The NetApp Plug-in for VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) is a software library that integrates the VMware Virtual Disk Libraries that are installed on the ESXi host. The VMware VAAI package enables the offloading of certain tasks from the physical hosts to the storage array.
- Download the VAAI plugin from netapp software download page
downloaded vb.zip file and copied to esxi server
Install as :
[root@esxi:/tmp] esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/NetAppNasPlugin.v23.zip
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: NetApp_bootbank_NetAppNasPlugin_1.1.2-3
VIBs Removed:
VIBs Skipped:
2.reboot esxi
3.verify VAAI plugin installed with
[root@esxi:~] esxcli software vib list | more
Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date
----------------------------- --------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ------------
NetAppNasPlugin 1.1.2-3 NetApp VMwareAccepted 2021-02-10
4.Enable ONTAP for VAAI plugin
Ontap_cluster::> vserver nfs modify -vserver vs0 -vstorage enabled
verify with:
Ontap_cluster::> vserver nfs show -vserver vs0 -vstorage enabled
5.Enable policy rules on ontap
Ontap_cluster::> vserver export-policy rule modify -vserver vs1 -policyname mypolicy -ruleindex 1 -protocol nfs
Ontap_cluster::>
6.Verify esxi hardware acceleration
# esxcfg-advcfg -s 1 /DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedMove Value of HardwareAcceleratedMove is 1 # esxcfg-advcfg -s 1 /DataMover/HardwareAcceleratedInit Value of HardwareAcceleratedInit is 1
7.Verify the Datastore having VAAI enabled
# vmkfstools -P -h /vmfs/volumes/NFSDS
NFS-1.00 file system spanning 1 partitions. File system label (if any): TEMP NAS Mode: public Capacity 2 TB, 791.9 GB available, file block size 4 KB UUID: 46db973f-cca15877-0000-000000000000 Partitions spanned (on "notDCS"): nfs:TEMP NAS NAS VAAI Supported: YES Is Native Snapshot Capable: YES
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