VM can not add Fiber Channel Adapter

Nguyen Thanh Hieu 61 Reputation points
2021-05-20T08:31:05.8+00:00

Hi There,
We have one Failover Cluster for Hyper-V VMs running on Windows Server 2012R2. Everything working well but one thing. Today, I try to create Hyper-V VM server, everything normal also but I can't not add Fiber Channel Adapter for VM server. I click on "Add Hardware" the option Fiber Channel Adapter grayed out.
Have anyone faced same issue with me? I have tried some actions but still can not. It is production system so any safeties way to fix this issue.
Thank you in advance!

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  1. Xiaowei He 9,866 Reputation points
    2021-05-21T06:02:23.35+00:00

    Hi,

    When you add the adapter for the VM, do you shut down the VM? When we add it, the VM should be offline.

    Thanks for your time!
    Best Regards,
    Anne

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  2. Xiaowei He 9,866 Reputation points
    2021-05-24T01:49:50.29+00:00

    Hi,

    Do you perform the operation on the owner node of the VM?

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    Thanks for your time!
    Best Regards,
    Anne

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  3. Fabiano Inácio 6 Reputation points
    2021-06-29T14:22:55.713+00:00

    Hi,

    Have u tried shutdown VM to Add the FC Adapter at VM?

    I got the same greyed out only when VM is up.

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  4. Marcos Baeza 11 Reputation points
    2021-06-30T09:49:46.127+00:00

    how many fibre channel adapters available you get when you place your cursor over fibre channel adapter greyed?

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  5. Marcos Baeza 11 Reputation points
    2021-06-30T10:39:59.407+00:00

    If you place the cursor over fibre channel adapter greyed and wait, it shows how many fibre adapter are available.
    if it shows 0 available adapters and you don't have any adapter configured in the virtual machine, could be a driver problem.

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