intermittent disconnects of iscsi to vmware systems.

intermittent disconnects of iscsi to vmware systems.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1033665

To disable VAAI using the vSphere Client:
Open the VMware vSphere Client.
In the Inventory pane, select the ESX host.
Click the Configuration tab.
Click Advanced Settings under Software.
Click DataMover.
Change the DataMover.HardwareAcceleratedMove setting to 0.
Change the DataMover.HardwareAcceleratedInit setting to 0.
Click VMFS3.
Change the VMFS3.HardwareAcceleratedLocking setting to 0.
Click OK to save your changes.

Repeat this process for the all ESX/ESXi hosts connected to the storage.

Reboot all ESX/ESXi hosts connected to the storage

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VMware only supports NFSv3.
Nexenta defaults to NFSv4, so be sure to explicitly set it to v3 in nmc:
setup network service nfs-server configure

NFS is preferred for use with VMware. The difference in performance is negligible and NFS is more tolerant of short disconnections.