PowerStore : Vvol ESXi Alert during Primary Node Reboot
Summary: ESXI VVol alert during Powerstore Primary Node Rebooting.
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Symptoms
A customer might notice a temporal ESXi alert when primary Powerstore node is rebooted, indicating that the vvol datastore is N/A.
This alert is an indication that the VASA Provider is not available.
The following is a lab screenshot displaying the vvol datastore alert:
This alert is an indication that the VASA Provider is not available.
The following is a lab screenshot displaying the vvol datastore alert:
Cause
VASA Provider is part of the Powerstore Management operation, during primary node reboot the management (CP) is being failed over to peer node.
Resolution
The alert does not impact any existing virtual machines that reside on vvols.
VVOLs Protocol endpoint is not impacted during a node reboot (HA setup is required for alternate path access on peer node)
The only issue here is a temporal inability to perform VASA provider management operations
(Such as creating a new VM , browsing the vvol datastore or possibly perform snap operation on existing VMs)
No actions are required on customer or Powerstore Support , this alert is an expected behavior.
It will 'self-heal' when the management completes transition to peer Powerstore node.
VVOLs Protocol endpoint is not impacted during a node reboot (HA setup is required for alternate path access on peer node)
The only issue here is a temporal inability to perform VASA provider management operations
(Such as creating a new VM , browsing the vvol datastore or possibly perform snap operation on existing VMs)
No actions are required on customer or Powerstore Support , this alert is an expected behavior.
It will 'self-heal' when the management completes transition to peer Powerstore node.
Affected Products
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Article Number: 000185595
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 09 May 2026
Version: 4
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