vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
vSphere Storage - ESXi 5.1 - Documentation - VMware
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3 Load both claim rules by running the following commands:<br />
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load --claimrule-class=Filter<br />
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load --claimrule-class=VAAI<br />
4 Run the VAAI filter claim rule by running the<br />
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule run --claimrule-class=Filter command.<br />
NOTE Only the Filter-class rules need to be run. When the VAAI filter claims a device, it automatically<br />
finds the proper VAAI plug-in to attach.<br />
Example: Defining Hardware Acceleration Claim Rules<br />
This example shows how to configure hardware acceleration for IBM arrays using the VMW_VAAIP_T10 plugin.<br />
Use the following sequence of commands. For information about the options that the command takes, see<br />
“Add Multipathing Claim Rules,” on page 208.<br />
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule add --claimrule-class=Filter --<br />
plugin=VAAI_FILTER --type=vendor --vendor=IBM --autoassign<br />
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule add --claimrule-class=VAAI --<br />
plugin=VMW_VAAIP_T10 --type=vendor --vendor=IBM --autoassign<br />
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load --claimrule-class=Filter<br />
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule load --claimrule-class=VAAI<br />
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule run --claimrule-class=Filter<br />
Delete Hardware Acceleration Claim Rules<br />
Use the esxcli command to delete existing hardware acceleration claim rules.<br />
In the procedure, --server=server_name specifies the target server. The specified target server prompts you<br />
for a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a configuration file or session file, are<br />
supported. For a list of connection options, see Getting Started with <strong>vSphere</strong> Command-Line Interfaces.<br />
Prerequisites<br />
Install vCLI or deploy the <strong>vSphere</strong> Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with<br />
<strong>vSphere</strong> Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting , run esxcli commands in the <strong>ESXi</strong> Shell.<br />
Procedure<br />
u Run the following commands:<br />
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule remove -r claimrule_ID --claimrule-<br />
class=Filter<br />
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule remove -r claimrule_ID --claimrule-<br />
class=VAAI<br />
Hardware Acceleration on NAS Devices<br />
Hardware acceleration allows your host to integrate with NAS devices and use several hardware operations<br />
that NAS storage provides.<br />
The following list shows the supported NAS operations:<br />
Chapter 21 <strong>Storage</strong> Hardware Acceleration<br />
n Full file clone. This operation is similar to the VMFS block cloning except that NAS devices clone entire<br />
files instead of file segments.<br />
n Reserve space. Enables storage arrays to allocate space for a virtual disk file in thick format.<br />
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