diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
index 032a7d6783..fb21da018e 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/vmdk.py
@@ -3641,16 +3641,27 @@ def _get_all_pools(self, refresh=False):
                 context.get_admin_context())
         return self._all_pools_cache
 
+    @volume_utils.trace
     def get_netapp_cinder_host(self, netapp_fqdn):
         # Example netapp host cinder-volume-netapp-b-0@stnpca2_st051_nfs
         # Example vmware host cinder-volume-vmware-vc-b-0@vmware_fcd
-        pools = [pool for pool in self._get_all_pools()
+        sched_pools = self._get_all_pools()
+        if not sched_pools:
+            LOG.error("No pools found in scheduler.")
+            return None
+
+        pools = [pool for pool in sched_pools
                  if pool['capabilities'].get('netapp_server_hostname')
                  == netapp_fqdn]
 
         if not pools:
+            LOG.warning("No pools found for netapp server %s.", netapp_fqdn)
+            LOG.debug("Available pools: %s",
+                      [p['name'] for p in sched_pools])
             return None
 
+        LOG.debug("Found pools for netapp server %s: %s.", netapp_fqdn, pools)
+
         return volume_utils.extract_host(pools[0]['name'], 'backend')
 
     def _start_periodic_tasks(self):