Quantum vmPRO Supported Servers
Quantum vmPRO supports the following types of servers.
Note: When configuring a server for your vmPRO appliance, you can select either a single vCenter server to manage ESX servers, OR you can select one or more standalone ESX servers. You cannot manage both a vCenter server and ESX servers directly from your appliance.
vCenter Server
Configure a single vCenter server hostname for VM discovery.
If you have the option of using a vCenter server, we recommend that you do so. Because vCenter servers auto-discover all ESX hosts, they allow for ease of use and reduced management overhead.
Note: In environments using VMware's Virtual SAN (VSAN) configuration, you must set up your vmPRO appliance to manage the configuration through a vCenter server rather than as opposed to managing individual ESX servers. VSAN is a cluster-wide resource that exists as datastores on a cluster of ESX servers. The vmPRO appliance manages VSAN through a vCenter server, which in turn manages the ESX servers housing the VSAN datastores.
ESX Server
Configure one or more standalone ESX servers.
For information regarding vSphere ESX host datastore and storage considerations, see the "vSphere ESX Host Notes and Best Practices" section of the Quantum vmPRO Best Practices Guide.
