VMware guest unable to see newly added disks

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After upgrade to RHEL 7.6, newly added disk to guest OS is not visible even after re-scanning the host bus. The newly added disk is discovered only after a reboot.

  • This issue is observed only while using kernel-3.10.0-957.el7, it is not reproducible with RHEL 7.5 kernel-3.10.0-862 or while using VMware Paravirtual SCSI controller (PVSCSI)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (3.10.0-957.el7)
  • LSI Logic SAS/Fusion-MPT SAS controller
  • VMware ESXi6.5.0

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