Change the Default Storage Policy for vSAN Datastores

You can change the default storage policy for a selected vSAN datastore.

Prerequisites

Verify that the VM storage policy you want to assign as the default policy to the vSAN datastore meets the requirements of virtual machines in the vSAN cluster.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the vSAN datastore.
2. Click Configure.
3. Under General, click the Default Storage Policy Edit button, and select the storage policy that you want to assign as the default policy to the vSAN datastore.
   Note: You can also edit the Improved Virtual Disk Home Storage Policy. Click Edit and select the home storage policy that you want to assign as the storage policy for the home object.
   You can choose from a list of storage policies that are compatible with the vSAN datastore, such as the vSAN Default Storage Policy and user-defined storage policies that have vSAN rule sets defined.
4. Select a policy and click OK.
   The storage policy is applied as the default policy when you provision new virtual machines without explicitly specifying a storage policy for a datastore.

What to do next

You can define a new storage policy for virtual machines. See Define a Storage Policy for vSAN Using vSphere Client.