vSphere 5 VAAI NFS plugin for VNX available now.

This has taken longer than I would have liked, but the EMC VNX NFS VAAI plugin is now available.

To find this on powerlink (powerlink.emc.com), follow this breadcrumb trail:

Home > Support > Software Downloads and Licensing > Downloads A-B > Adapters for Third-Party Applications

BTW – I’m pushing the org to post these sort of things – like SRAs, VSI, etc on the external communities – making progress.   Also – the documentation needs to be there too…  

Where does this fit in the “Integration picture”?   Here it is, highlighted.

OK… So – this took longer as it was the first NAS VAAI plugin to go through the process (and the first one to get published – I don’t think the NetApp one is out yet – NetApp readers – is it?).   What does it do?  It enables the new VAAI offloads in vSphere – specifically the full file copy as the leading example.

Itzik Reich – vSpecialist extraordinaire, created a demo of the installation using VUM.

Enjoy!

Comments

[Demian]

Any idea when (if?) this feature is coming for the VNXe-series?

[Chad Sakac]

@Demian - thanks for asking. I'll double-check, but I believe the target for the NFS offloads and VNXe is Q1 2012.

[Ed Grigson]

For anyone wondering I believe the Netapp VAAI plugin will be included in the VSC v4 which is now in open beta. You'll also require ONTAP 8.1 which isn't out yet. My guess is Q1 2012 but I'm just a customer! You can read about the VSC beta here;
https://communities.netapp.com/groups/vsc-40-external-beta

[Jim Nickel]

Is there anything available for other EMC products? Like the NS960?

Jim

[Chad Sakac]

Jim - the NS960 should be supported so long as you're on the latest DART rev. Check the release notes, but I'm 85% sure.

[John Cousens]

Hey Chad,
do you know if this plug-in is supported on ESXi 5.1? I just checked PowerLink and there is no new version available yet.