[CLOUDSTACK-9176] VMware: Shared datastore is accidentally picked up as a local datastore

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7.0
• Fix Version/s: Future
• Component/s: VMware
• Security Level: Public (Anyone can view this level - this is the default.)
• Environment: ESXi 5.1; ; Management server running on Ubuntu 12.04
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mike Tutkowski
• Created: 16/Dec/15 07:18
• Updated: 13/Apr/16 02:03

Description

I added a shared datastore to my vSphere environment, then added this new datastore as primary storage to CloudStack.

This all seemed to go just fine until I shut down and re-booted my management server.

When it come back up, I noticed my new primary storage was still there; however, another local primary storage (with the same name as a previously existing local primary storage of mine) was created.

I believe this new "local" primary storage is based off of the same shared datastore I had earlier added to CloudStack as shared primary storage.

I have attached a screen shot.

You can see primary storage "192.168.129.75 Local Storage" is listed twice. I believe datastore "datastore-41" is actually what is backing shared primary storage "SF-PS-2".