Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Provider for VMware vSphere APIs for Storage Awareness (referred to as Oracle ZFS VASA Provider) is a software component that supports the VMware VASA (vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness) framework. Oracle ZFS VASA Provider collects data from Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances and delivers information about storage topology, LUNs, and shares to the vCenter Server, enabling it to monitor the storage systems. VASA Provider uses the REST API of the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance over HTTPS to collect the storage information. This product communicates with the clients (vCenter servers) through SOAP over HTTPS. VASA Provider is capable of serving multiple storage appliances and multiple vCenter servers.
Oracle ZFS VASA Provider is delivered as a virtual machine template image where the VASA Provider software is pre-installed and configured. The VASA Provider software runs from the virtual machine once the virtual template is deployed in the vSphere environment.
For the latest version of this plug-in, including full documentation with installation and administration information, see the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) page: Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Plug-in Downloads (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/sun-unified-storage/downloads/zfssa-plugins-1489830.html).