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VAAI Support for NFS: How?
On Chad's posts says:
What’s in this VNX update? A LOT (this is a shortened list with key ones from my perspective):
VAAI Support for NFS: This feature allows VAAI for NFS. It’s delivered via a VMware ESX server vStorage plug-in that creates and manages virtual disks as a set of files on a NAS device. The use cases include virtual disk cloning, VM instant provisioning, NAS hardware assisted VM snapshots and storage vmotion.
Any document that explains how to configure VAAI for NFS?
Thanks.
Carles
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December 17th, 2011 09:00
vSphere 5 VAAI NFS plugin for VNX available now.
http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2011/12/vsphere-5-vaai-nfs-plugin-for-vnx-available-now.html
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October 28th, 2011 02:00
Carles, Here is a article talking about vSphere 5 VAAI features, http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2011/07/new-enhanced-vsphere-50-storage-features-part-3-vaai.html you might look at “
What about NAS?”
section elaborating related parameter setting. Thanks, Eddy
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October 29th, 2011 10:00
Eddy,
What NAS platforms support VAAI ?
Thanks
dynamox
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October 30th, 2011 19:00
Thanks, is Isilon on the roadmap anytime soon ?
reseach
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October 30th, 2011 19:00
Dynamox,
As I know, VNX with File OE above v7.0.12.0 does Support VAAI for NFS, the available feature is listed as follow,
1. Fast Clone
2. Full Clone
3. Reserve Space
4. Extended Stats
5. Offload Status/Abort
Thanks,
Eddy
reseach
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October 30th, 2011 20:00
I am not sure when VAAI would be GA on Isilon, but according to Chad’s blog, it is coming.
Here is the article for your reference. http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2011/08/emc-and-vsphere-5-whats-supported-when.html
Thanks,
Eddy
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November 3rd, 2011 08:00
Sure. Newest VNX OE (7.0.35) and newest VSI plug-in...
There is nothing enabled
cjohannsen81
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November 3rd, 2011 08:00
Hi,
is there anything to do on the VNX (5500 in my case) to enable VAAI? In my environment (vSphere 5) the NFS datastores are displayed with "Not Supported" in the hardware acceleration tab...
best regards
Christian Johannsen
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November 3rd, 2011 08:00
Are you at the code level Eddy mentioned above?
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November 4th, 2011 00:00
AFAIK - there is a piece of software still in VMware Certification process.....
I ran into the same with a VNX7500. Stay tuned.
cjohannsen81
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November 4th, 2011 01:00
Does it make sense to open a SR to get more acceleration? What certification is meant, maybe I can get further informations internal?
cjohannsen81
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November 7th, 2011 12:00
Indeed. No official statement, no solution, no knowledge. Seems like there isn´t a solution for NFS
My customer has implemented 2x 10GB NICs per Server and there is no additional value with VAAI...
Xanlith1
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November 7th, 2011 12:00
I've been banging my head against the exact same issue cjohannsen for weeks. Its frustratingly difficult to find any documentation on the subject and I've been getting less than useful information from the EMC and VMware tickets I have open on it. In the mean time cloning VMs continues to be agonizingly slow. I should have stayed on block.....
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November 7th, 2011 14:00
There are 2 parts to the VAAI for NFS on VNX. One is the support within the OE code within the VNX. Second is the vStorage plug-in that gets installed in the ESX server.
This second piece is currently in certification testing with eLabs for inclusion on both the EMC and VMware compatibility matrices......I will provide more details as they become available.
Ken
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November 7th, 2011 16:00
The VSI plug-ins that are currently on Powerlink which is 5.0.0.86 for Unified Storage Management and 5.0.0.64 for Storage Viewer don't quite pull it off. I also have gone so far as to install the SMI-S provider and Solution Enabler v7.3.1.4-1305 in an attempt to get Storage Profiles working. Frankly I'm disappointed in this round of EMC "solutions". This stuff used to be built into the FLARE code when I was using block. I only went after NFS because thats what EMC/VMware were preaching as best practice and how to get deduplication. I frankly dont mind if the plugin is certified if its close. Taking an hour to deploy a new VM from template is beyond frustrating.