6.7

Procedure
1 To list the filter claim rules, run the
esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=Filter command.
In this example, the filter claim rules specify devices that the VAAI_FILTER filter claims.
# esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=Filter
Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches XCOPY Use Array Reported
Values XCOPY Use Multiple Segments XCOPY Max Transfer Size KiB
Filter 65430 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=EMC
model=SYMMETRIX False
False 0
Filter 65430 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=EMC
model=SYMMETRIX False
False 0
Filter 65431 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=DGC
model=* False
False 0
Filter 65431 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=DGC
model=* False
False 0
2 To list the VAAI plug-in claim rules, run the
esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=VAAI command.
In this example, the VAAI claim rules specify devices that the VAAI plug-in claims.
esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=VAAI
Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches XCOPY Use Array
Reported Values XCOPY Use Multiple Segments XCOPY Max Transfer Size KiB
VAAI 65430 runtime vendor VMW_VAAIP_SYMM vendor=EMC
model=SYMMETRIX False
False 0
VAAI 65430 file vendor VMW_VAAIP_SYMM vendor=EMC
model=SYMMETRIX False
False 0
VAAI 65431 runtime vendor VMW_VAAIP_CX vendor=DGC
model=* False
False 0
VAAI 65431 file vendor VMW_VAAIP_CX vendor=DGC
model=* False
False 0
Add Hardware Acceleration Claim Rules
To configure the hardware acceleration for a new array, add two claim rules, one for the VAAI filter and
another for the VAAI plug-in. For the new claim rules to be active, you first define the rules and then load
them into your system.
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