vSAN cluster deployment

The following table describes the process that can be used to deploy a ThinkAgile VX cluster. If you are deploying ThinkAgile VX appliances that have ESXi, version 7.0 Update 2 or later, you can use the ThinkAgile VX Deployer. Otherwise, you can manually deploy the cluster.

Offerings	Model	Deployment method	View document
VX appliances	VX2320 VX2330 VX3320 VX3330 VX3520-G VX3530-G VX3575-G IS VX3720 VX5520 VX5530 VX5575 IS VX7320-N VX7330-N VX7520 VX7530 VX7575 IS VX7820 VX630 V3 IS VX650 V3 IS VX645 V3 IS VX665 V3 IS	Using the ThinkAgile VX deployer	HTML pages | PDF
	All other models	Manual deployment	HTML pages | PDF
VX Certified Nodes	All models

Note

For assistance in the deployment of a vSAN cluster on ThinkAgile VX systems, contact Lenovo Support.

• Deploying a vSAN cluster with the VX Deployer
  The ThinkAgile VX Deployer is a GUI-based wizard that guides you through the deployment of ThinkAgile VX systems within vSAN clusters. It installs ESXi on one or more target hosts and deploys the hosts to a vSAN cluster.
• Deploying a vSAN cluster manually
  Use this section to deploy a ThinkAgile VX series vSAN cluster manually.