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Dell EMC Networking - Deploying VMware vSAN with OS10 Enterprise Edition | version 1.0
c. On the Claim disks page, set Group by to Host and expand the hosts to view available disks.
d. For the first disk on the first host, Cache tier is selected. Capacity tier is selected for the next seven
disks as shown in Figure 15. Leave the remaining disks set to Do not claim.
Note: The recommended flash cache to consumed capacity ratio is at least 10 percent. The VMware vSAN
maximum limit is 7 capacity devices per diskgroup.
Claim disks - Setting Cache and Capacity tiers
e. Scroll down to the next host and repeat the process: Set the first disk to Cache tier, set the next
seven disks to Capacity tier, and leave the remaining disks on that host set to Do Not claim. Repeat
for the remaining hosts listed.
f. When all groups have been configured, make sure there is a green checkmark in the Configuration
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alidation box at the bottom of the page as shown in Figure 15
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g. C
lick Next, then click Finish to apply the configuration.
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nce this is completed, a VSAN datastore is automatically created and attached to all participating hosts in
the cluster.
To configure additional disk groups on the hosts:
1. In the web client, go to Home > Hosts and Clusters.
2. In the Navigator pane, select the vSAN cluster.
3. In the center pane, select Configure > Settings > vSAN > Disk Management. In this example each host
has a single disk group using 8 of 20 available disks.