ESXi stuck on "vmw_satp_alua loaded sucessfully" during reboot

Products

• VMware vSphere ESX 7.x

Issue/Introduction

When rebooting an ESXi host, the process may pause at the message "vmw_satp_alua loaded successfully" for several minutes before continuing and completing the reboot

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.x

Cause

This behavior can occur due to various reasons, including but not limited to:

• Storage Connectivity problems

• Environmental misconfiguration

• Storage array issues

• Driver or firmware incompatibilities

• Storage path problems

 

 

Resolution

• To address this issue, perform the following checks:

  1. Validate the end-to-end storage configuration and connectivity to ensure no underlying issues.

  2. Confirm driver/firmware combination of the storage adapter in use is supported as per Broadcom Compatibility guide

  3. To identify any dead storage paths within the environment, either the esxcfg-mpath -b command or the esxcli storage core path list command can be utilized to display the active/dead status of all connected storage devices