You can activate vSAN when you create a cluster or enable vSAN on your existing clusters. What to read next Characteristics of a vSAN ClusterBefore working on a vSAN environment, be aware of the characteristics of a vSAN cluster. Before Creating a vSAN Cluster This topic provides a checklist of software and hardware requirements for creating a vSAN cluster. You can also use the checklist to verify that the cluster meets the guidelines and basic requirements. Using Quickstart to Configure and Expand a vSAN ClusterYou can use the Quickstart workflow to quickly create, configure, and expand a vSAN cluster. Manually Enabling vSANTo create a vSAN cluster, you create a vSphere host cluster and enable vSAN on the cluster. Configure License Settings for a vSAN ClusterYou must assign a license to a vSAN cluster before its evaluation period expires or its currently assigned license expires. View a Subscribed Feature for a vSAN ClusterFor vSAN+ clusters that are on subscription, you can view the subscription usage using the VMC Console or view the subscribed feature list using the vCenter Server. For more information on subscription usage in the VMC Console, see "View Subscription Capacity and Usage" in the Using and Managing vSphere+ Guide. View vSAN DatastoreAfter you enable vSAN, a single datastore is created. You can review the capacity of the vSAN datastore. Using vSAN and vSphere HAYou can enable vSphere HA and vSAN on the same cluster. vSphere HA provides the same level of protection for virtual machines on vSAN datastores as it does on traditional datastores. This level of protection imposes specific restrictions when vSphere HA and vSAN interact. Deploying vSAN with vCenter ServerYou can create a vSAN cluster as you deploy vCenter Server, and host the vCenter Server on that cluster. Turn Off vSANYou can turn off vSAN for a host cluster.
