Missing VMDK or RDM disksin SnapCenter due to duplicate VMDK UUIDs
Applies to
- SnapCenter
- SnapCenter plug-in for Windows (SCW)
- SnapCenter plug-in for VMware vSphere (SCV)
Issue
- VMDK disks or RDM disks are not listed in the Hosts -> Disks page
- Refresh Disks in the Hosts -> Disks doesn't discover VMDK disks or RDM disks.
- The following script via VmWare PowerCLI indicates that multiple disks have the same UUID.
get-vm | Get-HardDisk | % {
New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{
VMName = $_.parent.name
Path = $_.extensiondata.backing.filename
UUID = $_.extensiondata.backing.uuid
}
} | fl
Example of the output with no file redirection: