Since the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, all downloads have moved to the Broadcom Support Portal. : Sign in to the Broadcom Support Portal Navigate to Downloads On the left sidebar, click My Downloads VMware Cloud Foundation (or search for "vSphere"). VMware vSphere
vSAN Witness Appliance is a critical component for vSAN Stretched Cluster and 2-node configurations, acting as a "tie-breaker" to maintain quorum during network partitions download vsan witness appliance
You will typically see two file types: | File Name Pattern | Description | |------------------|-------------| | VMware-vSAN-Witness-Appliance-<version>.ova | The Open Virtual Appliance (OVA) format for easy deployment via vCenter. | | VMware-vSAN-Witness-Appliance-<version>.zip | Contains OVF files and VMDKs for manual deployment. | Since the Broadcom acquisition of VMware, all downloads
Once downloaded, you can install the appliance via the vSphere Client : | | VMware-vSAN-Witness-Appliance-<version>
Select the appropriate release version (e.g., or 7.0 ) that matches your environment. Find the Appliance : Click on the "Drivers & Tools" tab.
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