SAN Storage Device (DataStore) can't be seen by all hosts

[asbajaber]

Hi all,

I have a strange problem with a newly added SAN storage device (LUN).

I have 3 hosts running with a shared Datastore (SAN) that is working great. Now I have a new shared SAN device connected to all hosts but when I "add storage" to host1 and refresh the storage of the other hosts (confguration -> storage -> refresh), I can see the created Datastore only on host1 and host3. when I choose "add storage" on host2 it destroyes the created Datastore and create a new one that is only seen by host2.

I tried several times to add and refresh but the same results come again,

Any help would be appreciated

[dellboy]

Sounds like a permissions thing...

If Fibre Channel SAN, have you added the new device/volume to your ESX zone, so your ESX Hosts are allowed to access it?

If iSCSI, have you added the Host IP/IQN to the ACL of the new volume; If it has a new IP target address, have you added it to your HBA so it knows about it?

[asbajaber]

Thanks for your reply dellboy,

The permissions are ok !

I can see the new device from all HBAs (configurations -> storage adapters -> fiber chanel host adapter)

[athlon_crazy · Accepted solution]

It would take sometime for another hosts to see the new datastore created on another host. How bout reboot your host 2?

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[asbajaber]

Thanks to all for your time,

I restarted the host and now the new Datastore is seen by all hosts