No vSAN ESA certified disks found on the ESXi Host ####################
Remediation: No vSAN ESA certified disks found on the ESXI Host #################### Provide ESXI Host with vSAN ESA certifled disks.
/var/log/vmware/vcf/domainmanager' shows errors similar to below snippets : 2025-09-03T14:16:38.473+0000 INFO [vcf_dm,68b84d767fe860c6e16c8762c2ed4b91,ef72] [c.v.e.s.v.a.ValidateVsanEsaHclCompatibilityAction,dm-exec-31] Host ########## have vSAN ESA certified disk(s) : false
2025-09-03T14:16:38.474+0000 ERROR [vcf_dm,68b84d767fe860c6e16c8762c2ed4b91,ef72] [c.v.e.s.v.a.ValidateVsanEsaHclCompatibilityAction,dm-exec-31] Host ########## doesnt have vSAN ESA certified disk(s).
2025-09-03T14:16:43.442+0000 INFO [vcf_dm,68b84d765a5b4462d7fe841c205d04d8,7767] [c.v.e.s.v.a.ValidateVsanEsaHclCompatibilityAction,dm-exec-28] Host ########## have vSAN ESA certified disk(s) : false
2025-09-03T14:16:43.443+0000 ERROR [vcf_dm,68b84d765a5b4462d7fe841c205d04d8,7767] [c.v.e.s.v.a.ValidateVsanEsaHclCompatibilityAction,dm-exec-28] Host ########## doesnt have vSAN ESA certified disk(s).
vSAN certified NVMe devices were connected through a tri-mode controller.
ESA supports dedicated NVMe devices with out supporting standalone or tri-mode controller.
NVMe devices are only supported directly connected to a PCIe slots on the bus.
More information: vSAN support of NVMe devices behind tri-mode controllers
Work Around:
contacting server vendor to have appropriate hardware change to include PCIe slots for the NVMe devices.
1. Place host into maintenance mode using Ensure Accessibility
2. Use Disk Management GUI to decommission the diskgroup(s) on the target host.
3. Shut down the hardware and reconfigure the server so the NVMe drives are connected to the PCI bus as intended.
4. Bring the server up and recreate the diskgroup(s) through disk management.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 with remaining hosts in the cluster
6. Re-deploy VCF installer.
To search for controller model, grep for "deviceDisplayName" in /var/log/vmware/domainmanager.log