ESX hostd unresponsive with PowerPath installed while running VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) operations

Riepilogo: During SRM operations a hostd worker encounters a situation where it is waiting on a lock held by PowerPath.

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Sintomi

VMware SRM activity was initiated, and snapshot volumes were added to an ESXi host by manual BCV operation. A host rescan triggered the issue with PowerPath 6.3/6.4 versions.



ESXi hostd goes unresponsive when PowerPath installed while running VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) operations.

Affected versions:
PowerPath/VE 6.3 (build 105)
PowerPath/VE 6.4 (build 103)

Causa

This is a known PowerPath issue. A deadlock occurs while discovering a new snapshot/Clone volume in a VMware SRM environment.

Risoluzione

Upgrade to PowerPath/VE 6.5 which contains the fix. 

See PowerPath/VE 6.5 release notes available here: 

https://dl.dell.com/content/docu93537

Prodotti interessati

PowerPath/VE, PowerPath/VE for VMware
Proprietà dell'articolo
Numero articolo: 000168710
Tipo di articolo: Solution
Ultima modifica: 17 ott 2025
Versione:  4
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