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February 16, 2023
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When updating to VMware ESXi 7.0 update 2 (or later), the ESXi hosts may no longer have access to the MSA volumes. ESXi 7.0 update 2 may report that the MSA volumes do not support vStorage APIs for Array Integration (VAAI).
From the ESXi host:
#esxcli storage core device VAAI status get
naa.600c0ff0001234567898765001000000:
VAAI Plugin Name:
ATS Status: unsupported
Clone Status: unsupported
Zero Status: unsupported
Delete Status: unsupported
Check which multipath plugin is assigned to the MSA volumes:
#esxcli storage core device list
naa.600c0ff0001234567898765001000000)
Has Settable Display Name: false
Size: 190732
Device Type: Direct-Access
Multipath Plugin: HPP
Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600c0ff0001234567898765001000000
Vendor: HPE
Model: MSA 2060 SAS
Revision: I100
SCSI Level: 6
Is Pseudo: false
Status: on
Is RDM Capable: true
Is Local: true
Is Removable: false
Is SSD: false
Optionally users can execute the following commands to determine if the MSA volumes are in the NMP or HPP device list:
#esxcli storage nmp device list
#esxcli storage hpp device list
Scope
The following product families are affected by this issue:
HPE MSA 1050 SAN Storage
HPE MSA 1060 Storage
HPE MSA 2050 SAN Storage
HPE MSA 2052 SAN Storage
HPE MSA 2060 Storage
HPE MSA 2062 Storage
Resolution
VMware intends to resolve this issue in the HPP. In the meantime, use the following workaround.
#esxcli storage core claimrule add -r 49 -t vendor -V HPE -M MSA 2060 SAS -P NMP --force-reserved
#esxcli storage core claimrule load
#esxcli storage core claimrule list
Reboot the host.
Check the status if the claim for multipath is NMP once the host is rebooted.
#esxcli storage core device list
Verify the multipath plugin is set to NMP for each MSA volume.
#esxcli storage vmfs lockmode
list
NOTE: MSA volumes should report as ATS only.
#esxcli storage core device vaai status
get
For further information, review the
VMware KB article
.
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