Category: ESXi

The “ESXi” blog category focuses on VMware ESXi, a bare-metal hypervisor provided by VMware. This specific category offers an in-depth look at ESXi, with an emphasis on ESXCLI commands, ESXCLI Mindmap, and VMware Tools version mapping with Release Notes. The content includes detailed guides and tutorials for using ESXCLI commands, essential for efficient management and troubleshooting in ESXi environments. It also features illustrative ESXCLI Mindmaps, helping users better understand and navigate the complex structure of ESXCLI. The section on mapping VMware Tools versions with Release Notes provides useful information about different versions of VMware Tools and their specific features and enhancements.

Devices deprecated and unsupported in ESXi 7.0 (77304)

Before upgrade to ESXi 7.0 is great to check KB 77304

Deprecated devices in ESXi 7.0 fall into three categories:

If you proceed with the upgrade on a host with any device described in first two categories, the following non-recoverable consequences can occur:

You may lose access to storage / data-stores
You may lose network access
You may lose previous configuration on the host

Deprecated devices supported by VMKlinux drivers

Devices that were only supported in 6.7 or earlier by a VMKlinux inbox driver. These devices are no longer supported because all support for VMKlinux drivers and their devices have been completely removed in 7.0.

Partner	Product	Driver
Adaptec	Adaptec Rocket	aacraid
Adaptec	ServeRAID 8k/8k-l4	aacraid
Adaptec	ServeRAID 8k/8k-l8	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2230S + ASR-2230SLP PCI-X	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2130S	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-2820SA	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-2620SA	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-2420SA	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP9024R0	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP9014R0	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP9047MA	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP9087MA	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-4810SAS	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP5085AU	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP9067MA	aacraid
Adaptec	Callisto Jupiter Platform	aacraid
Adaptec	Themisto Jupiter Platform	aacraid
Adaptec	Tomcat	aacraid
Adaptec	Adaptec SCSI	aacraid
Adaptec	ServeRAID 8i	aacraid
Adaptec	Perc 320/DC	aacraid
Adaptec	CERC SATA RAID 2 PCI SATA 6ch (DellCosair)	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-2610SA PCI SATA 6ch	aacraid
Adaptec	Legend S220	aacraid
Adaptec	Legend S230	aacraid
Adaptec	2200S Vulcan	aacraid
Adaptec	2120S Crusader	aacraid
Adaptec	2200S Vulcan-2m	aacraid
Adaptec	Adaptec 3230S	aacraid
Adaptec	Adaptec 3240S	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2020ZCR SCSI PCI-X ZCR	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2025ZCR SCSI SO-DIMM PCI-X ZCR	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2020SA SATA PCI-X ZCR	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2025SA SATA SO-DIMM PCI-X ZCR	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-2410SA PCI SATA 4ch	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-2810SA PCI SATA 8ch	aacraid
Adaptec	AAR-21610SA PCI SATA 16ch	aacraid
Adaptec	ESD SO-DIMM PCI-X SATA ZCR	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-2240S	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-4005SAS	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-4000SAS	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-4800SAS	aacraid
Adaptec	ASR-4800SAS	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP9085LI)	aacraid
Adaptec	ICP5085BR	aacraid
Adaptec	Catapult	aacraid
Adaptec	Themisto Jupiter Platform	aacraid
Adaptec	AIC-9410	adp94xx
Adaptec	AIC-9410	adp94xx
Adaptec	AIC-9410	adp94xx
Adaptec	AIC-9410	adp94xx
Adaptec	AIC-9410	adp94xx
Adaptec	AIC-7901 U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	AHA-29320ALP	aic79xx
Adaptec	AHA-39320A	aic79xx
Adaptec	AHA-39320B	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-29320LP U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-29320B U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-29320 U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-32320D U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-32320D U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-39320D U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-39320 U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-29320LP U320 w/HostRAID	aic79xx
Adaptec	AIC-7902 U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	AIC-7901A U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	AIC-8902 U320 OEM	aic79xx
Adaptec	AHA-39320DB / AHA-39320DB-HP	aic79xx
Adaptec	ASC-29320A U320	aic79xx
Adaptec	AIC-7902 U320 w/HostRAID	aic79xx
Adaptec	AIC-7901A U320 w/HostRAID	aic79xx
Adaptec	ServeRAID Controller	ipx
AMD	AMD 7441 OPUS IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
AMD	AMD CS5536 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
AMD	AMD 8111 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
AMD	AMD Viper 7411 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
AMD	AMD Viper 7409 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
AMD	AMD Cobra 7401 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
AMD	AMD Hudson IDE Controller	pata_amd
American Megatrends	MegaRAID 428 Ultra RAID Controller	megaraid2
American Megatrends	MegaRAID	megaraid2
American Megatrends	MegaRAID 434 Ultra GT RAID Controller	megaraid2
ATI Technologies	SB700/SB800 IDE Controller	pata_atiixp
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5781 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5704S Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5751F Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5703 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5753M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57765 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5753 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5755 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5786 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57766 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5703 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5785 Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5906 Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5761e Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5705F Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM57780 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5780S Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5780 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5782 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5702FE Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM57790 Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5715 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NC326i PCIe Dual Port Gigabit Server Adapter	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5715S Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57760 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM57788 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5756ME Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5753F Fast Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5705 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5755M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5762 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5714 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5789 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57791 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57781 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57761 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5901 100Base-TX	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57795 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57785 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5787 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5764M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5702A3 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5901 100Base-TX	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5701 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5700 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5703 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5702 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57787 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57764 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5752M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5751M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5722 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5704S Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5705M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5705M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5761 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5723 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57767 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM57762 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5754M Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5714S Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5724 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5761SE Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetXtreme BCM5761S Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5785 Gigabit Ethernet	tg3
