Tag Archives: VAAI

EMC Announces VPLEX Metro Express Edition (plus VAAI support)

Posted on 30 April 2013 by GeekFluent

[UPDATE: I've edited the post to remove one of the new features that had been mentioned in early pre-announcement briefings.  The features listed now match what's actually been released.] Today, EMC announced updates to their VPLEX family of storage virtualization devices, … Continue reading →

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Enhancement to VAAI-NAS in vSphere 5.1

Posted on 5 September 2012 by GeekFluent

I’ve already done a write-up of the VAAI-NAS features in vSphere 5.0, but one of the three VAAI NAS primitives has expanded functionality in vSphere 5.1. In vSphere 5.1, the NFS File Cloning primitive is expanded to allow array-based snapshots … Continue reading →

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Isilon Integration with VAAI-NAS and VASA

Posted on 3 August 2012 by GeekFluent

It’s come up on my VAAI v2 (NFS) write-up that today there are only two products that offer vSphere Storage API for Array Integration for NAS (VAAI-NAS) integration with vSphere 5.  We all know that more will be coming, and … Continue reading →

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What Will VAAI v2 Do for You? Part 2 of 2: NFS

Posted on 26 March 2012 by GeekFluent

This post is the second of two describing the features of the VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) version 2 as it works with vSphere 5.  If you missed the first part, you can read it here: What … Continue reading →

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What Will VAAI v2 Do for You? Part 1 of 2: Block

Posted on 22 March 2012 by GeekFluent

Recently, someone pointed out to me that it was high time for me to write a follow-up to my “What Will VAAI Do for You?” posting.  Written shortly after the launch of VMware vSphere 4.1, it is my most-read post … Continue reading →

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