Category Archives: VMware

Failed to register NetApp VASA Provider - NVPF-00014: Unable to contact VASA server on host.

Recently I have been playing with VVOL on NetApp. During registering VASA Provider for clustered Data ONTAP with VSC for VMware vSphere I got the following error: NVPF-00014: Unable to contact VASA server on hosts of xxx In the Virtual Storage Console nvpf.log (C:\Program Files\NetApp\Virtual Storage Console\log), I found the following info: [2015-04-10 20:22:40,262] [qtp129672157-30] [ERROR] NVPF-00014:  Unable… Read More »

What's new in NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC) 6.0 and VASA 6.0 for VMware vSphere?

VASA for NetApp

NetApp has released Virtual Storage Console (VSC) 6.0 and VASA 6.0 for VMware vSphere. On quick reminder, by running VSC, you can perform tasks such as the following: Manage storage and configure the ESX host Provision datastores and clone virtual machines Perform online alignments and migrate virtual machines individually and in groups into new or existing datastores Back… Read More »

VMware vSphere basics: How to deploy an OVF Template?

How to deploy OVF template on VMware vSphere 2

I decided to write this post because VMware products are going to be based on OVF templates (appliances) and the post can be used as procedure how to perform the deployment of OVF files. OVF is a file format that allows for exchange of virtual appliances across products and platforms. The OVF format offers the following advantages: OVF… Read More »