HP 3PAR VMware ESX Implementation Guide

The Quota Exceeded Behavior present in ESXi 5.x is accomplished through the "Thin Provisioning
Soft Threshold Reached" check condition, providing alerts and warnings.
VAAI and New Feature Support Table
The following table summarizes the VAAI plug-in requirements and New Primitives support.
Table 3 HP 3PAR VAAI Plugin Installation Requirements
ESXi 5.xESXi 5.xESX 4.1ESX 4.1VMware ESX
Features/Primitives
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or
later
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
MU2 or later
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 or
later
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
MU2 or later
Supported. Does not
require HP 3PAR VAAI
Needs HP 3PAR VAAI
2.2.0 plug-in
Needs HP 3PAR VAAI
1.1.1 plug-in
Needs HP 3PAR VAAI
1.1.1 plug-in
ATS
XCOPY
plugin (supported by
Standard T10 ESX
plugin).
WRITE_SAME
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
UNMAP
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
Supported. HP 3PAR
VAAI 2.2.0 plug-in
Supported. HP 3PAR
VAAI 1.1.1 plug-in
Supported. HP 3PAR
VAAI 1.1.1 plug-in
Out-of-space
condition (aka
“VM STUN”) recommended, but notrecommended, but notrecommended, but not
required for this
specific feature.
required for this specific
feature.
required for this
specific feature.
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
Not supported by ESX
4.1 or later
Quota Exceeded
Behavior
Not supported by
HP 3PAR OS 2.3.1
TP LUN Reporting
VAAI Plug-in Verification
NOTE: VAAI Plug-in 2.2.0 must be installed if an ESXi 5.x server is connected to two or more
arrays that are running a mix of HP 3PAR OS 2.3.x and HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x. For LUNs from
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x, the default VMware T10 plug-in is effective, and for storage LUNs from HP 3PAR
OS 2.3.x, HP 3PAR VAAI Plug-in 2.2.0 is effective.
To verify that VAAI 2.2.0 is installed on ESXi 5.x and enabled for HP 3PAR data vendor, use the
following commands (only contents that are applicable to vendor HP 3PARdata are shown in the
output):
• To show that the plug-in has been installed:
# esxcli storage core plugin list
Plug-in name Plug-in class
----------------- ------------
3PAR_vaaip_InServ VAAI
The vSphere shows that hardware acceleration is supported on the HP 3PAR devices.
• To show the version of the plug-in:
54 Configuring the Host for a Fibre Channel Connection