Compatibility Matrix

VMware and the FluidFS VAAI Plugin

The FluidFS VAAI plugin supports the following VAAI NAS Primitives and allows offloading them to the underlying FluidFS system:

• Full File Clone — Offloads the creation of a virtual disk full clone

• Fast File Clone (Native Snapshot) — Offloads the creation of virtual machine snapshots

• Extended Statistics — Enables visibility into space usage on FluidFS datastores

The FluidFS VAAI plugin supports ESXi versions 6 and 6.5 (NFS3 only).

NOTE:

The FluidFS VAAI NAS plugin supports single-level native snapshots only.

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