VMs get crash (Windows BSOD) and fail to boot up because no boot disk can be found after storage vmotion to NetApp datastore

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• VM's storage vmotion finished successfully.
• VM gets crash after storage vmotion
• VM can not boot up again because no boot disk can be found
• There is no issue to storage vmotion to other maker's datastore
• VMID is Enabled on the Qlogic HBA which connects to the backend NetAppstorage

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x

Cause

NetApp Known issue CONTAP-437623: VMs may crash or fail to boot on ESXi with VMID enabled and QLogic SCSI-FCP target adapters

Resolution

Check with Netapp for fix and workaround.

Additional Information

Refer VMID Enablement for Fibre Channel (FC) Storage – Benefits & Performance to check if VMID is enabled.