cdist vs vSAN
A side-by-side look at cdist and vSAN. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
cdist
System & Hardware
cdist is an open source configuration management tool written in Python. It allows system administrators to define the configuration of servers and deploy it to multiple machines in parallel. cdist works by running small scripts called 'manifests' on remote hosts.
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vSAN
System & Hardware
vSAN is VMware's hyperconverged infrastructure software for building scalable and high-performance storage with direct-attached storage devices. It pools cluster resources to create logical storage pools for virtual machines.
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