Use flash with vSAN, ESXi virtual flash caching and VMFS data stores
(Source: TechTarget) The first way ESXi supports solid-state drive (SSD) storage is with vSAN. VSAN doesn’t just support SSDs, it requires it. According to the hardware requirements for vSAN, the cache requires a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), a Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) SSD or a PCIe flash drive. This flash storage device …