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With vSAN 6.2, the support for ROBO site been introduced.  There have been lots of questions regarding how do we license the witness in a more effective manner.  Some of the thought in using vSphere ROBO licenses, vSphere Essentials licenses, and even free ESXi hypervisor. Here this article is to explain the do-able methods that have not been very clear.  Before we start, check out the vSAN 6.5 Licensing Guide . First of all the common way to place the vSAN Witness are normally in a vSphere cluster.  So this cluster is already licensed.  It doesn't matter if its the lowest Essential Edition to Enterprise Plus Edition.  So if you like to run this even using a vSphere ROBO license, this can be done since ROBO is meant for a small site, not more than 25 VMs.  Do take note that, using vSphere ROBO, you will not be able to power on more than 25 VMs (assuming your license is 25VMs pack and has not been divided).  You cannot combine the license. ...

I decided to document about the setup of vSphere App HA.  This was mainly due to many roadblocks encountered during the installation.  I was not able to find a proper guide or anyone doing a detail explanation of the setup process.  Also the poorly written documents and documents are all over the place as well. Instructions from the document is also difficult to understand.  I did this many times in my lab to come out with a smooth out process via video and list down all the hiccups you will face. The App HA documentation site can be found here . vFabric Hyperic Server documentation can be found here . (This is pointed to version 5.7.x as the vFabric Hyperic Server binary at vCenter 5.5 for App HA is also at 5.7.x.) The requirements of resources by vFabric Hyperic server: HDD requirements for all deployment: 4.4 GB HDD (thin), 91GB (Thick) Small Deployment (< 50 platforms) Hyperic Server 2vCPU, 2GB memory Postgress DB 2vCPU, 2GB memory Medi...

I realize that there isn't any guide on updating the vC Ops vApp anyway in the guide or on the internet.  Updating the vApp is pretty easy.  You just need to browse to vC Ops in VMware site and download the update file which end with .pak. Access the Admin page to upload the update file and after which just double check after the update is done.