The datastore name in storage VMkernel Observation (VOB) reports as Unknown

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

• The datastore name in storage VMkernel Observation (VOB) reports as "Unknown"
• In fact, there was datastore on the storage device.

For example:

--/var/run/log/vobd.log
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS In(14) vobd[2097668]: [scsiCorrelator] 5815563033719us: [esx.problem.storage.redundancy.lost] Lost path redundancy to storage device naa.###############. Path vmhba1:C0:T1:L0 is down. Affected datastores: Unknown.

# esxcli storage vmfs extent list
Volume Name           VMFS UUID                            Extent Number  Device Name          Partition
--------------------  -----------------------------------  -------------  -------------------  ---------
datastore1            ########-########-####-############              0  naa.###############          1

Environment

VMware ESXi 8.0

Cause

Due to a missing function to grant access required to fetch datastore names, the datastore name in "esx.problem.storage" vob messages was as unknown.

Resolution

This issue is resolved in the VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3e (Build 24674464)

Additional Information

VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 3e Release Notes
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-80u3e-release-notes.html