_______ is a software defined storage solution from VMware to eliminate the need of the additional storage boxes using the local server storage.

_______ is a software defined storage solution from VMware to eliminate the need of the additional storage boxes using the local server storage.

• A. VMware Storage Area Network
• B. VMware vSAN
• C. VMware NSX
• D. VMware vCenter

Answer: (A)

Pooling local disks from each ESXi host to form a shared datastore across the cluster is what VMware vSAN does. It takes the local storage (SSD for cache and HDDs for capacity) from all hosts in a vSphere cluster and presents a single distributed datastore that every host can use. This eliminates the need for separate, external storage boxes and aligns storage tightly with the compute layer, all managed through vSphere with policy-based controls for performance and availability. The other options address different areas: NSX handles network virtualization, vCenter is the centralized management server, and there isn’t a VMware product called “VMware Storage Area Network”—external SANs exist but are separate hardware; vSAN is the software-defined storage solution that uses local disks to provide shared storage.

Pooling local disks from each ESXi host to form a shared datastore across the cluster is what VMware vSAN does. It takes the local storage (SSD for cache and HDDs for capacity) from all hosts in a vSphere cluster and presents a single distributed datastore that every host can use. This eliminates the need for separate, external storage boxes and aligns storage tightly with the compute layer, all managed through vSphere with policy-based controls for performance and availability. The other options address different areas: NSX handles network virtualization, vCenter is the centralized management server, and there isn’t a VMware product called “VMware Storage Area Network”—external SANs exist but are separate hardware; vSAN is the software-defined storage solution that uses local disks to provide shared storage.