PowerPath/VE: How to remove old dead path entries for NVMe devices from ESXi 8.x

Summary: PowerPath/VE: How to remove old dead path entries for NVMe devices from ESXi 8.x

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Instructions

Only rebooting the ESXi 8.x host can remove the old dead path entries for the NVMe devices.

Note: There is a change in behavior in ESXi 8.x where rescan will not remove dead paths for NVME devices, this is a change brought in from VMware side.

If not NVMe device(s), adapter rescan should clear the dead path entries.

Affected Products

PowerPath/VE for VMware
Article Properties
Article Number: 000218192
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 13 Nov 2023
Version:  2
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