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Title
Specific datastore is not seen in Virtual Export wizard or some VMs go offline when parent ESXi host is stopped -
Description
When following Core Virtual Export/Standby wizard, specific VMware datastore is not shown. Using vSphere client with same credentials - all datastores are seen and accessible.
On a separate notes, out of multiple VMs protected agentlessly under vCenter, some VMs shown as offline when their parent ESXi host is shutdown. VMs are migrated using vMotion and available, yet Core console show them as offline.
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Cause
IPv6 name resolution on the Core -
Resolution
To resolve the issue, please perform the following steps:
- Cancel all active tasks
- Stop the Core service gracefully
- Open regedit, navigate to HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TCPIP6\Parameters, create DWORD value with name DisabledComponents, set it to 0x20 (32 in decimal)
- Reboot the Core machine