Volumes inaccessible from VMware hosts after adding a storage node with a duplicate IP
Applies to
- Element Software - All versions
- SF and H series storage nodes
- VMware ESXi - All supported versions
Issue
A subset of volumes becomes inaccessible to VMware hosts after a new storage node with duplicate IP configuration is added to a cluster.
Example cluster alert after adding a node (will show in the cluster UI and ActiveIQ):
ID | Date | Severity | Type | Node ID | Node Name | Drive ID | Resolved | Resolution Time | Error Code | Details |
396 | 2020-02-03T14:18:12.837Z | Warning | node | 24 | 0 | Yes | - | networkConfig | Network interface Bond10G.99 has a duplicate IP address 10.149.99.30 detected on the network. MAC Addresses with the same IP: {d0:94:66:28:f8:80} |