Listing Registered Filter and VAAI Plug-ins

esxcli storage core plugin registration list |grep 'Module\|---\|VAAI'

Listing VAAI Filters and Plug-ins Configuration

esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=Filter

To verify if a VAAI plug-in has been installed, you can list the VAAI claim rules using this command:

esxcli storage core claimrule list --claimrule-class=VAAI

An example of adding a VAAI MASK claim rule is

esxcli storage core claimrule add --rule=65428 --type=vendor --plugin VMW_ VAAIP_MASK --vendor=EMC --claimrule-class=VAAI

load the claim rule for it to take effect

esxcli storage core claimrule load --claimrule-class=VAAI

Listing VAAI vmkernel Modules

 Listing Block Device (FC/iSCSI) VAAI Support Status

esxcli storage core device vaai status get

esxcli storage core device vaai status get -d naa.60a98000572d54724a34695755335033

 Listing NAS Device VAAI Support Status

Listing VAAI Support Status Using the UI

VAAI Support Status Decision