Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise
Brand: Broadcom | Category: Storage Systems
SKU: BROA-VSANENT10PCPU3YTL | Part #: VSAN-ENT-10PCPU-3Y-TL | MPN: VSAN-ENT-10PCPU-3Y-TL
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About the Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise
VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise represents a ground-up architectural redesign of Broadcom's hyper-converged infrastructure storage layer, transitioning from legacy SCSI-abstraction models to a fully NVMe-native I/O stack that eliminates protocol translation overhead and delivers deterministic sub-millisecond latency across all-flash cluster configurations. The disaggregated storage pool architecture decouples compute and storage scaling domains, enabling organizations to independently expand storage capacity or processing resources without the rigid node-for-node scaling constraints inherent to traditional HCI deployments. Storage pools can span heterogeneous NVMe media tiers — including Optane Persistent Memory, PCIe Gen5 NVMe, and QLC NAND — orchestrated through a unified policy-based management plane that abstracts underlying hardware complexity from workload administrators.
Ideal for
- Enterprise private cloud consolidation replacing legacy SAN/NAS infrastructure with software-defined storage governed by VM-level policies
- AI and machine learning training pipelines leveraging native dataset tiering to automatically stage hot model checkpoints on NVMe flash and cold training data on capacity-optimized QLC tiers
- Mission-critical OLTP and OLAP database deployments requiring consistent sub-millisecond latency SLAs with stretch cluster protection across dual failure domains
- VDI environments hosting thousands of persistent virtual desktops with deduplication and compression reducing effective capacity footprint by up to 7:1
- Edge computing and remote office deployments using 2-node vSAN clusters with witness appliances hosted in central cloud infrastructure for cost-efficient redundancy
- Regulated financial services and healthcare workloads requiring immutable snapshots, encryption at rest with FIPS 140-2 validated modules, and comprehensive audit logging for compliance frameworks
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Broadcom |
| Product Line | VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise |
| Release | 2025 Q2 |
| Architecture | NVMe-native disaggregated HCI storage with SCSI-free I/O path |
| Minimum Cluster Size | 3 nodes (compute+storage); 2-node supported with remote witness |
| Maximum Cluster Size | 64 nodes per standard cluster; scale-out via stretched and multi-cluster federation |
| Storage Pool Model | Disaggregated storage pools — independent compute and storage node scaling |
| Supported Media Types | PCIe Gen4/Gen5 NVMe, Optane PMem, SAS/SATA SSD (legacy compatibility), QLC NVMe capacity tier |
| AI/ML Dataset Tiering | Native policy-driven tiering with automatic hot/warm/cold data classification for AI training datasets |
| Data Services | Inline deduplication, compression, erasure coding, RAID-5/6/1 per object, thin provisioning |
| Compression/Dedup Ratio | Up to 7:1 effective with mixed workloads (dedup + compression combined) |
| Encryption | AES-256 data-at-rest encryption; FIPS 140-2 validated; vSphere Native Key Provider and external KMIP 1.1 support |
| Latency Profile | Sub-millisecond read/write latency on all-NVMe configurations (P99 < 500 µs typical) |
| Network Requirements | 25 GbE minimum recommended; 100 GbE supported for high-throughput storage nodes; RDMA (RoCEv2) supported |
| Fault Tolerance | Failures-to-Tolerate (FTT) 1–3; Failure-to-Tolerate Method: RAID-1 (mirroring) or RAID-5/6 (erasure coding) |
| Stretched Cluster | Active-active stretched cluster across two geographic sites with automated witness arbitration |
| Snapshot Technology | Space-efficient immutable snapshots with crash-consistent and application-consistent options via VSS/VMware Tools |
| vSphere Integration | Deep vSphere 9.x integration; VM Storage Policies (SPBM); vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) hardware management |
| Management Interface | vSphere Client unified UI; vSAN REST API v9; Aria Operations integration for predictive analytics |
| Hypervisor Support | VMware ESXi 9.0 and later; Kubernetes persistent volume support via vSAN File Services (NFS v4.1 / SMB 3.0) |
| Capacity Scalability | Petabyte-scale per cluster; no fixed per-node capacity ceiling with disaggregated pool expansion |
| Compliance & Certifications | FIPS 140-2 Level 1, Common Criteria EAL2+, VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide (HCG) certified node support |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | Broadcom |
| Category | Storage Systems |
| SKU | BROA-VSANENT10PCPU3YTL |
| Part Number | VSAN-ENT-10PCPU-3Y-TL |
| Condition | New |
| Product Line | VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise |
| Release | 2025 Q2 |
| Architecture | NVMe-native disaggregated HCI storage with SCSI-free I/O path |
| Minimum Cluster Size | 3 nodes (compute+storage); 2-node supported with remote witness |
| Maximum Cluster Size | 64 nodes per standard cluster; scale-out via stretched and multi-cluster federation |
| Storage Pool Model | Disaggregated storage pools — independent compute and storage node scaling |
| Supported Media Types | PCIe Gen4/Gen5 NVMe, Optane PMem, SAS/SATA SSD (legacy compatibility), QLC NVMe capacity tier |
| AI/ML Dataset Tiering | Native policy-driven tiering with automatic hot/warm/cold data classification for AI training datasets |
| Data Services | Inline deduplication, compression, erasure coding, RAID-5/6/1 per object, thin provisioning |
| Compression/Dedup Ratio | Up to 7:1 effective with mixed workloads (dedup + compression combined) |
| Encryption | AES-256 data-at-rest encryption; FIPS 140-2 validated; vSphere Native Key Provider and external KMIP 1.1 support |
| Latency Profile | Sub-millisecond read/write latency on all-NVMe configurations (P99 < 500 µs typical) |
| Network Requirements | 25 GbE minimum recommended; 100 GbE supported for high-throughput storage nodes; RDMA (RoCEv2) supported |
| Fault Tolerance | Failures-to-Tolerate (FTT) 1–3; Failure-to-Tolerate Method: RAID-1 (mirroring) or RAID-5/6 (erasure coding) |
| Stretched Cluster | Active-active stretched cluster across two geographic sites with automated witness arbitration |
| Snapshot Technology | Space-efficient immutable snapshots with crash-consistent and application-consistent options via VSS/VMware Tools |
| vSphere Integration | Deep vSphere 9.x integration; VM Storage Policies (SPBM); vSphere Lifecycle Manager (vLCM) hardware management |
| Management Interface | vSphere Client unified UI; vSAN REST API v9; Aria Operations integration for predictive analytics |
| Hypervisor Support | VMware ESXi 9.0 and later; Kubernetes persistent volume support via vSAN File Services (NFS v4.1 / SMB 3.0) |
| Capacity Scalability | Petabyte-scale per cluster; no fixed per-node capacity ceiling with disaggregated pool expansion |
| Compliance & Certifications | FIPS 140-2 Level 1, Common Criteria EAL2+, VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide (HCG) certified node support |
Frequently Asked Questions about Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise
What does the Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise do?
the Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. It is supported by major server platforms.
What are the headline specs of the Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise?
Key specifications for the Broadcom VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise: new condition; manufacturer Broadcom; product line VMware vSAN 9.0 Enterprise; release 2025 Q2; architecture NVMe-native disaggregated HCI storage with SCSI-free I/O path; minimum cluster size 3 nodes (compute+storage); 2-node supported with remote witness; maximum cluster size 64 nodes per standard cluster; scale-out via stretched and multi-cluster federation. Manufacturer part number VSAN-ENT-10PCPU-3Y-TL. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.