ZAPI & ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere

WINZ — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:46:05 GMT

NetApp are phasing out the use of ZAPI and have messages everywhere about it. Its even mentioned during upgrades.

During the upgrade of our storage array for our VMware environment we were notified that ZAPI had been used in the last 30 days. The only system other than the ESX hosts that communicates with the storage is ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere.

Reading the ONTAPI communique

https://mysupport.netapp.com/info/communications/ECMLP2880232.html

Which leads to the FAQ
https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Miscellaneous/FAQs_on_ZAPI_to_ONTAP_REST_API_transformation_for_CPC_(Customer_Product_Communiques)_notification
This indicates that there is an "API transition" and to "Refer to the respective product roadmap". When can I find this roadmap?

The latest Active IQ (9.13) release notes do not mention ONTAPi/ZAPI anywhere . So when will a version be released that is not using ZAPI?

Re: ZAPI & ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere

ChanceBingen — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:24:04 GMT

Hi. There will be a new release that is fully REST compliant long before ZAPI is deprecated. Actually, we will probably have a couple of releases out before then.

Subscribe to the Tech ONTAP blogs sub-forum, there might be a new post very very soon about it 😉

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