VCF 5.1 vSAN ESA HCL File

While building my VCF 5.1 with Lenovo VX servers with vSAN ESA the HCL JSON file is mandatory now.

• Download the vSAN ESA JSON file => https://partnerweb.vmware.com/service/vsan/all.json
• Switch to the root user on the Cloud Builder appliance by running the following command: su –
• Update the file ownership and permission of the custom vSAN HCL file so that the VCF Bringup service can access the file by running the following commands:
  chmod 644 /opt/vmware/bringup/tmp/nested-esxi-vsan-esa-hcl.json
chown vcf_bringup:vcf /opt/vmware/bringup/tmp/vsan-esa.json

• Update your VCF Deployment Workbook with the full path to the custom vSAN HCL file => /opt/vmware/bringup/tmp/vsan-esa.json

Reference  https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Cloud-Foundation/5.1/vcf-deploy/GUID-89E3C801-FA40-42F1-A7F1-C1B6859589E2.html