vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-55-storage-guide

vSphere StoragePrerequisitesInstall vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started withvSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.ProcedureuRun the esxcli --server=server_name storage core plugin list --plugin-class=value command.For value, enter one of the following options:• Type VAAI to display plug-ins.The output of this command is similar to the following example:#esxcli --server=server_name storage core plugin list --plugin-class=VAAIPlugin name Plugin classVMW_VAAIP_EQL VAAIVMW_VAAIP_NETAPP VAAIVMW_VAAIP_CX VAAI• Type Filter to display the Filter.The output of this command is similar to the following example:esxcli --server=server_name storage core plugin list --plugin-class=FilterPlugin name Plugin classVAAI_FILTER FilterVerify Hardware Acceleration Support StatusUse the esxcli command to verify the hardware acceleration support status of a particular storage device.In the procedure, --server=server_name specifies the target server. The specified target server prompts youfor a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a configuration file or session file, aresupported. For a list of connection options, see Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces.PrerequisitesInstall vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started withvSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.ProcedureuRun the esxcli --server=server_name storage core device list -d=device_ID command.The output shows the hardware acceleration, or VAAI, status that can be unknown, supported, orunsupported.# esxcli --server=server_name storage core device list -d naa.XXXXXXXXXXXX4cnaa.XXXXXXXXXXXX4cDisplay Name: XXXX Fibre Channel Disk(naa.XXXXXXXXXXXX4c)Size: 20480Device Type: Direct-AccessMultipath Plugin: NMPXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAttached Filters: VAAI_FILTERVAAI Status: supportedXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX238 VMware, Inc.