Release Notes: NVMe-oF Compatibility with VMware vSphere
Pure Storage Products
| ActiveCluster | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Purity 6.4 and earlier | No |
| PowerShell SDK | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1.16 and earlier | No |
| Purity | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 6.4.2 | Yes | Added NVMe/TCP support |
| 6.1 | Yes | Added NVMe-FibreChannel support |
| 5.3 | Yes | NVMe-RDMA only |
| 5.2 and earlier | No | No current plans to implement backwards compatibility |
| vRealize Operations Manager (vROps) Management Pack | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1.1 and later | Yes | NVMe-oF volumes show up as volume objects in vROps. |
| 3.0.2 and earlier | No | |
| 2.0.12 and earlier | No |
| vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) Plugin | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4.0.1 and earlier | No |
| vSphere Web Client Plugin | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3-4.5.2 | Yes | This version has limited functionality. You are able to view the properties of an NVMe-oF datastore but nothing more. |
| 4.2 and earlier | No | No current plans to implement backwards compatibility. |
| vSphere Remote Plugin | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2.0 and later | Yes | Hostgroup mappings are able to be created and updated for NVMe/FC objects. |
| 5.0.0-5.1.1 | Yes | This version has limited functionality. You are able to view the properties of an NVMe-oF datastore but nothing more. |
VMware vSphere Products
| VMware ESXi | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 U3 and later | Yes | VMware supports: NVMe-RDMA, NVMe-FC and NVMe-TCP. |
| 7.0 and later | Yes |
VMware supports: NVMe-RDMA and NVMe-FC VMFS only, no vVol support. |
| 6.7 and earlier | No | No current plans to implement backwards compatibility. |
| Site Recovery Manager (SRM) | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8.2 and earlier | No |
| vRealize Automation | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8.0 and earlier | No |
| vRealize Operations Manager (vROPs) | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | Yes |
| vRealize Orchestrator (vRO) | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 7.6 and earlier | No |
Additional Resources
FAQ: NVMe-oF and VMware
NVMe-oF Support Matrix (Switches, HBAs, etc)