VMware vSAN Reviews & Product Details

It's more granular & efficient than creating LUNs like in the past. With vSAN your datastore is easier to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Strict requirements if upgrading to vSAN ESA, you need vsan ready nodes which are NVMe-only, if you have SAS disks then you need to use the OSA architecture. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As someone working in a virtualized environment, what I really like about VMware vSAN is how it makes storage super simple. Since it’s built right into the ESXi hypervisor, I don’t need to deal with separate storage systems — everything is managed straight from vCenter. It’s a lot easier to handle, especially when you’re managing both compute and storage in one place. Makes day-to-day operations smoother and less of a headache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Licensing can get expensive, and troubleshooting isn’t always straightforward if you’re new to vSAN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that they finally came together in one unified storage solution that actually works as if you had a separate attached storage device like pure or other devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Still new to the concept and trying to vet the ROI from changing from pure infrastructure over to back to vsan Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use, vSAN works on different hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is no particular area I dislike about vSAN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Flexible storage expansion allows me to ad more storage . It offers high performance, user friendly support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You must stick to VMware’s Hardware Compatibility List Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The speed and ease of management! vSAN is a fantastic addition to my VMware stack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I cannot create a volume to share out, that is multi-protocol. I can't do NFS AND CIFS/SMB on the same system. This is limiting factor for our Linux devs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

convenience is the best part about vSAN. Single pane of glass for managing storage policies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vSAN is difficult to troubleshoot because of how complex it is Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

vSAN make it easier to configure and maintain storage. Lessening our footprint in the data center by eliminating the need for external storage like NAS or SAN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find it difficult to understand what RAID configurations are in use and for what files Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface allows me to view status and make changes without getting confused. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I haven't experienced any downsides at this time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Little overhead as it is already available on the server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Readily available on the hosts as opposed to accessing legacy SAN.

Downside is having to evacuate during maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.