vSphere task names misreported

The IBM Storage Ceph Plugin for vSphere introduces a number of dedicated tasks into vSphere. These tasks detail the progress of storage actions and provide extra visibility of storage related tasks to the vSphere administrator.

In certain circumstances, the task name does not get correctly reported in the vSphere client and instead, the task ID is shown.

Browser caching

It may be possible to correct these issues by either simply refreshing the browser window, or logging out of the vSphere Client session, and re-authenticating in a new window.

Restarting the vSphere client service in vCenter

If restarting the local browser session has not resolved the issue, it might be required to restart the vSphere Client Service from the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface (VAMI).

Restarting the service with the VAMI:
  1. In a web browser, go to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface on port 5480, for example. https://appliance-IP-address-or-FQDN:5480.
  2. Log in as root. The default root password is the password that you set while deploying the vCenter Server Appliance.
  3. Select Services.
  4. Select the VMware vSphere Client service and click Restart.
    Note: If the issue is still not resolved, a restart of the vCenter Server Appliance might be required.