ONTAP Select - Storage Pool not Showing

alexandremendes — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:08:22 GMT

I’m facing an issue while deploying an ONTAP Select cluster (2-node HA) using ONTAP Select Deploy 9.18.1 in a VMware environment.

During the cluster creation, the Storage Pool dropdown is empty, even though I have available datastores that should meet the requirements.

Environment details:

ONTAP Select Deploy: 9.18.1
Deployment type: 2-node HA cluster
License: Evaluation Mode
VMware ESXi, 8.0.2, 23825572
Storage configuration: Tried Software RAID
vCenter-managed ESXi hosts

What I verified:

I created new shared datastores (DS_SHARED_11 and DS_SHARED_12)
Each datastore:
- 2 TB capacity
- 2 TB free space
Datastores are visible and accessible in vCenter
Both hosts are part of the same datacenter and see the same storage
Minimum capacity requirement is met (UI shows ~1.9 TB required)

Issue:
Even with these datastores available, the “Select Storage Pool” dropdown does not list any options.

Additional notes:

I previously had smaller datastores (~1 TB free) that were not listed, which made sense due to requirements
After adding larger datastores (2 TB free), the issue persists
Software RAID is not an option (no qualified disks)
Hosts are currently added via vCenter (not standalone)

I’ve attached screenshots showing:

The available datastores in vCenter
The ONTAP Select Deploy UI where no storage pools appear

Question:
Is there any additional requirement or constraint (permissions, datastore type, host configuration, vCenter integration, etc.) that could prevent ONTAP Select Deploy from discovering these datastores?

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ONTAP Select - Storage Pool not Showing