NetApp VAAI Plugin + VMWare Lifecycle Manager

[diegopdias]

Hi there.

I would like to install NetApp NAS VAAI Plugin 2.0.1 via Lifecycle Manager on VMWARE 8.0 Update 3, but I have some problems.

I found some material saying that in version 7.0 it might not be compatible, but in version 8.0 it is compatible and there is even documentation explaining it. 

https://kb.netapp.com/on-prem/ontap/DM/VAAI/VAAI-KBs/How_to_add_the_NetApp_NFS_Plug-in_VAAI_to_Vmware_Lifecycle_Manager_images

I tried to do following this documentation, but I have this error: 

Does anyone have any idea what it could be?

[PravinKumar · Accepted solution]

Hi Diago,

• NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI 2.0.1 supports from vCenter 7.0 U1 till vCenter 8.0 U3, attached IMT report for the same.
• You shall use our Interoperability tool to verify the same Link: Interoperability Matrix Tool
• To address the installation error please follow the below steps:

1. Verify the binary with the signed image and the public key:
1. Download the following zip to the /tmp folder:

NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.Signed.zip

This zip contains the following files:

• NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.zip
• NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.zip.sig
• csc-prod-CFSG-NFS-Plugin.pem
1. Obtain the public key from the certificate chain by using the following command:

openssl x509 -in csc-prod-CFSG-NFS-Plugin.pem -pubkey -noout > csc-prod-CFSG-NFS-Plugin.pub

• csc-prod-CFSG-NFS-Plugin.pem is the certificate chain present in NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.Signed.zip
• csc-prod-CFSG-NFS-Plugin.pub is a public key
1. Verify the signed image with the public key:

openssl dgst -sha256 -verify csc-prod-CFSG-NFS-Plugin.pub -signature /tmp/ NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.zip.sig /tmp/NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.zip

If verification is successful, the following output is displayed:

Verified OK

1. Install the plug-in on the ESXi host by running the following commands:

/etc/init.d/vaai-nasd stop

esxcli software component apply -d /tmp/<some_path>/NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.zip

/etc/init.d/vaai-nasd start

• <some_path> is the path to the location of the downloaded file
• NetAppNasPlugin-<version>.zip is contained in the downloaded zip

1. Verify that the plug-in was successfully installed on the host at the VMware ESXi command line:

esxcli software component list | grep netapp

Document: https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/nfs-plugin-vmware-vaai/task-install-netapp-nfs-plugin-for-vmware-vaai.html

Thanks and Regards,

Pravin Kumar