Unplanned Device Loss

Unplanned device loss is a condition that occurs when your ESXi host permanently loses connection to a storage device.

■	To verify the status of the device, see Check the Connection Status of a Storage Device.
■	To unmount a datastore, see Unmount VMFS or NFS Datastores.
■	To perform a rescan, see Perform Storage Rescan.

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