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ESXI cannot mount datastore because NFS share path is misconfigured

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2/25/2025, 10:08:31 PM

Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NFS
  • ESXI

Issue

  • ESXI tries and fails to mount datastore vol1
    • In the Provide NFS mount details page, the NFS share field is populated with a datastore url similar to ds:///vmfs/volumes/11111-22222222/
      • provide nfs mount details.png
    • ESXI displays:
      • Failed to mount NFS datastore vol1 - Operation failed, diagnostics report: Mount failed: Unable to complete Sysinfo operation. Please see the VMkernel log for more details: The NFS server denied the mount request: VSI node (5001:)
  • ESXI log says
    • NFS mount failed for 172.16.50.111:ds:///vmfs/volumes/11111-22222222/ volume vol1. Status: The mount request was denied by the NFS server. Check that the export exists and that the client is permitted to mount it.
  • Packet trace shows that ONTAP replies to MNT Call with ERR_NOENT

 

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