SCSI:4509: Cannot find a path to device vmhba1:0:1 in a good state. Trying path vmhba1:0:1

[KenD1892]

Hello,

our server give error for 1 week now:

SCSI:4509: Cannot find a path to device vmhba1:0:1 in a good state. Trying path vmhba1:0:1

We have alredy tried updating ESX 3.5 patch 2 to patch 3 => no result !

I am realy an VMWARE noob, our specialist is on holiday

from other threads i have done these commands:

esxcfg-mpath -l

fdisk -l /dev/sda

esxcfg-rescan vmhba1

i can't see any errors witch these commands

please help me !

[RDPetruska]

Thread moved to VI:ESX 3.5 forum.

[Texiwill · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Your HBA's are failing over. If this is a SAN I would check to see if there is a cable problem and if so fix the cable, GBIC, card, etc. You will want to investigate the logs from your SAN to get better information.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

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[KenD1892]

Case solved => Fibrechannel card is replaced

[Kshotrod]

I have the same error but we just did a nas upgrade and then the error started and hasn't stopped since... Please help.

Thanks in advance.