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An administrator runs the command esxcli storage core device list and sees the following output:
mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0 Display Name: RAID 5 (mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0) Has Settable Display Name: false SizE. 40960 Device Type: Direct-Access
Multipath Plugin: NMP Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0 Status: off Is Local: true
What can be determined by this output?
A. The device is a being used for vFlash Read Cache.
B. The device is in a Permanent Device Loss (PDL) state.
C. The device is a local Solid State Device (SSD).
D. The device is in an All Paths Down (APD) state.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation : Symptoms
Permanent Device Loss (PDL)
A datastore is shown as unavailable in the Storage view
A storage adapter indicates the Operational State of the device as Lost Communication
All paths to the device are marked as Dead
In the /var/log/vmkernel.log file, you see entries similar to:
cpu2:853571)VMW_SATP_ALUA: satp_alua_issueCommandOnPath:661: Path "vmhba3:C0:T0:L0" (PERM LOSS) command 0xa3 failed with status Device is permanently unavailable. H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x25 0x0.
cpu2:853571)VMW_SATP_ALUA: satp_alua_issueCommandOnPath:661: Path "vmhba4:C0:T0:L0" (PERM LOSS) command 0xa3 failed with status Device is permanently unavailable. H:0x0 D:0x2 P:0x0 Valid sense data: 0x5 0x25 0x0.
cpu2:853571)WARNING: vmw_psp_rr: psp_rrSelectPathToActivate:972:Could not select path for device "naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763".
cpu2:853571)WARNING: ScsiDevice: 1223: Device :naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763 has been removed or is permanently inaccessible.
cpu3:2132)ScsiDeviceIO: 2288: Cmd(0x4124403c1fc0) 0x9e, CmdSN 0xec86 to dev "naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763" failed H:0x8 D:0x0 P:0x0
cpu3:2132)WARNING: NMP: nmp_DeviceStartLoop:721:NMP Device "naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763" is blocked. Not starting I/O from device.
cpu2:2127)ScsiDeviceIO: 2316: Cmd(0x4124403c1fc0) 0x25, CmdSN 0xecab to dev "naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763" failed H:0x1 D:0x0 P:0x0 Possible sense data: 0x5 0x25 0x0.
cpu2:854568)WARNING: ScsiDeviceIO: 7330: READ CAPACITY on device "naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763" from Plugin "NMP" failed. I/O error
cpu2:854568)ScsiDevice: 1238: Permanently inaccessible device :naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763 has no more open connections. It is now safe to unmount datastores (if any) and delete the device.
cpu3:854577)WARNING: NMP: nmpDeviceAttemptFailover:562:Retry world restore device "naa.60a98000572d54724a34642d71325763" – no more commands to retry
Reference: https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2004684