The new web based Virtual SAN Sizing Tool provides assistance for design considerations for a Virtual SAN infrastructure. Based on given requirement the tool provides full detailed specifications. Input parameters are split into 2 separate sections: Virtual Machine Characteristics and Host Hardware Characteristics.
Link: virtualsansizing.vmware.com
Part 1 - Virtual Machine Characteristics
- Number of VMs
- Size and Number of VMDKs per VM
- VM Memory Size
- Failover Policy (FTT / Number of failures to tolerate)
- Number of disk stripes
Part 2 - Host Hardware Characteristics
- HDD Size from 300GB to 6TB
- Extra Usable Storage Capacity
- Number and Size of Disk Groups per Host
- System Memory
- CPU Overprovisioning factor (VMs/core)