NFS datastore inaccessible as it has reached 100% full

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

• NFS datastore is mounted but inaccessible.
• NFS share shows 100% usage.
• vmkping reports 100% packet loss:

vmkping -I vmk0 -s 1472 -d ##.##.##.##

PING ##.##.##.## (##.##.##.##) : 1472 data bytes

 

##.##.##.## ping statistics ---

3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

 

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Cause

NFS Share is 100% full. 

Resolution

Engage storage vendor to clear space or add space to NFS share.