In the version 1.0 release of VMware vSphere Storage Appliance, a brand-new, unmodified installation of vSphere 5.x infrastructure, also known as a greenfield infrastructure, was required for deployment. This requirement was identified as a significant constraint to the usability of the solution. The latest release of vSphere Storage Appliance, version 5.1.x, addresses this limitation in deployment options. vSphere Storage Appliance version 5.1.x can be deployed into a VMware vSphere 5.x infrastructure that is already in production, with configured virtual networks and operating virtual machines.
This type of vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.x deployment is known as a brownfield deployment. This white paper will discuss the procedure and requirements for vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.x deployments into existing vSphere infrastructures.
New Technical White Papers: vSphere Storage Appliance 5.1.x Brownfield Deployments
