Administrator Guide

Plugin Verication
To check if the VAAI plugin is installed in an ESXi host, type the following command in the ESXi console:# esxcli software vib
list | grep Dell_FluidFSNASVAAI
When running versions earlier than FluidFS v5.0.300109, a positive reply should return Dell_FluidFSNASVAAI 1.1.0-301 DELL
VMwareAccepted 2015-05-17
When running versions 5.0.300109 or later, a positive reply should return: Dell_FluidFSNASVAAI 1.1.0–301 DELL
VMwareAccepted 2016–07–29
To verify that an FS Series datastore has VAAI enabled use the command vmkfstools –P in the ESXi host console. The following example
illustrates the query and output for a datastore named FSseries_datastore residing on a FS Series v4 or later system:
~ # vmkfstools -Ph /vmfs/volumes/FSseries_Datastore/
NFS-1.00 file system spanning 1 partitions
File system label (if any): FSseries_Datastore
Mode: public
Capacity 200 GB, 178.3 GB available, file block size 4 KB, max file size 16777216 TB
UUID: 1cec81cb-6db87d1c-0000-000000000000
Partitions spanned (on "notDCS"):
nfs:FSseries_Datastore
NAS VAAI Supported: YES
Is Native Snapshot Capable: YES
Removal Instructions
To remove the VAAI plugin from an ESXi host:
1 Execute the following command in the ESXi host console:
~ # esxcli software vib remove -n Dell_FluidFSNASVAAI
2 Reboot the ESXi host.
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