SCW Disk Provisioning Resolution Guide
Applies to
- SnapCenter Server (SC)
- SnapCenter Plug-In for Windows (SCW)
Description
Common errors when attempting to provision disks with SnapCenter Plug-In for Windows
| Cause | Solution |
| No storage connection is set for StorageSystem | Configure name resolution for SVM management |
| Connection on port 443 for protocol HTTPS timed out | Test network connection and increase SVM timeout |
| No SAN connectivity between host and storage controller | Enable ISCSI session or FCP path |
| The client and server cannot communicate, because they do not possess a common algorithm | Enable SchUseStrongCrypto=1 for .NET |
| Failed to format volume [Error Code:5] | Enable disk automount |
| Shared disk fails to create windows file system | Move Available Storage to cluster owner node |
| Shared disk fails while retrieving physical disk resource information | Configure iGroup with initiators from all MSFC nodes |
| Failed to get disk information | Verify WMI is healthy |
| SCW assigns the incorrect mountpoint | Enable SetDiskOnlineWhileDiskProvisioning=True |
| RDM can be provisioned only on guest operating systems based on ESX | Install or update VMware tools |
| Vserver API missing Vserver parameter | Add SVMs to SnapCenter |
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