Chapter 7. Using VMware Virtual SAN with Horizon
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Sizing a Horizon environment for VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN)
- Enabling VMware Virtual VSAN
- Using VSAN with VMware Horizon
Introduction
VMware Virtual SAN (VSAN) is a component of VMware vSphere which enables the use of local storage devices on ESXi servers to create a high-performing, replicated, software-defined storage platform that can be used to store Horizon desktop virtual machines. VSAN is included with Horizon Advanced and Enterprise licenses, but may also be purchased as part of vSphere for organizations who wish to use it with non-Horizon ESXi servers.
VSAN is tightly integrated with the vSphere ESXi hypervisor, vCenter Server, and many other ...
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