ESXi – PowerCLI – current claimrule number 290 indicates that it should be claimed by plugin PowerPath

08/27/2017

The vmkernel logs on ESXi Hosts report the message:

“WARNING: ScsiClaimrule: 1318: Path vmhba2:C0:T0:L1 is claimed by plugin NMP, but current claimrule number 290 indicates that it should be claimed by plugin PowerPath.”

ESXi 5.5
PowerPath/VE 5.9 SP1 P03
HP Smart Array P410i Controller

Run: esxcfg-mpath -l to ensure the VMHBA is the local Smart Array P410i Controller
Device Display Name: HP Serial Attached SCSI Disk
Adapter: vmhba2 Channel: 0 Target: 0 LUN: 1

Run these 4 commands to make the change. You do not have to reboot.

esxcli storage core claimrule add –type=”location” –rule=210 –plugin=”NMP” –adapter=vmhba2 –channel=0 –target=0 –lun=1

esxcli storage core claimrule load

esxcli storage core claimrule run

esxcli storage core claimrule list | grep 210

# stop WARNING: ScsiClaimrule: 1318: Path vmhba2:C0:T0:L1 is claimed by plugin NMP, but current claimrule number 290 indicates that it should be claimed by plugin PowerPath.
# found 8/27/17 https://vmscribble.com/powercli/current-claimrule-number-290-indicates-claimed-plugin-powerpath/

$vCenter = Read-Host "Enter the vCenter Name"
$listofhosts = Read-Host "Enter the path and file name to the list of ESXi hosts ex. c:scriptshosts.txt"
$thehosts = Get-Content -path $listofhosts

# Connect to your vCenter
Connect-VIServer $vCenter

foreach ($esxihost in $thehosts)
{
#Display the ESXi Host being modified
Write-Host '$thehosts = ' $esxihost

# $esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $esxihost -V2
$esxcli = Get-VMHost $esxihost | Get-EsxCli -V2

# Create the new claimrule
$arguments = $esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.add.CreateArgs()
$arguments.type = "location"
$arguments.rule = 210
$arguments.plugin = "NMP"
$arguments.adapter = "vmhba2"
$arguments.channel = 0
$arguments.target = 0
$arguments.lun = 1
$esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.add.Invoke($arguments)

# Load the new Claimrule
$esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.load.Invoke()

# Run the new Claimrule
$esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.run.Invoke()

}

# Disconnect from the vCenter
Disconnect-VIServer $vCenter -Confirm:$false

# stop WARNING: ScsiClaimrule: 1318: Path vmhba2:C0:T0:L1 is claimed by plugin NMP, but current claimrule number 290 indicates that it should be claimed by plugin PowerPath.

# found 8/27/17 https://vmscribble.com/powercli/current-claimrule-number-290-indicates-claimed-plugin-powerpath/

$vCenter = Read-Host "Enter the vCenter Name"

$listofhosts = Read-Host "Enter the path and file name to the list of ESXi hosts ex. c:scriptshosts.txt"

$thehosts = Get-Content -path $listofhosts

# Connect to your vCenter

Connect-VIServer $vCenter

foreach ($esxihost in $thehosts)

{

#Display the ESXi Host being modified

Write-Host '$thehosts = ' $esxihost

# $esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $esxihost -V2

$esxcli = Get-VMHost $esxihost | Get-EsxCli -V2

# Create the new claimrule

$arguments = $esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.add.CreateArgs()

$arguments.type = "location"

$arguments.rule = 210

$arguments.plugin = "NMP"

$arguments.adapter = "vmhba2"

$arguments.channel = 0

$arguments.target = 0

$arguments.lun = 1

$esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.add.Invoke($arguments)

# Load the new Claimrule

$esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.load.Invoke()

# Run the new Claimrule

$esxcli.storage.core.claimrule.run.Invoke()

}

# Disconnect from the vCenter

Disconnect-VIServer $vCenter -Confirm:$false

The script will ask for the vCenter name and .txt file of ESXi host names.

SSH back into the host and run these 2 command. No reboot is needed.

esxcli storage core claimrule remove –rule 210
esxcli storage core claimrule load