Storage operator is degraded due to permission issue with vsphere user account in OpenShift 4

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to access datastore in vsphere, observed the following error messages.
      VSphereProblemDetectorControllerAvailable: [defaultDatastore "/DC/datastore/Datastore-name"
      in vSphere configuration: failed to access datastore /DC/datastore/Datastore-name:
      datastore ''/DC/datastore/Datastore-name'' not found, failed
      to access datastore /DC/datastore/Datastore-name: failed to access
      datastore /DC/datastore/Datastore-name: datastore ''/DC/datastore/Datastore-name''
      not found, failed to access datastore /DC/datastore/Datastore-name:
      datastore ''/DC/datastore/Datastore-name'' not found;

      VSphereProblemDetectorControllerAvailable: missing privileges for vcenter: Sessions.ValidateSession,
      StorageProfile.Update]'

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (RHOCP)
    • 4.x
  • Vsphere

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content