Synology Datastore is disconnected and will not reconnect
Modified on: Mon, Jan 6 2025 6:52 AMThis happens when a Synology loses power. vCenter does not automatically reconnect the datastore.
- remove the disk from the server that is affected.
- right click the server and select Edit Settings
- Expand Hard Disk 2 and take note of the Disk File Name.
- click on the three dots next to the affected disk and select Remove Device.
- right click the server and select Edit Settings
- go to the datastore in vCenter and right click on the affected datastore. Take note of the Datastore Name. It will be needed later.
- Click on Unmount Datastore and select the datastore to unmount and click OK
- Log in to the Synology and go to Shared Folder in the Control Panel
- Select the shared folder and click Edit and select NFS Permissions
- Take note of the Mount Path listed at the bottom of this screen
- Go back to vCenter and right click on the server.
- Select Storage>New Datastore and select NFS
- Click Next and select NFS 3. Should already be selected
- Enter the datastore information
- The Name is the name you took note of when unmounting the datastore from step 2 above
- Folder is the NFS path you took note of in step 5 above
- Server is the IP address of the Synology
- Click Next
- Select the Host and click Next
- Verify the information and click Finish
- The datastore should now be added to vCenter
- Select Storage>New Datastore and select NFS
- Go to the server that the storage was removed, rigkt click the server and select Edit Settings
- Click on Add New Device and select Existing Hard Disk
- Select the Datastore that was just created.
- Select the folder and the file that represents the storage. This is the Disk FIle Name you took note of in step 1.2
- The new hard disk will be listed. No changes are necessary. Select OK to add the disk.
- Click on Add New Device and select Existing Hard Disk
- Power on the server.