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Procedure
u
Run the
esxcli --server=server_name storage core device vaai status get -d=device_ID
command.
If a VAAI plug-in manages the device, the output shows the name of the plug-in attached to the
device. The output also shows the support status for each T10 SCSI based primitive, if available.
Output appears in the following example:
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core device vaai status get -d naa.XXXXXXXXXXXX4c
naa.XXXXXXXXXXXX4c
VAAI Plugin Name: VMW_VAAIP_SYMM
ATS Status: supported
Clone Status: supported
Zero Status: supported
Delete Status: unsupported
List Hardware Acceleration Claim Rules
Each block storage device managed by a VAAI plug-in needs two claim rules. One claim rule specifies the
hardware acceleration filter and another specifies the hardware acceleration plug-in for the device. You
can use the esxcli commands to list the hardware acceleration filter and plug-in claim rules.
Procedure
1 To list the filter claim rules, run the
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=Filter
command.
In this example, the filter claim rules specify devices that the VAAI_FILTER filter claims.
# esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=Filter
Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches
Filter 65430 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=EMC model=SYMMETRIX
Filter 65430 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=EMC model=SYMMETRIX
Filter 65431 runtime vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=DGC model=*
Filter 65431 file vendor VAAI_FILTER vendor=DGC model=*
2 To list the VAAI plug-in claim rules, run the
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=VAAI
command.
In this example, the VAAI claim rules specify devices that the VAAI plug-in claims.
esxcli --server=server_name storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=VAAI
Rule Class Rule Class Type Plugin Matches
VAAI 65430 runtime vendor VMW_VAAIP_SYMM vendor=EMC model=SYMMETRIX
VAAI 65430 file vendor VMW_VAAIP_SYMM vendor=EMC model=SYMMETRIX
VAAI 65431 runtime vendor VMW_VAAIP_CX vendor=DGC model=*
VAAI 65431 file vendor VMW_VAAIP_CX vendor=DGC model=*
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