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ESXi can't access NetApp volume withe error: unable to connect to vaai-nasd socket

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • ESXi

Issue

  • The following vaai-nasd errors can be found from ESXi log when accessing to NetApp volume is not available.

2025-05-17T10:57:12.179Z In(05) vmx - HotAdd: Adding scsi-hardDisk with mode 'independent-nonpersistent' to scsi0:2
2025-05-17T10:57:12.179Z In(05) vmx - DISK: OPEN scsi0:2 '/vmfs/volumes/3cd657dd-187e807d/MC1CMVMC20/MC1CMVMC20_1.vmdk' independent-nonpersistent R[]
2025-05-17T10:57:12.186Z In(05) vmx - Unable to connect to vaai-nasd socket [No such file or directory]

  • There is no output after running command esxcli software vib list | grep NetApp on ESXi server, meaning NetApp VAAI is not installed.

[Server@user:~] esxcli software vib list | grep NetApp
[Server@user:~]
[Server@user:~]

 

 

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