Error: An internal error occurred in the vSphere Client occurs while viewing properties of storage adapter in vSphere Client

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

When using a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) storage adapter, you experience these symptoms:

• When you right-click on a storage adapter and select Properties from the vSphere Clients, you see this error:
  
  An internal error occurred in the vSphere Client.
  Details: Object reference no set to an instance of an object.
  Contact VMware support if necessary.
   
• The Properties option is not accessible from the vSphere Web Client.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 and 6.0.

 

Currently, there is no resolution or workaround.

Additional Information

从 VMware vSphere Client 查看存储适配器属性失败并显示错误： vSphere Client 中出现内部错误
VMware vSphere Client からストレージ アダプタのプロパティを表示すると次のエラーで失敗する：vSphere Client で内部エラーが発生しました