Applies to NetApp HCI VMware ESXi Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 PVSCSI driver v 1.3.15.0 or lower VMware Tools 11.2.x or lower Issue Windows VMs crash unexpectedly. On Event Viewe...Applies to NetApp HCI VMware ESXi Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 PVSCSI driver v 1.3.15.0 or lower VMware Tools 11.2.x or lower Issue Windows VMs crash unexpectedly. On Event Viewer logs, there are pvscsi warning events: Warning <date of the event> pvscsi <event ID> <task category> On vmware.log: 2021-01-25T19:16:46.358Z| vcpu-0| I125: Tools: Tools heartbeat timeout Full vmware.log output in Additional Information
Applies to Paravirtualized SCSI (PVSCSI) PVSCSI adapters are high-performance storage adapters that can result in greater throughput and lower CPU utilization in VMs PVSCSI adapters are best for envir...Applies to Paravirtualized SCSI (PVSCSI) PVSCSI adapters are high-performance storage adapters that can result in greater throughput and lower CPU utilization in VMs PVSCSI adapters are best for environments, especially SAN environments, where applications drive a very high amount of I/O throughput Assign separate paravirtualized SCSI adapters to each VMDK You will need to have OS support for using Paravirtual SCSI and you can see what support it in this VMWare Support article
