at VMworld 2011, stop by the VMware stand in the Solutions Exchange and get a demo of the VSA.

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