6.0.1

Update NAS Plug-Ins
Upgrade hardware acceleration NAS plug-ins on your host when a storage vendor releases a new plug-in
version.
In the procedure, --server=server_name species the target server. The specied target server prompts you
for a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a conguration le or session le, are
supported. For a list of connection options, see Geing Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces.
Prerequisites
This topic discusses how to update a VIB package using the esxcli command. For more details, see the
vSphere Upgrade documentation.
Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Geing Started with
vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
Procedure
1 Upgrade to a new plug-in version:
esxcli --server=server_name software vib update -v|--viburl=URL
The URL species the URL to the VIB package to update. hp:, hps:, ftp:, and le: are supported.
2 Verify that the correct version is installed:
esxcli --server=server_name software vib list
3 Reboot the host.
Verify Hardware Acceleration Status for NAS
In addition to the client, you can use the esxcli command to verify the hardware acceleration status of the
NAS device.
In the procedure, --server=server_name species the target server. The specied target server prompts you
for a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a conguration le or session le, are
supported. For a list of connection options, see Geing Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces.
Prerequisites
Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Geing Started with
vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.
Procedure
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Run the esxcli --server=server_name storage nfs list command.
The Hardware Acceleration column in the output shows the status.
Hardware Acceleration Considerations
When you use the hardware acceleration functionality, certain considerations apply.
Several reasons might cause a hardware-accelerated operation to fail.
For any primitive that the array does not implement, the array returns an error. The error triggers the ESXi
host to aempt the operation using its native methods.
The VMFS data mover does not leverage hardware ooads and instead uses software data movement when
one of the following occurs:
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The source and destination VMFS datastores have dierent block sizes.
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