vMotion fails with error: "The vMotion failed because the destination host did not receive data from the source host on the vMotion network"

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vSphere ESX 8.x
• VMware vSphere ESX 7.x
• VMware vSphere ESX 6.x

Issue/Introduction

• vMotion is failing on one or more VM's with the following error:

The vMotion failed because the destination host did not receive data from the source host on the vMotion network

• The vmkernel.log contains All-Paths-Down errors such as as these related to the datastore the VM's are stored on: 
  
  2025-09-12T07:35:29.736Z cpu42:2097622)StorageApdHandlerEv: 110: Device or filesystem with identifier [naa.###############################] has entered the All Paths Down state.
  
  
• Retrying the vMotion does not help.
  
  
• Similar issues may be observed when NFS storage is in use where APD errors are observed:
  
  2025-11-04T04:20:07.215Z: [APDCorrlator] 365404863026us: [esx.problem.storage.apd.start] Device or filesystem with identifier [########-########] has entered the All Paths Down state.
2025-11-04T04:20:07.215Z: [vmfsCorrelator] 365501040333us: [vob.vmfs.nfs.server.disconnect] Lost connection to the server #.#.#.# mount point /<mount-point>, mounted as #########-#########-0000-000000000000 ("<NFS_Datastore_Name>")

Environment

VMware ESXi (All Versions)

Cause

The ESXi the VM is running on host has lost access to the datastore hosting the VM's files, so the vMotion eventually times out. 

Resolution

Engage SAN/NAS team and/or storage array vendor to investigate why the storage LUN's/Datastores have become inaccessible. See related KB: Storage device has entered the All Paths Down (APD) state

Additional Information

There are many issues that can result in similar vMotion errors. ESXi host networking issues/misconfiguration are also a common cause. If you do not observe the "All Paths Down state" errors in the vmkernel.log, as shown above, please see the following KB's for further troubleshooting: 

• • • Performing vMotion fails with error “The vmotion failed because the destination host did not receive data from the source host on the vMotion network.”
    • Troubleshooting vMotion network connectivity issues