ESXi datastores not accessible with error "device entered the All Paths Down state"
Applies to
- VMware ESXi all versions
- ONTAP 9
Issue
- All paths down reported by host and lost access to storage
- Error message(s) seen in the host logs:
cpu34:33313)StorageApdHandler: 982: APD Handle Created with lock[StorageApd-0x4304114925b0]
[APDCorrelator]:[vob.storage.apd.start] Device or filesystem with identifier [x] has entered the All Paths Down state.
[APDCorrelator]:[esx.problem.storage.apd.start] Device or filesystem with identifier [x] has entered the All Paths Down state.