Verify Hardware Acceleration Support Details

Use the esxcli command to query whether the block storage device provides the hardware acceleration support.

In the procedure, --server=server_name specifies the target server. The specified target server prompts you for a user name and password. Other connection options, such as a configuration file or session file, are supported. For a list of connection options, see Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces.

Prerequisites

Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run esxcli commands in the ESXi Shell.

Procedure

• ♦ 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