VxRail: Primary Storage Provision API Time Out

Riepilogo: The primary storage provision API (rest/vxm/v1/system/primary-storage) can return a 504 gateway timeout when VM migration to external storage exceeds the default timeout, especially in constrained network environments. ...

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Sintomi

API Timeout Error

Calling the primary storage provision API rest/vxm/v1/system/primary-storage may result in a 504 gateway timeout error.

Typical user flow:

The API call hit 504 gateway time-out error

Causa

Extended VM Migration Duration

When the primary storage provision API is invoked, virtual machines such as the VxRail manager and the internal vCenter are migrated to the external storage.

Network Constraints

In limited network environments the migration task can take significantly longer than usual, causing the API request to exceed its timeout window.

  • Default timeout before VxRail 8.0.210: 10 minutes
  • Increased timeout from VxRail 8.0.210: 60 minutes

Risoluzione

Resolution Steps

  1. After triggering the primary storage provision API, a virtual machine relocation task starts. Monitor the task progress in the vCenter UI.

    virtual machine relocation task is started

  2. When the relocation task completes successfully, repeat the primary storage provision API call as described in: VxRail: How to Provision the Primary Storage of a Dynamic Node Cluster

Prodotti interessati

VxRail, VxRail Appliance Series, VxRail Software
Proprietà dell'articolo
Numero articolo: 000219922
Tipo di articolo: Solution
Ultima modifica: 06 ago 2026
Versione:  4
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