Datastore missing after rebuilding the RAID disk/LUN
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Datastore missing after rebuilding the RAID disk/LUN

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Article ID: 323041

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Products

VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
After a RAID rebuild following a disk failure, you may experience these symptoms:
  • VMFS datastore is missing
  • VMFS datastore cannot be accessed or browsed
  • Virtual machines are showing as Inaccessible
  • Virtual machines cannot be powered on


Resolution

When a RAID rebuild takes place, the physical ID of the LUN may change, which causes the ESX/ESXi host to detect the LUN as a snapshot.
 
To resolve this issue: