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Unable to create a VVOL datastore with error 'already exists'

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Applies to

  • ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere (OTV)
  • VMware vSphere

Issue

When creating a VVOL datastore an error occurs:

Cannot complete the operation. See the event log for details. Datastore with name <name> already exists, Specify a unique name for the datastore

 

 

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