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ESXI APD ( All Path Down) Issues

  ESXI APD ( All Path Down) Issues.

All Paths Down (APD) is a condition where all paths to the storage device are lost or the storage device is removed. The state is caused because the change happen in an uncontrolled manner, and the VMkernal core storage stack does not know how long the loss of access to the device will last.

We have to check with Storage and Network team for the cause.

>> Troubleshooting guide

Check host for "APD" message. Get VolumeID and timestamp.

Find volume name and storage ip.

Find vmk (source ip) of mounted storage.

Find switch inventory.

Check ESX/ ESXi advanced settings for network and nfs.

Check MTU Size, Interface and Switch status

Check host for "APD" message. Get VolumeID and timestamp.

        command:   grep -i storage /var/log/vmkernel.log | less

output:

2019-04-12T06:00:44.649Z cpu3:1988181)StorageApdHandler: 577: APD Timer killed for ident [2acd53b9-50167f5r]

2019-04-12T06:00:44.649Z cpu3:1988181)StorageApdHandler: 422: Device or filesystem with identifier [2acd53b9-50167f5r] has exited the All Paths Down state.

2019-04-12T06:00:44.649Z cpu3:1988181)StorageApdHandler: 922: APD Exit for ident [2acd53b9-50167f5r]!

Find volume name and storage ip.

 command: ls -lah /vmfs/volumes/ | grep 2acd53b9-50167f5r


output:

drwxrwxrwx   1 root root 8.0K Sep 19 07:01 2acd53b9-50167f5r

lrwxr-xr-x   1 root root 17 Sep 22 07:05 ISO-FS_nsvf67869s2-06 -> 2acd53b9-50167f5r


Storage ip

command: esxcfg-nas -l | grep ISO-NFS_nsvf4269s2-02_PERS

output:

ISO-FS_nsvf67869s2-06 is /vol/nsvf4269_nfs01/q_nfs02 from10.22.177.217 mounted available


Find vmk (source ip) of mounted storage.

command: esxcli network ip connection list|grep XXXXX (IP address)

output:

XXXXXXXXXXXX


command: esxcfg-vmknic -l

output:

XXXXXXXXXXXX


Find switch inventory.

command: vim-cmd hostsvc/net/query_networkhint | egrep '(vmnic|devId|portId)'

output:

XXXXXXXXXXXX

Check MTU Size, Interface and Switch status

MTU - Size

command: esxcfg-vmknic -l

Interface:

command : esxcfg-nics -l


Switch:

command: esxcfg-vswitch -l|grep -i 'switch'


As based on result, we should check network and storage teams for further troubleshooting.

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ESXI APD ( All Path Down) Issues ESXI APD ( All Path Down) Issues Reviewed by Virtulization on June 23, 2022 Rating: 5

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