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robdrucker
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esxi 5.0 degraded datastore

We are running esxi 5.0.0 469512

Local Datastore 1.80 TB

When I run the below command, I get a degraded status for the local datastore.

I checked the raid and the disk are reporting being ok.

~ # esxcli storage core device list

mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0

   Display Name: Local hp CD-ROM (mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0)

   Has Settable Display Name: false

   Size: 0

   Device Type: CD-ROM

   Multipath Plugin: NMP

   Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/cdrom/mpx.vmhba32:C0:T0:L0

   Vendor: hp

   Model: DVDROM DH40N

   Revision: IS01

   SCSI Level: 5

   Is Pseudo: false

   Status: on

   Is RDM Capable: false

   Is Local: true

   Is Removable: true

   Is SSD: false

   Is Offline: false

   Is Perennially Reserved: false

   Thin Provisioning Status: unknown

   Attached Filters:

   VAAI Status: unsupported

   Other UIDs: vml.0005000000766d68626133323a303a30

naa.600508b1001c5053ac9dc2a39a3ff87b

   Display Name: HP Serial Attached SCSI Disk (naa.600508b1001c5053ac9dc2a39a3ff87b)

   Has Settable Display Name: true

   Size: 1716881

   Device Type: Direct-Access

   Multipath Plugin: NMP

   Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/naa.600508b1001c5053ac9dc2a39a3ff87b

   Vendor: HP

   Model: LOGICAL VOLUME

   Revision: 5.70

   SCSI Level: 5

   Is Pseudo: false

   Status: degraded

   Is RDM Capable: true

   Is Local: false

   Is Removable: false

   Is SSD: false

   Is Offline: false

   Is Perennially Reserved: false

   Thin Provisioning Status: unknown

   Attached Filters:

   VAAI Status: unknown

   Other UIDs: vml.0200010000600508b1001c5053ac9dc2a39a3ff87b4c4f47494341

~ #

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a_p_
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Welcome to the Community,

in this case "Degraded" is not really correct. Volumes on this type of RAID controller (and other controllers too) are detected as external storage. That's likely the reason why the hypervisor's logic shows each LUN with less than 2 paths as "degraded", although it actually is not.

André

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robdrucker
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So this is a false positive, right?

I just want to be sure before I put any sort of data on it.

The server is a HP ProLiant ML350 G6

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a_p_
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Yes, if there is only a single path to a target the status shows up as "Degraded", rather than "On" for targets with 2 or more paths.

I've just double-checked this on one of our HPE server.

André

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