Product : VMware, vSAN [SDS]/7.0 U1, Enterprise
Feature : External Performance Validation, Design, Design & Deploy
Content Owner:  Herman Rutten
Summary
StorageReview (aug 2018, aug 2016)
ESG Lab (aug 2018, apr 2016)
Evaluator Group (oct 2018, jul 2017, aug 2016)
Details
StorageReview (Aug 2018)
Title: "VMware vSAN with Intel Optane Review"
Workloads: MySQL OLTP, MSSQL OLTP, Generic profiles
Benchmark Tools: Sysbench (MySQL), TPC-C (MSSQL), Vdbench (generic)
Hardware: All-Flash Supermicro’s 2029U-TN24R4T+, 4-node cluster, vSAN 6.7

ESG Lab (Aug 2018)
Title: "Optimize VMware vSAN with Western Digital NVMe SSDs and Supermicro Servers".
Workloads: MSSQL OLTP
Benchmark Tools: HammerDB (MSSQL)
Hardware: All-Flash SuperMicro BigTwin, 4-node cluster, vSAN 6.6.1; All-Flash Lenovo X3650M5, 4-node cluster, vSAN 6.1

Evaluator Group (Jul 2017/Oct 2018)
Title: "IOmark-VM-HC Test Report"
Workloads: Mix (MS Exchange, Olio, Web, Database)
Benchmark Tools: IOmark-VM (all)
Hardware: All-Flash Intel R2208WF, 4-node cluster, vSAN 6.6/6.7

Storage Review (Aug 2016)
Title: "VMware VSAN 6.2 All-Flash Review"
Workloads: MySQL OLTP, MSSQL OLTP
Benchmark Tools: Sysbench (MySQL), TPC-C (MSSQL)
Hardware: All-Flash Dell PowerEdge R730xd, 4-node cluster, vSAN 6.2

Evaluator Group (Aug 2016)
Title: "IOmark-VM-HC Test Report"
Workloads: Mix (MS Exchange, Olio, Web, Database)
Benchmark Tools: IOmark-VM (all)
Hardware: All-Flash Intel S2600WT, 4-node and 6-node cluster, vSAN 6.2

ESG Lab (Apr 2016)
Title: "Optimize VMware Virtual SAN 6 with SanDisk SSDs".
Workloads: MSSQL OLTP
Benchmark Tools: HammerDB (MSSQL)
Hardware: Hybrid/All-Flash Lenovo X3650M5, 4-node cluster, vSAN 6.2