PowerStore: The ESXcli command in the Host Connectivity guide to set noop interval param is incorrect for ESXi 7.x and above

Summary: VMware changed the parameter name from "Noopinterval" to "NoopOutInterval," to better align with industry standards. This parameter change was made during their transition from vCLI going EOL to esxcli and newer API call methods in 7.x ESXI. https://vdc-download.vmware.com/vmwb-repository/dcr-public/92f8e15f-bf40-40f1-ba99-71ce1504eb77/6d9aeb6c-f524-419d-b6bc-2239a999b9d5/doc/cli_manage_iscsi_storage.7.8.html The error that is reported when the old parameter is used is "Unable to set parameters: Invalid parameter key" ...

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Symptoms

Unable to set parameters: Invalid parameter key" when using "NoopInterval" instead of "NoopOutInterval"

Cause

In ESXi 7.x and above VMware changed the name of the parameter from "NoopInterval" to "NoopOutInterval".

Resolution

In ESXi 7.x and above used "NoopOutInterval" as below: 
esxcli iscsi adapter param set -A adapter_name -k NoopOutInterval -v value_in_sec
Example: 
esxcli iscsi adapter param set -A vmhba66 -k NoopOutInterval -v 5
Note: The documentation is being corrected in a future release.

Affected Products

PowerStore, PowerStore 1000X, PowerStore 1000T, PowerStore 1200T, PowerStore 3000X, PowerStore 3000T, PowerStore 3200T, PowerStore 5000X, PowerStore 5000T, PowerStore 500T, PowerStore 5200T, PowerStore 7000X, PowerStore 7000T, PowerStore 9000X , PowerStore 9000T, PowerStore 9200T ...

Products

VMware ESXi 7.x
Article Properties
Article Number: 000207349
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2026
Version:  4
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