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ESXi iSCSI datastore: Unable to format a newly created iSCSI lun with error: "Failed to update the disk partition information"

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Applies to

  • VMware ESXi hypervisor
  • NetApp ONTAP ISCSI LUN

Issue

  • Unable to format a newly created iSCSI lun with error:

Failed to update the disk partition information

  • The source and target network port are configured with a MTU of 9000
  • A regular vmkping is coming through:

vmkping -I vmk<number> <target IP>

  • A vmkping from initiator to target is not coming through once using MTU 9000

vmkping -I vmk<number> <target IP> -s 9000 

 

 

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