ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere overview
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere is a set of tools for virtual machine lifecycle management. It integrates with the VMware ecosystem to help with datastore provisioning and provide basic protection for virtual machines. ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere is a collection of horizontally scalable, event-driven microservices deployed as an Open Virtual Appliance (OVA). This release integrates REST API with ONTAP.
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere consists of the following:
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Virtual machine functionality like basic protection and disaster recovery
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VASA Provider for VM granular management
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Storage policy-based management
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Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)