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 in datastore provisioning and in providing basic protection for virtual machines. ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere enables administrators to seamlessly manage storage lifecycle management
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10.1 release is a collection of horizontally scalable, event-driven, microservices deployed as an Open Virtual Appliance (OVA). This release has REST API integration with ONTAP.
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere consists of:
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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)