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ESXi datastores are unavailable after network switch migration

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Last Updated:
6/12/2025, 8:02:31 PM

Applies to

  • Data ONTAP 9
  • iSCSI
  • NAS
  • VMware

Issue

After migrating to a new Nexus 5K switch the ESXi hosts lost connectivity to their LUNs or NAS Volumes. Datastores show unavailable.

 

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