Add a Host to an existing vSAN cluster using Quickstart

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

You may wish to use the Quickstart option to add a new Host to an existing vSAN cluster.

Environment

VMware vSphere 7.x

VMware vSphere 8.x

Cause

A vSAN Host was removed from the cluster to perform an ESXi re-install.

Resolution

• Navigate to the cluster in the vSphere Client.
• Click the Configure tab, and select Configuration > Quickstart.
• On the Add hosts card, click Launch to open the Add hosts wizard.

1. 1. On the Add hosts page, enter information for new hosts, or click Existing hosts and select from hosts listed in the inventory.
   2. On the Host summary page, verify the host settings.
   3. On the Ready to complete page, click Finish.

• On the Cluster configuration card, click Launch to open the Cluster configuration wizard.

1. 1. On the Configure the distributed switches page, enter networking settings for the new hosts.
   2. (optional) On the Claim disks page, select disks on each new host.
   3. (optional) On the Create fault domains page, move the new hosts into their corresponding fault domains.
   4. For more information about fault domains, see Managing Fault Domains in vSAN Clusters.
   5. On the Ready to complete page, verify the cluster settings, and click Finish.

Additional Information

Additional Information available at Techdocs link : https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsan/vsan/8-0/vsan-administration/expanding-and-managing-a-vsan-cluster/expanding-a-vsan-cluster/use-quickstart-to-add-hosts-to-a-vsan-cluster.html