VMFS datastore is only seen on 1 host of the cluster

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

A VMFS datastore is only seen on 1 host of the cluster and not on other hosts.

Environment

vSphere ESXi

Cause

The VMFS datastore was created on a local disk of the ESXi host that can see it.

 

Resolution

This is expected behavior, as VMFS datastores created on a local disk will only be accessible from the host that has the disk installed.

You need to created the VMFS datastore on a shared disk (like a storage array connected through FC or iSCSI).

Additional Information

Review Creating vSphere Datastores