VMWARE VCF ONTAP Sep 03, 2026
HPCwire coverage of NetApp's announcement that ONTAP is now validated for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1, enabling customers to standardize on NetApp storage for VCF deployments — a key step for hybrid-cloud AI/VM workloads that need enterprise-grade data services. Confirms NVMe/TCP and vVols 3.0 as primary protocols for VCF 9.1 reference designs across AFF A-series, AFF C-series, and ONTAP Select, with ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere 10.x and SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere as the day-2 control surface.
The admin lesson: third independent outlet (after Portal ERP and AiThority) confirming NetApp's VCF 9.1 certification. If you are still running VVF/VCF on legacy 7-Mode or ONTAP 9.10–9.12, this is the certified upgrade path that preserves existing vVols policies and SnapMirror-based DR. Use this HPCwire piece as the higher-credibility link when the budget conversation needs mainstream-engineering-press weight.