VAAI (vStorage APIs for Array Integration)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Network Attached Storage
gptkbp:abbreviation vStorage APIs for Array Integration
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:VMware
gptkbp:enables hardware acceleration for storage tasks
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Full_Copy
gptkb:Hardware_Assisted_Locking
Block Zeroing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VAAI (vStorage APIs for Array Integration)
gptkbp:improves storage performance
gptkbp:introducedIn VMware vSphere 4.1
gptkbp:purpose offload storage operations from ESXi hosts to storage arrays
gptkbp:reduces CPU usage on ESXi hosts
gptkbp:requires compatible storage array firmware
gptkbp:supports gptkb:NFS_storage
block storage
gptkbp:usedIn virtualized environments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VMware_Virtual_Machine_File_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8