The vSAN Health Check plug-in checks all aspects of a vSAN configuration. It implements a number of checks on hardware compatibility, networking configuration and operations, advanced vSAN configuration options, storage device health, and virtual machine object health. In addition to simplified troubleshooting, the Health Check plug-in enhances the providers’ support experience by enabling uploading logs to an existing support request. In summary, Health Check provides two primary benefits for providers:

VMware recommends that the Health Check plug-in be utilized to do initial triage of any vSAN problems. A detailed description of the operational aspects of the health check can be found in the VMware Virtual SAN Health Check Plugin Guide at http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/products/vsan/VMW-GDL-VSAN-Health-Check.pdf.