Product overview
VMware vSAN 7 Enterprise for Desktop is a storage virtualization solution that provides hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) capabilities by integrating storage and compute management with VMware vSphere.
Storage and infrastructure features
The Enterprise Edition includes the Advanced Edition features with additional security and clustering capabilities.
- Software-defined data-at-rest encryption
- Expanded clustering capabilities
- Enterprise-class storage virtualization
- Integrated HCI platform combining compute and storage management
Management and application support
VMware vSAN provides tools for managing virtualized environments and supporting application workloads.
- Integration with VMware vSphere
- Unified management of virtual machines and container-based applications through VMware Tanzu integration
- Integration with existing virtualization tools and hypervisor environments
Scalability and deployment
The platform supports flexible infrastructure deployment and resource scaling across different environments.
- Flexible scaling of computing power and storage resources
- Support for VMware HCI Mesh
- Compatibility with industry-standard servers
- Support for OEM server providers and public cloud environments
Operational features
VMware vSAN includes capabilities for simplifying infrastructure management and supporting application deployment.
- Simplified introduction of new infrastructures and applications
- Self-service capabilities for developers
- Governance tools for managing virtual machines and containers
License details
- Edition: VMware vSAN 7 Enterprise for Desktop
- Region: UNITED STATES