topic Re: SMVI not listing all datastores when creating a backup in VMware Solutions Discussions

topic Re: SMVI not listing all datastores when creating a backup in VMware Solutions Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/SMVI-not-listing-all-datastores-when-creating-a-backup/m-p/60475#M5678 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Tony,</P><P></P><P>Just to make sure I understand correctly - are you trying to back up a VM with VMDKs on multiple datastores and is all storage identified to SMVI?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>John</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:44:25 GMT lockyer 2008-12-18T19:44:25Z SMVI not listing all datastores when creating a backup https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/SMVI-not-listing-all-datastores-when-creating-a-backup/m-p/60469#M5676 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P></P><P>I have come accross this today, it seems SMVI is not seeing all the datastores when im trying to creating a new backup schedual for a VM </P><P></P><P>Both the below datastores are missing when I hit the dropdown to select datastore (Note: this is not a new datastore iv read the bug notes :))</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: red">path>/vol/ESX02/ESXLUN2</path></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: red">path>/vol/ESX04/ESXLUN4</path></SPAN></P><P></P><P></P><P>Below is a section of the log file, intresingly the "Received ZAPI response for "lun-initiator-list-map-info" from "f1":" can see all datastores</P><P></P><P>However when it Received ZAPI response for "lun-initiator-list-map-info" from "f2": cannot see ESX02 and ES04 </P><P></P><P>Any help would be appreciated</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>Tony</P><P></P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,317 [::] DEBUG - Authenticated user ************ with handler com.netapp.smvi.security.authentication.handler.WindowsAuthenticationHandler</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,786 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - ZEPHYR-10002: Received ZAPI response for "lun-initiator-list-map-info" from "f1":</P><P></P><P><results status='passed'></P><P></P><P><lun-maps></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><path>/vol/ESXTemplate/ESXTemplate/ESXTemplateLUN</path></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>1</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><path>/vol/ESX01/ESX01/ESXLUN1</path></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>0</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info> </P><P></P><P>" <SPAN style="color: red">So I Can see SMVI can see all the LUNS via list command"</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: red"><path>/vol/ESX02/ESXLUN2</path></SPAN></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>2</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><path>/vol/ESX03/ESXLUN3</path></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>3</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><<SPAN style="color: red">path>/vol/ESX04/ESXLUN4</path></SPAN></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>5</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><path>/vol/ESX05/ESXLUN5</path></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>8</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P></P><P><path>/vol/esxtpfvol01/esxtpflun01</path></P><P></P><P><initiator-group>VMWare</initiator-group></P><P></P><P><lun-id>10</lun-id></P><P></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></P><P></lun-maps></P><P></P><P></results></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,802 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - ZEPHYR-10001: Executing ZAPI request "lun-initiator-list-map-info" to "f2":</P><P></P><P><lun-initiator-list-map-info></P><P></P><P><initiator>10:00:00:00:c9:70:df:4f</initiator></P><P></P><P></lun-initiator-list-map-info></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - ZEPHYR-10002: Received ZAPI response for "lun-initiator-list-map-info" from "f2":</P><P></P><P><FONT color="#ff0000"><SPAN style="background: yellow none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial">It’s at this point the datastore ESX02 and ESX04 are missing</SPAN></FONT></P><P><results status='passed'></P><P><lun-maps></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P><path>/vol/ESXSATADATA/ESXSATA01</path></P><P><initiator-group>VmwareBkup</initiator-group></P><P><lun-id>6</lun-id></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P><path>/vol/ESXSATADATA/ESXSATAEXCH01</path></P><P><initiator-group>VmwareBkup</initiator-group></P><P><lun-id>7</lun-id></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P><path>/vol/ESXSATA02/ESXSATALUN2</path></P><P><initiator-group>VmwareBkup</initiator-group></P><P><lun-id>9</lun-id></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P><lun-map-info></P><P><path>/vol/VMwareBkup/VMwareBkup.lun</path></P><P><initiator-group>VmwareBkup</initiator-group></P><P><lun-id>4</lun-id></P><P></lun-map-info></P><P></lun-maps></P><P></results> </P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - Datastore: esxtlunpf01 (493542ed-fdcb6538-79a7-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - LUN: f1:/vol/esxtpfvol01/esxtpflun01 (1)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - *** Added all datastores to datastorelist, now will call the getDatastoreMappedToDataStores method</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - Datacenter: ********</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - DataStore: esxsan03 (f1:/vol/ESX03) (485fc2db-aca1c4f8-8645-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - DataStore: esxsata01 (f1:/vol/ESXSATADATA) (48776d80-ced00688-6373-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - DataStore: esxsan05 (f1:/vol/ESX05) (48f8703c-4e10f298-9b05-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - DataStore: esxsata02 (f2:/vol/ESXSATA02) (48f87061-2bacc928-40ab-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - DataStore: esxbackup01 (f2:/vol/VMwareBkup) (4912cd8b-80aaec38-8a4b-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] DEBUG - DataStore: esxtlunpf01 (f1:/vol/esxtpfvol01) (493542ed-fdcb6538-79a7-001e4f347907)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,896 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] INFO - FLOW-11007: Operation completed</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:26,927 [datastore-list:0dc76478dadd34eb334020c19566bf93:8298d8c3-23c1-489c-8aab-f49e51f67f65] INFO - FLOW-10107: Persisting Checkpoint null (COMPLETE)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:27,334 [::] DEBUG - Attempting to authenticate user ************with handler com.netapp.smvi.security.authentication.handler.WindowsAuthenticationHandler</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:27,349 [::] DEBUG - WindowsAuthenticationHandler: authenticate: authenticate(********************)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:27,349 [::] DEBUG - WindowsAuthenticationHandler: authenticate: OS is Windows</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:27,349 [::] DEBUG - WindowsAuthenticationHandler: authenticate: Calling JNI authenticateUser(**************)</P><P></P><P>2008-12-08 09:49:27,349 [::] DEBUG - WindowsAuthenticationHandler: authenticate: User '**************' granted access</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:32:22 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/SMVI-not-listing-all-datastores-when-creating-a-backup/m-p/60469#M5676 tonypearce 2025-06-05T07:32:22Z Re: SMVI not listing all datastores when creating a backup https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/SMVI-not-listing-all-datastores-when-creating-a-backup/m-p/60475#M5678 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Tony,</P><P></P><P>Just to make sure I understand correctly - are you trying to back up a VM with VMDKs on multiple datastores and is all storage identified to SMVI?</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>John</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:44:25 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/VMware-Solutions-Discussions/SMVI-not-listing-all-datastores-when-creating-a-backup/m-p/60475#M5678 lockyer 2008-12-18T19:44:25Z