VMware vSphere has several different types of storage integration solutions and technologies; some started with version 4.1 (such as VAAI), others more recently (such as VVol), directed towards building a fully software-defined storage (SDS) stack.
Storage integration
VMware vSphere SPBM
SPBM is an extension of VM Storage Policies and the foundation of the SDS control vision from VMware. SPBM enables vSphere administrators to simplify storage provisioning and management, by assigning to each VM the required storage features and capabilities. VM will be automatically provisioned on the right datastore that respects these requirements.
SPBM interprets different storage requirements and dynamically composes different storage...