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Dell PowerVault MD3600i/MD3620i/MD3600f/MD3620f storage arrays configured with VMware ESX/ESXi fail (1037925)

Creating a VMFS datastore on a Dell MD3600i, MD3620i, MD3600f, or MD3620f fails
You see the error:

Call "HostDatastoreSystem.CreateVmfsDatastore" for object "ha-datastoresystem" on ESXi "Host Name" failed.
This issue occurs when LUNs are present in the vSphere Client and vCenter Server under Configuration > Storage Adapters.

This issue is has been resolved in ESXi 4.1 Update 3. For more information, see VMware ESXi 4.1, Patch ESXi410-201208201-UG: Updates the VMware ESXi 4.1 Firmware (2020374).

To work around this issue if you are using a Dell MD3600i/MD3620i or MD3600f/MD3620f array in your ESXi/ESX environment, you must add a claim rule to the ESXi/ESX host.

To add a claim rule:

Note

After rebooting the host, you must reload the rule with the correct PSP:

esxcli nmp satp addrule -V DELL -M MD36xxf -s VMW_SATP_LSI --psp="VMW_PSP_MRU"

For more information, see:

Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User's Guide
Adding an MD3600i/MD3620i to the ESX Rule Set(Appendix A) in the Dell™ PowerVault™ MD32xxi/MD36xxi Deployment Guide for VMware ESX 4.1 Server
The VIB mentioned in the Dell MD Storage Array vCenter Plug-in User's Guide is available here.

10/21/2011 - Added note to reboot the host

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