You can claim local storage devices as vSAN Direct for use with the vSAN Data Persistence Platform.
Note: Only the
vSAN Data Persistence platform can consume
vSAN Direct storage. The
vSAN Data Persistence platform provides a framework for software technology partners to integrate with VMware infrastructure. Each partner must develop their own plug-in for VMware customers to receive the benefits of the
vSAN Data Persistence platform. The platform is not operational until the partner solution running on top is operational. For more information, see
vSphere with Tanzu Configuration and Management.
Procedure
Results
For each device you claim, vSAN creates a new vSAN Direct datastore.
What to do next
You can click the Datastores tab to display the vSAN Direct datastores in your cluster.