Create a Virtual SAN Cluster and Configure View for Virtual SAN

Configure Virtual SAN clusters according to a deployment plan

After creating Cluster for VDI  deployment we can enable vSAN to use ESXi local disk as share Datastore. From vSphere web client click on Cluster > Manage > Settings > Virtual SAN > General and click Configure

Enabling vSAN

Depend of your deployment design select Enable for Deduplication and compression and select option to configure

VSAN capabilities

VSAN Network

Ready to complete

Configure Virtual SAN storage for a Horizon View Desktop Pool

After creating VSAN cluster in our Horizon View setup, we will be able to choose VSAN datasore when creating new Automated Desktop Pool during Storage optimization step.

VSAN Datastore selection

Configure/Manage Virtual SAN storage policies for Horizon View

When deploying View Horizon first Desktop Pool, View Auto creates VSAN storage policies and apply it to correct object created during Pool deployment.

VSAN View Auto Created storage policies

Replica Disk View Storage policies settings

Replica View Storage policy

OS Storage View Policies settings

OS disk View Storage policy

We can modify those policies within vCenter Policies and Profiles setting page

Policies and Profiles 

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