Overview
For an ActiveCluster deep dive, please review the Implementing vSphere Metro Cluster Storage with ActiveCluster articles. These user guides provide a comprehensive design and implementation information for how ActiveCluster is used with VMware environments.
vVols operates with two different paths: the management path and the data path. The management path is the connection between the vCenter Server and the ESXi host to the VASA Provider managing the storage array. On FlashArray, the VASA provider runs on both controllers. The data path is the physical storage connection between the ESXi hosts and the storage array. In order to support vMSC with vVols, both the data path and the management path need to be stretched and accessible.