Applies to ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere (OTV) 9.6 and later ONTAP VASA Provider Description If the VASA Provider (VP) virtual appliance has been lost, rendered inaccessible, or otherwise non-functio...Applies to ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere (OTV) 9.6 and later ONTAP VASA Provider Description If the VASA Provider (VP) virtual appliance has been lost, rendered inaccessible, or otherwise non-functional, it might be necessary to perform a VP Disaster Recovery. VVOL metadata is stored with the VVOL objects resident in Data ONTAP. The recovery commands allow the VASA Provider to reload this metadata into its database.