Browsing vVol datastore triggers host disconnect from vCenter
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Browsing vVol datastore triggers host disconnect from vCenter

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Article ID: 393516

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

  • On browsing a virtual volumes datastore in the vSphere Client, host disconnects from vCenter with error "An error occurred while communicating with the remote host."
  • Within the vVol datastore directory, the VM names are listed as naa.#################### instead of VM display name
  • Similar loggings in hostd.log
    •  YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.789Z warning hostd[#########] [Originator@6876 sub=Libs opID=########-#####-####-####-##:########-##-##-#### user=vpxuser:#######-##\####] #########:VVOLLIB : VVolLib_QueryAllConfigVVolNamesAndIds:5063: [POSSIBLE VP BUG] No friendlyName from VP on VVol (CID: ########-####-####-####-############# VVolId: rfc####.########-####-####-####- #############).

 

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0 U3

Cause

VASA Provider does not return VMW_VVolName in the metadata query operation. This causes invalid memory derefrence and results into the hostd crash.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in the ESXi 70U3 P05

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