Broadcom	NetLink BCM5787F Fast Ethernet	tg3
Compaq	Smart Array 5300	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 5i	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 532	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 5312	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 6i	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 641	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 642	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 6400	cciss
Compaq	Smart Array 6400 EM	cciss
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Si	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2/Si	aacraid
Hewlett-Packard	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Si	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di 1650	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Di 2650	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 5	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4E/SI/DI	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller	aacraid
Dell	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4	aacraid
Digital Equipment	Hewlett-Packard NetRAID-4M	aacraid
Digital Equipment	AAC-364 (Adaptec 5400S)	aacraid
Digital Equipment	Adaptec 5400S	aacraid
Digital Equipment	Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 2	aacraid
Digital Equipment	Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 2	aacraid
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array P800	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array P600	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array P400	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array P400i	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array E500	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array P600	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array E200i	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array E200	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array E200i	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array E200i	cciss
Hewlett-Packard	Smart Array E200i	cciss
Intel	Lewisburg SATA AHCI Controller	ahci
Intel	Lewisburg SATA AHCI Controller	ahci
Intel	82547GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82541ER Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82541GI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82544GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller (LOM)	e1000
Intel	82544GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82541ER Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (LOM)	e1000
Intel	82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)	e1000
Intel	82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)	e1000
Intel	82541EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82545GM Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82547EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)	e1000
Intel	82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	e1000
Intel	82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82541PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82543GC Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)	e1000
Intel	82542 Gigabit Ethernet Controller	e1000
Intel	82576NS Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	DH8900CC Series Gigabit SFP Network Connection	igb
Intel	82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection	igb
Intel	82575EB Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	DH8900CC Series Gigabit Fiber Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82575GB Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	DH8900CC Series Gigabit Backplane Network Connection	igb
Intel	DH8900CC Series Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576 Gigabit Backplane Connection	igb
Intel	I210 Gigabit Backplane Network Connection	igb
Intel	I210 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	I210 Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82576NS SerDes Gigabit Network Connection	igb
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AT CX4 Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AF Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AF Dual Port Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598 10GbE PCI-Express Ethernet Controller	ixgbe
Intel	82599EB 10Gigabit Dual Port Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AT Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AF Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82599 10 Gigabit Dual Port Backplane Connection with FCoE	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AT CX4 Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB Gigabit BX Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AF Dual Port Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AT2 Server Adapter	ixgbe
Intel	82599 10 Gigabit Dual port Network Connection with FCoE	ixgbe
Intel	82598EB 10-Gigabit AF Dual Port Network Connection	ixgbe
Intel	MegaRAID 438 Ultra2 LVD RAID Controller	megaraid2
Intel	MegaRAID 466 Express Plus RAID Controller	megaraid2
Intel	MegaRAID 467 Enterprise 1500 RAID Controller	megaraid2
Intel	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2/SC	megaraid2
Intel	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2/DC	megaraid2
Intel	PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 2/SC	megaraid2
Intel	MegaRAID	megaraid2
Intel	MegaRAID 438, HP NetRAID-3Si	megaraid2
Intel	MegaRAID T5, Integrated HP NetRAID	megaraid2
Intel	MegaRAID, Integrated HP NetRAID	megaraid2
IBM	ServeRAID Controller	ips
IBM	SCSI RAID Adapter [ServeRAID]	ips
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID SATA 300-4XLP SATA II RAID Adapter	megaraid_mbox
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID SATA 300-8XLP SATA II RAID Adapter	megaraid_mbox
LSI/Symbios Logic	MegaRAID SAS 1078 Controller	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI MegaRAID SAS 1078 Controller	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC 6/E Adapter	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC 6/i Adapter	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC 6/i Integrated	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC 6/i Integrated Blade	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell CERC 6/i Integrated	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI MegaRAID SAS1064	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI MegaRAID SAS1064R	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	MegaRAID SAS GEN2 SKINNY Controller	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	MegaRAID SAS SKINNY Controller	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	PERC H310 Integrated	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	PERC H310 Reserved	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	MegaRAID SAS GEN2 Controller	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H800 Adapter	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H700 Adapter	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H700 Integrated	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H700 Modular	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H700 / PERC 800	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H700 / PERC 800	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H700 / PERC 800	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	MegaRAID SAS GEN2 Controller	megaraid_sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC 4e/DC Adapter	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC 4/DC	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI Logic MegaRAID	megaraid2
