VI workload domain or cluster creation using NFS as primary storage fails during the pre-validation.

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

VI workload domain or cluster creation using NFS as primary storage fails during the pre-validation.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.x

Cause

This issue occurs if the NFS server exists on a separate L3 network and cannot communicate to NFS server using the management network.

Resolution

An additional VMkernel port is created during the VI workload domain or cluster creation for NFS. If the NFS server exists on a separate L3 network a static route may be required to ensure that the traffic egresses the correct VMkernel port.  

To configure static routing on your ESXi hosts, use the esxcli command:

esxcli network ip route ipv4 add -g gateway-to-use –n remote-network

Additional Information

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-5-2-and-earlier/4-5/administering/storage-management-admin/nfs-storage-for-vi-workload-domains-admin.html