How to check the NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI is being used?

Verify that the mounted NFS datastore supports VAAI by using one of the following methods:

From ESX CLI:

• Make sure the ESXi host has the VAAI plugin installed by running the following command:

~#esxcli software vib list | grep NetApp

~ # esxcli software vib get|more

• Verify the NFS Datastore/Datastores supports VAAI by running one of the two following command:

[root@esx1:~] esxcli storage nfs list

Volume Name       Host           Share              Accessible  Mounted  Read-Only   isPE  Hardware Acceleration

----------------  -------------  -----------------  ----------  -------  ---------  -----  ---------------------

ntap_vmware_nfs1  192.168.0.133  /ntap_vmware_nfs1        true     true      false  false  Supported

ntap_vmware_nfs2  192.168.0.134  /ntap_vmware_nfs2        true     true      false  false  Supported

 

[root@esx1:~] vmkfstools -Ph /vmfs/volumes/ntap_vmware_nfs1

NFS-1.00 file system spanning 1 partitions.

File system label (if any): ntap_vmware_nfs1

Mode: public

Capacity 200 GB, 190.6 GB available, file block size 4 KB, max supported file size 16.0 TB

UUID: c3700200-08ac9f6f-0000-000000000000

Partitions spanned (on "notDCS"):

        nfs:ntap_vmware_nfs1

NAS VAAI Supported: YES

Is Native Snapshot Capable: YES

[root@esx1:~]

From vSphere Web Client:

• Click ESXi Server > Datastore> Manage>Settings>General
• View the Hardware Acceleration column for an NFS datastore with VAAI enabled.
• Note:
  • "Unsupported" indicates that VAAI is not in use.
  • "Supported" means that VAAI features are available on the storage device

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