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Datastore capability alarm on datastore after OTV upgrade

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Applies to

  • NetApp ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere v9.13P2
  • ONTAP (Cluster Mode) 9.12.1P17
  • VMware vSphere v8.0.3
  • AFF-C800 systems
  • Environments using VASA Provider and Storage Capability Profiles (SCPs)

Issue

  • After upgrading ONTAP Tools for VMware (OTV) to version 9.13P2, some datastores in vSphere display a “Datastore capability alarm”
  • Hovering over the Alert reports: Required Compression profile of true and saw false profiles. Storage system platform type does not match profile platform type.
  • When attempting to assign or change the Storage Capability Profile (SCP) for the affected datastores, the dropdown list is empty and no profiles can be selected.
  • The alarm message and log excerpts are as follows from within the vSphere task panel:

Alarm/Plugin UI:

Datastore capability alarm

kamino.log / nvpf.log:

Exception occurred while auto generation profile: Compression should be true for PlatformType performance or capacity. com.netapp.nvpf.api.model.ApiException: Compression should be true for PlatformType performance or capacity. ... [ERROR]An Exception occurred while auto generating the SCP for datastore: Compression should be true for PlatformType performance or capacity.

  • Disabling the VASA Provider in OTV will clear the alarm, but this will also disable all VASA functionality, including SCP enforcement and alarms.
  • Note: This is not recommended for production environments as it removes storage policy-based management capabilities.

 

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