Applies to NetApp NFS Plug-in for VAAI ONTAP NFS Plug-in is not meant for cold storage migration process Purpose is to offload some tasks to the storage array to completely eliminate I/O No tweaking o...Applies to NetApp NFS Plug-in for VAAI ONTAP NFS Plug-in is not meant for cold storage migration process Purpose is to offload some tasks to the storage array to completely eliminate I/O No tweaking of I/O consumption Example: To copy a file, an RPC call is used How the plug-in works is: The Plugin sends RPC call to ONTAP. Tells “ONTAP” to “copy this file” ONTAP will copy it within the storage array Once a copy is complete, ONTAP sends a RPC call back to say “Its done” Additional Information