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FS Series VAAI Plugin
The VAAI plugin allows ESXi hosts to ooad some specic storage-related tasks to the underlying FluidFS appliances. The plugin
supports the following VAAI NAS Primitives:
• Full File Clone– Ooad the creation of a virtual disk full clone
• Fast File Clone (Native Snapshot) – Ooad the creation of a virtual disk linked clone
• Extended Statistics – Query for space usage on FS series datastores
Installing the plugin enables VAAI NAS primitives for all datastores residing on FS Series v4 or later systems, adding the following
functionalities:
1. Virtual machine cloning from vCenter will request FS Series appliances to generate a full copy of the corresponding machine.
2. The creation of virtual machine linked clones will be ooaded to FS series appliances.
The plugin is provided in a zip le that can be downloaded from the FTP server ftp://<FluidFS_Cluster_public IP>:44421/vaai_plugin:
• A depot – FluidFSNASVAAI_For_Esx_v5.5.zip le
Enable or Disable the FS Series VAAI Plugin
Allows the NAS administrator to enable or disable VAAI plugin accessibility for security enhancements. VAAI plugin is enabled by
default.
1. Click the Storage view and select a FluidFS cluster.
2. Click the File System tab.
3. In the File System tab navigation pane, expand Environment and select VMware Servers.
4. In the right pane, click Edit Settings in the VAAI area.
5. The Modify VAAI Settings dialog box appears.
6. To enable VAAI, select the VAAI Enabled checkbox.
7. To disable VAAI, clear the VAAI Enabled checkbox.
8. Click OK.
Installation Instructions
The FS Series VAAI plugin supports ESXi versions 5.5, 5.5U1, and 5.5U2.
Prerequisite
NOTE: The FS Series VAAI plugin should be installed on each relevant ESXi host and requires a reboot.
Steps
1. Connect to FS Series via FTP on port 44421 using administrative credentials.
2. Download the VAAI plugin le located inside the /vaai_plugin folder.
3. Transfer the le to the /tmp/ folder of the ESXi host.
4. Install the plugin, depending on the le type that you transferred:
• ~ # esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/FluidFSNASVAAI_For_Esx_v5.5.zip
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