NVM drivers AWS Issue - C5 and M5 instances only

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An AWS bug in the NVM drivers on C5 and M5 instance types may cause replication issues in source machines hosted on AWS. Users who experience the bug will have Data ReplicationThe process of copying all data blocks from selected disks on a Source Machine to Staging Disks. stuck at 0% on the CloudEndure User ConsoleCloudEndure SaaS User Interface. A web-based UI for setting up, managing, and monitoring the Migration and Disaster Recovery solutions..

To verify if the NVM drivers are working properly on the source machineThe computer, physical or virtual machine that needs to be protected by replication (Disaster Recovery) or migrated (Migration) The CloudEndure Agent is installed on the Source machine. run:

Get-Disk | Select Number,SerialNumber | Sort-Object Number

Ensure that the output matches the output shown in the AWS documentation.

If there is a driver issue, the output will only contain zeros.

If there's a problem the output will contain only zero's -

Number SerialNumber

------ ------------

0 0000_0000_0000_0000.

1 0000_0000_0000_0000.

2 0000_0000_0000_0000.

3 0000_0000_0000_0000.

4 0000_0000_0000_0000.

5 0000_0000_0000_0000.

6 0000_0000_0000_0000.

If this is the case, then something is not functioning correctly on the machineA physical or virtual computer. as it does not felt the proper EBS volume IDs.

You can fix this issue by reinstalling the NVM drivers.

Once the issue is fixed and the expected output is returned, Data ReplicationThe process of copying all data blocks from selected disks on a Source Machine to Staging Disks. will start.


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