PowerStore: After importing volumes from an EqualLogic array with an ESXi Host, some stale paths remain on the source array

Summary: This article details action to take after importing volumes from an EqualLogic array with an ESXi Host.

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Symptoms

After volumes have been imported and cutover to the PowerStore Cluster, the Host should automatically unmap the original volumes on the source array.  Under certain conditions, it is possible for the ESXi host to retain 'stale' mappings to imported volumes on the source array.  These stale entries can be manually removed using the procedure outlined in this article.

 

Issue

Stale entries for source array volumes are left on the ESXi host after successful import of the volumes to PowerStore.
 

Resolution

Solution

1. Use the following commands on the ESXi Host to determine which volumes are in the "Dead" state, or offline as stale entries:

[root@r109-srv02:~] esxcli storage core path list -d naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca
iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:r109-srv02-21f95593--
   UID: iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:r109-srv02-21f95593--
   Runtime Name: vmhba64:C0:T14:L0
   Device: naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca
   Device Display Name: EQLOGIC iSCSI Disk (naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca)
   Adapter: vmhba64
   Channel: 0
   Target: 14
   LUN: 0
   Plugin: NMP
   State: dead
   Transport: iscsi
   Adapter Identifier: iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:r109-srv02-21f95593
   Target Identifier:
   Adapter Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
   Target Transport Details: Unavailable or path is unclaimed
   Maximum IO Size: 131072
 
[root@r109-srv01:~] esxcli import volume list |grep naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca
naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca EQLOGIC 500.01G Import Completed naa.68ccf098001f3ddfd4017f640ee61629
The state of the volume is PS was offline ( vol name - v13)

2.  Update the paths on the ESXi Host for the affected volumes:
[root@r109-srv01:~] esxcli import volume update -d naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca
Import State of Volumes updated

3.  Verify the state of volumes on the ESXi Host:
[root@r109-srv01:~] esxcli storage core path list -d naa.6019cb619274d45adbd935b0a8c4bbca|grep State
State: active
State: active


 

Affected Products

PowerStore, PowerStore 1000X, PowerStore 1000T, PowerStore 3000X, PowerStore 3000T, PowerStore 5000X, PowerStore 5000T, PowerStore 7000X, PowerStore 7000T, PowerStore 9000X, PowerStore 9000T
Article Properties
Article Number: 000126436
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 05 Sep 2025
Version:  4
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