VxRail: VMs cannot be deployed with error: "No VASA Provider for schema namespace (VSAN) found"
Summary: Storage providers are missing resulting in new VMs failing to create.
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Symptoms
- Creating VMs fails with error:
A general system error occurred: PBM error occurred during PreCreateCheckCallback: pbm.fault; No VASA Provider for schema namespace (VSAN) found - When checking the vSAN storage providers in vCenter (Click on the vCenter instance --> configure --> storage providers), none can be found, or some of them may be missing.
Cause
- This issue occurs because vCenter Server cannot detect any vSAN storage provider
- There is no way to detect vSAN storage provider if no hosts are available when vCenter Server starts.
- Note: vSAN storage providers cannot be recognized automatically even after host start working properly.
Resolution
- Initiate synchronizing vSAN storage provider by clicking icon for synchronization in the page (Click on vCenter Server instance --> Configure --> Storage Providers --> Click on synchronize button) as below:
Additional Information
For more information, see: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/52286
Affected Products
VxRail, VxRail Appliance Series, VxRail SoftwareArticle Properties
Article Number: 000044689
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 02 May 2025
Version: 4
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