#Nimble storage software#

From the drop down Administration menu select VMware Integration. The first thing we need to do is integrate the VASA provider with vSphere. Log into the web interface of the Nimble device. If you are using an alternative storage provider cross check your hardware with VVols in the VMware Compatibility Guide. At the time of writing all Nimble storage support VVols.Check with your storage provider that they support VASA 2.0 (vSphere 6.0) or VASA 3.0 (vSphere 6.5). Nimble have included the vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) in the software.There are no additional licensing requirements or costs to use VVols with Nimble.Nimble arrays must be running OS v3.x or above.If you have already licensed vSphere for standard or above there is no additional cost.Before you can implement VVols you need to be running vSphere 6 or above.Nimble folders were added in v3 of the OS and represent a logical allocation of capacity, vSphere sees the folders as containers where virtual volumes can reside. Virtual machines are provisioned based on the VMware Storage Policy Based Management (SPBM) framework which uses the VASA client, both features are key to VVols and were introduced with vSphere 6. This design also benefits from the highly available setup of Nimble controllers. This means that the VASA provider and Protocol Endpoint run natively from the controller, so there is no additional installation or configuration required.

#Nimble storage software#

Nimble software includes the vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness (VASA) provider and the PE (Protocol Endpoint) built into the operating system. The terminology and features of Virtual Volumes are detailed in KB 2113013 (Understanding Virtual Volumes (VVols) in VMware vSphere 6.7). The post was originally published in September 2016 and has subsequently been brought up to date, the process remains largely the same and in this example we will use the vSphere 6.7 HTML5 client and Nimble software version 5.0.4. This post will walk through the setup of VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) with HPE Nimble Storage.