Unable to view Migrate Container Volume option on vSphere UI

Products

• VMware
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

The Migrate option for Container Volumes in vSphere is not visible. It should appear under the Monitor tab > Container Volumes > Cloud Native Storage.

Environment

vCenter Server 7.0.3

Cause

This is a known issue affecting the vCenter 7.0.3 build. The plugin version has not been updated, and the vSphere UI is unable to automatically download the latest version.

Resolution

The issue is resolved in 7.0U3q/ 8.0 U2

Workaround:

Clear the cache of vSAN plugin and restart the vSphere-UI.

• Stop vSphere UI service

             vmon-cli --stop vsphere-ui

• Clean the vSphere UI cache

           rm -rf /etc/vmware/vsphere-ui/vc-packages/vsphere-client-serenity/*

           rm -rf /usr/lib/vmware-vsphere-ui/server/work

• Start the vSphere UI service

          vmon-cli --start vsphere-ui