View Composer Array Integration (VCAI)

VCAI leverages the native cloning abilities in a storage array to offload the storage operations within the View environment. This option improves provisioning speeds and the management regarding View Composer along with offering another solution to customers who want to leverage their other storage options.

The feature allows the creation of linked clones to be offloaded to the storage array. VCAI expands the capability to deliver faster provisioning of View pools and proper alignment of linked clones on your storage array. It allows you to use Array Native Clones with View deployments on most NAS storage solutions such as NexentaConnect View Edition and Hitachi NAS 4000 Series. This means that the array takes over the creation of the clones and relieves the CPU on the vSphere server.