VMware vSAN 9.0 Add-on (per-core subscription)

VMware vSAN 9.0 Add-on (per-core subscription), part number VCF-VSAN-ADD-9, is a software-defined storage solution designed to run natively within VMware vSphere environments, converting directly attached server storage into a shared, high-performance HCI storage pool. Licensed on a per-core subscription basis, this add-on integrates with VMware Cloud Foundation and standalone vSphere clusters, enabling organizations to eliminate dedicated external storage arrays while retaining enterprise-grade data services such as deduplication, compression, erasure coding, encryption, and stretched cluster support.

vSAN 9.0 introduces architectural refinements that improve storage efficiency and operational simplicity for hyperconverged infrastructure deployments. The platform supports both all-flash and hybrid disk configurations, leverages NVMe-based caching tiers, and delivers storage policies through the vSphere Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM) framework. Native HCI mesh capabilities allow disaggregated compute and storage nodes within the same cluster, providing flexibility for workloads with asymmetric resource demands.

This add-on licensing model is intended for enterprise IT environments already invested in VMware vSphere or VMware Cloud Foundation who require scalable, resilient software-defined storage without acquiring a full VCF stack license. Target workloads include business-critical virtual machines, Kubernetes persistent volumes via the vSphere Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver, virtual desktop infrastructure, and database tiers requiring consistent low-latency I/O. The subscription model ensures continuous access to updates and support entitlements aligned to the VMware lifecycle policy introduced under Broadcom's portfolio restructuring.

Ideal for

• Hyperconverged consolidation of compute and storage for vSphere-based private cloud clusters, eliminating dependence on external SAN or NAS arrays
• Persistent storage for containerized workloads running on Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters, provisioned through the vSphere CSI driver using vSAN storage policies
• Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments requiring high-density, low-latency shared storage with deduplication and compression to reduce per-desktop storage footprint
• Business-critical database and ERP virtual machine hosting with stretched cluster or fault domain configurations providing site-level resilience and near-zero RPO
• Remote and branch office (ROBO) deployments using compact two-node vSAN clusters with a witness appliance to deliver enterprise storage services at distributed locations
• Regulated industry workloads requiring data-at-rest encryption and compliance-friendly storage policy enforcement through vSphere SPBM without additional storage hardware

Technical specifications

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