If you run vSAN in your production environment, it will be a mission-critical component and thus must be monitored closely. Fortunately, VMware has some tools to help you validate your configuration. The health check is only compatible with vSAN version 6.0 and higher. We will explore the following three health check items:

• Installing the health check plug on the vCenter server.
• Checking the health of the vSAN configuration.
• Running the vSAN Proactive tests.