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Right-click your target management cluster or host and select . Select Local File , browse to your downloaded vSAN Witness .ova file, and click Next. Step 2: Name and Locate

Once you have downloaded the vSAN Witness Appliance OVF file, follow these steps to deploy it:

Identify where the witness will be hosted. It must reside on a physical host or cluster separate from the vSAN cluster it is tracking. 2. Step-by-Step: Download the vSAN Witness Appliance

To download the vSAN Witness Appliance, you must access the , as VMware downloads have migrated there following Broadcom's acquisition. The appliance is distributed as an Open Virtualization Appliance (OVA) file, which functions as a pre-configured ESXi host specifically for witness duties in 2-node or stretched clusters. Download Steps

Before downloading and deploying the vSAN Witness Appliance, ensure that you have:

Locate the custom downloads or drivers section, and look for the entry.

Go to the section and select VMware Cloud Foundation or VMware vSphere .

It stops clusters from splitting into two separate parts.

Right-click your target cluster or host in the vSphere Client and select . Source the downloaded .ova file from your local folder.

Troubleshooting and runbook recommendations

Go to the Broadcom Support Portal and sign into your account.