Unlike a full ESXi host, the Witness Appliance consumes minimal resources (1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM) and runs a lightweight version of ESXi within a VM. This article provides a clear, professional guide to locating and downloading the correct version of the appliance.
: For environments with over 500 VMs (2 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB+ storage). 3. Deployment Basics Once you have the download vsan witness appliance
| vSAN Version | Witness Appliance Version | |--------------|---------------------------| | 8.0 Update 3 | 8.0 U3 | | 8.0 Update 2 | 8.0 U2 | | 7.0 Update 3 | 7.0 U3 | | 6.7 Update 3 | 6.7 U3 | Unlike a full ESXi host, the Witness Appliance