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ColbyClark
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No LUN to select from when adding a new Datastore

I recently cloned a VM that had physical RDM's attached to it. This was done to 'convert' the data in the RDM's to VMDK files. This process was successful.

I am now trying to create a new Datastore where the original raw RDM data had resided so that I can move the newly created VMDK's into them. Using vSphere Client, I click on Inventory>Datastores. I right-click on my Cluster and select 'Add Datastore'. Then I select a host in the cluster, then under 'Storage Type' I click 'Disk/LUN'. After I click 'Next' there are no LUNs to select from.

I have checked the HBA's on the host and they can see the LUN's on the SAN.

Any ideas?

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ColbyClark
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I figured it out.

I had a second VM (which we had powered off) that was originally part of a cluster that had access to those disks. Mystery solved.

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