Creating VMDK with NFS-backed storage does not allow thick-provisioning with vendor plugin
search cancel

Creating VMDK with NFS-backed storage does not allow thick-provisioning with vendor plugin

book

Article ID: 318160

calendar_today

Updated On:

Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
In certain builds of vCenter, when creating a new virtual machine disk on an NFS array with a vendor plugin enabling the creation of thick-provisioned disks, there is no option to create a thick-provisioned disk

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x

Resolution

The fix for this issue is in vCenter Server 7.0 Update 2c (buildĀ 18426014)

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
Unable to create thick-provisioned disks on a VM, even when array vendor plugin allowing thick-provisioning is enabled