EqualLogic PS Series Array Firmware supports VMware vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI) for VMware vSphere 4.1 and later. The following new ESX functions are supported:
· Scalable Lock Management (Atomic Test and Set)
· SAN Zero Offload
· SAN Data Copy Offload
VAAI provides hardware acceleration for datastores and virtual machines residing on array storage, improving performance with the following:
· Creating snapshots, backups, and clones of virtual machines
· Using Storage vMotion to move virtual machines from one datastore to another without storage I/O
· Data throughput for applications residing on virtual machines using array storage
· Simultaneously powering on many virtual machines
· Refer to the VMware documentation for more information about vStorage and VAAI features.
NOTE: EqualLogic Firmware 5 + vSphere 4.1 Update is required for the above functionality to work
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Hello Marc,
Any idea when vSphere 4.1 will ship? I haven’t heard of a release date. And will there be a MPIO plug-in for EqualLogic and vSphere coming along with 4.1? I have heard that there will be an MPIO plug-in, but just rumors.
Stay tuned in the next couple weeks for the release of vSphere 4.1 Update and there will be an EqualLogic MPIO plug-in.
Marc,
4.1 is now out any idea on when we’re going to see the mpio plugin. I’m also on the EQL course next week in London but am not sure whether it’ll be covered during that.
Now that vSphere 4.1 is out, I would expect the EqualLogic releases to be soon. Stay tuned! If you are attending an EqualLogic course next week, I do not think this new latest stuff will be covered.
Marc,
I don’t know what I did, but simply upgrade to FW5.0.2 enabled Hardware Acceleration for EQL volumes under vCenter Storage tab, I did some test including clone and deploy from template, man it’s lightening fast, 10-20x times faster than before.
Thank you very much for sharing, that is great to hear!
Thank you.
Marc
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