Triple-level cell NAND flash, which holds three bits in each memory cell. vSAN ESA only supports NVMe TLC drives that the Broadcom Compatibility Guide lists as ESA-certified.
Also called Triple-level cell.
Read more: Broadcom TechDocs
In the Ultra Transcenders books
Each book explains TLC flash in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- BITS
A Windows service for downloads. Delivery Optimization hands downloads to it in Bypass mode (100), a mode now deprecated for Windows 11 that can cause failures with error 0x80d03002.
- vSAN ESA
Newer vSAN design built for NVMe, with one tier and storage pools rather than disk groups. OSA is the older design, using two tiers.
- NVMe
Flash Optimized Azure Managed Redis keeps keys and hot values in memory while moving colder values, roughly 80 percent of capacity, onto this high-speed flash storage.
- Broadcom Compatibility Guide
Previously called the VMware Compatibility Guide, this Broadcom website records which firmware, devices and hardware are certified for use with vSAN, ESX and other products. vSphere Lifecycle Manager uses it when validating hosts and suggesting images.