Release Notes for Synology NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
To enable VMware VAAI on your NFS datastores, you need to install Synology NFS Plug-in on each ESXi host. Synology NFS Plug-in can be installed directly on an ESXi server from the command line. For detailed instructions, please refer to this article.
Version: 2.0-1109
(2023-07-25)
Important Note
- Version 2.0-1109, updated on July 25, simplifies the plug-in installation process. If you already have this version installed on your ESXi host, no reinstallation is required.
Compatibility & Installation
- Supports VMware ESXi 7.0/8.0.
What's New
- On VMware ESXi 7.0/8.0, installing Synology NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI no longer requires the "--no-sig-check" command.
Version: 1.2-1008
(2023-07-25)
Important Note
- Version 1.2-1008, updated on July 25, simplifies the plug-in installation process. If you already have this version installed on your ESXi host, no reinstallation is required.
Compatibility & Installation
- Supports VMware ESXi 6.7.
What's New
- On VMware ESXi 6.7, installing Synology NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI no longer requires the "--no-sig-check" command.
Fixed Issues
- Fixed an issue where patch files cannot be uploaded via VUM.
- Fixed an issue where the VAAI functions may fail when mount path is not complete.
Version: 1.1-1004
(2017-06-27)
- Added support for "Native Snapshot Support" that could increase the I/O performance of VMware Horizon View with Btrfs volumes.
- Fixed an issue where files might be lost while performing vMotion among NAS on vSphere 6.0 or later.
- Fixed an issue where copying virtual machines with vSphere might fail while a non-Synology NFS volume is mounted.
Known Issues
- ''--no-sig-check'' is required in the command line to install the plug-in on VMware vSphere 5.x or later.
Version: 2.0-1109
(2023-07-25)
Important Note
- Version 2.0-1109, updated on July 25, simplifies the plug-in installation process. If you already have this version installed on your ESXi host, no reinstallation is required.
Compatibility & Installation
- Supports VMware ESXi 7.0/8.0.
What's New
- On VMware ESXi 7.0/8.0, installing Synology NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI no longer requires the "--no-sig-check" command.
Version: 1.2-1008
(2023-07-25)
Important Note
- Version 1.2-1008, updated on July 25, simplifies the plug-in installation process. If you already have this version installed on your ESXi host, no reinstallation is required.
Compatibility & Installation
- Supports VMware ESXi 6.7.
What's New
- On VMware ESXi 6.7, installing Synology NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI no longer requires the "--no-sig-check" command.
Fixed Issues
- Fixed an issue where patch files cannot be uploaded via VUM.
- Fixed an issue where the VAAI functions may fail when mount path is not complete.
Version: 1.1-1004
(2017-06-27)
- Added support for "Native Snapshot Support" that could increase the I/O performance of VMware Horizon View with Btrfs volumes.
- Fixed an issue where files might be lost while performing vMotion among NAS on vSphere 6.0 or later.
- Fixed an issue where copying virtual machines with vSphere might fail while a non-Synology NFS volume is mounted.
Known Issues
- ''--no-sig-check'' is required in the command line to install the plug-in on VMware vSphere 5.x or later.
Version: 1.0-0001
(2014-12-09)
- This is the initial release of NFS plug-in for VMware VAAI.