I decided to make a list of storage arrays with VAAI support, or at least with known availability timeframe. Information on this page is gathered directly from storage vendors, please leave a comment if you have any updates to this list.
| Array | When | Good Firmware |
| 3PAR | Now | 2.3.1 MU2 |
| Compellent | Q1/2011 | |
| EMC CLARiiON CX4 | Now | 30.512 |
| EMC VMAX | Now | 5875 |
| EMC VNX | Now | |
| EMC VPLEX | Q3/2011 | |
| EqualLogic | Now | 5.0.2 |
| HDS AMS 2000 | Now | 0893/E |
| HDS VSP | Now | 70-01-62-00/00 |
| HP StorageWorks P4000 | Now | 9.0 |
| HP StorageWorks P6000 | Q3/2011 | |
| HP StorageWorks P9000 | Now | |
| HP StorageWorks XP | May 2011 | |
| IBM N3000 | Now | 8.0.1 |
| IBM N7000 | Now | 8.0.1 |
| IBM Storwize V7000 | Now | 6.1 |
| IBM SVC | Now | 6.1 |
| IBM XIV | Now | 10.2.4 |
| NetApp | Now | 8.0.1 |
HP P4000 (Lefthand) will have VAAI support in SAN/iQ 9 due this quarter
Thanks, list updated
All Netapp Storage arrays which are cappable of running DATA Ontap 8.0.1 support VAAI. Data Ontap 8.0.1 is likly to be released in the next 5-10 weeks. A Release Candidate is available by now.
Thanks! List updated.
Tomi,
All EqualLogic arrays with firmware 5.0 have VAAI support. Email me if you want a full list.
David
IBM StorWize V7000 should be 1Q2011 also (similar to SVC support)
And EMC NS480 Unified Storage?
EMC NS-480 is basically a CX4-480 with NAS head so with Flare 30 you have VAAI support for FC storage.
Tomi,
Wondering if you can help with the following errors the Customer is seeing on his Host when using VAAI with a CLARiiON CX4-960 running the VAAI supported Flare Code R30 P512:
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May 4 15:08:34 a00vmfv206 vmkernel: 90:23:09:42.707 cpu13:4235)NMP: nmp_CompleteCommandForPath: Command 0×83 (0x4102bce68240) to NMP device “naa.60060160dd0e2600e711c9cd3e2de011″ failed on physical path “vmhba0:C0:T1:L11″ H:0×0 D:0×2 P:0×0 Valid sense data: 0×5 0×24 0×0.
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Sridhar.
Here’s some performance testing of VAAI on a 3PAR T400:
http://derek858.blogspot.com/2010/12/3par-vaai-write-same-test-results-upto.html
IBM XIV supports VAAI with 10.2.4 which was released yesterday
Besides, 3par, the smaller arrays that require hot spot migration seem to be the early adopters.
Please update your list.
For SVC and Storwize V7000 you need to be on 6.2 code
For XIV you need to be on 10.2.4a code.
Since January 2011 Fujitsu offers free download of VAAI plugins for all current ETERNUS DX storage arrays. Please update your list accordingly
Datacore will support it by the end the month (09/2011)
Please update your post for IBM Hardware:
Storwize V7000 6.2
SVC 6.2
XIV (model A14) 10.2.4a
XIV (model 114) 11.0.a
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