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI WarpDrive SSD	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2116_1	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2116_2	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2004	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	HP H210i Host Bus Adapter	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2008	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA Adapter	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H200 Adapter	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H200 Integrated	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H200 Modular	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H200 Embedded	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell PERC H200	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell 6Gbps SAS HBA	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Intel(R) SSD 910 Series	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2108_1	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2108_3	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI2108_2	mpt2sas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1068E	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 6/iR Integrated	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 6/iR Adapter	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 6/iR Integrated	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 6/iR Integrated	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1064	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1078	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1064E	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1064A	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1066E	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1068	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 5/E Adapter	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 5/i Integrated	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 5/iR Integrated	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	Dell SAS 5/iR Adapter	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	LSI1066	mptsas
LSI/Symbios Logic	53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI	mptspi
LSI/Symbios Logic	53c1035 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI	mptspi
LSI/Symbios Logic	FC919	mptspi
LSI/Symbios Logic	FC929X	mptspi
LSI/Symbios Logic	FC909	mptspi
LSI/Symbios Logic	FC929	mptspi
LSI/Symbios Logic	FC919X	mptspi
Marvell	88SE9230 PCIe SATA 6Gb/s Controller	ahci
Mellanox	MT26428 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB QDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT26488 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB DDR / 10GigE Virtualization+]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT26438 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB QDR / 10GigE Virtualization+]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB SDR]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27560 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27551 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27550 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27541 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27540 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27531 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE, PCIe 2.0 2.5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX EN 10GigE 10GBaseT, PCIe Gen2 5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27561 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT26468 [ConnectX EN 10GigE, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s Virtualization+]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT26418 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB DDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27510 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT26488 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB DDR / 10GigE Virtualization+]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT26448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE , PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25418 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB DDR, PCIe 2.0 2.5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27530 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27521 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT27511 Family	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX EN 10GigE 10BASE-T, PCIe 2.0 2.5GT/s]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX IB SDR Flash Recovery]	mlx4_core
Mellanox	MT25400 Family [ConnectX-2 Virtual Function]	mlx4_core
NetXen	IMEZ 10 Gigabit Ethernet	nx_nic
NetXen	HMEZ 10 Gigabit Ethernet	nx_nic
NetXen	10G Ethernet PCI Express	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC510F PCIe 10 Gigabit Server Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	10G Ethernet PCI Express CX	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC510C PCIe 10 Gigabit Server Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	1G/10G Ethernet PCI Express	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC522m Dual Port 10GbE Multifunction BL-c Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC375T PCI Express Quad Port Gigabit Server Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC375i 1G w/NC524SFP 10G Module	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC375i Integrated Quad Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	HP NC522SFP Dual Port 10GbE Server Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	Quanta SFP+ Dual Port 10GbE Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	Dual Port 10GbE CX4 Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	QLE3044 (NX3-4GBT) Quad Port PCIe 2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter	nx_nic
NetXen	NX3-IMEZ 10 Gigabit Ethernet	nx_nic
NetXen	QLE3142 (NX3-20GxX) Dual Port PCIe 2.0 10GbE SFP+ Adapter	nx_nic
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	nVidia NForce Network Controller	forcedeth
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP61 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP04 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce CK804 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce2 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP65 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce2S IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce3 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP67 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP51 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP73 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP77 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce MCP55 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	NVidia NForce3S IDE/PATA Controller	pata_amd
nVidia	MCP04 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	CK804 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	CK804 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP61 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP61 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP65 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP65 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP65 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP65 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	CK8S Serial ATA Controller (v2.5)	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP55 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP55 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP51 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP51 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	CK8S Serial ATA Controller (v2.5)	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP61 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP04 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	nForce2 Serial ATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP67 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP67 SATA Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP67 AHCI Controller	sata_nv
nVidia	MCP67 SATA Controller	sata_nv
Promise	PDC20276 Ultra ATA/133 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC20268 Ultra ATA/100 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC20269 (Ultra133 TX2) IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC20270 Ultra ATA/100 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC20271 Ultra ATA/133 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC20275 Ultra ATA/133 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC20277 Ultra ATA/133 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_pdc2027x
Promise	PDC40719 [FastTrak TX4300/TX4310]	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20619 (FastTrak TX4000)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC40519 (FastTrak TX4200)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20579 SATAII 150 IDE Controller	sata_promise
Promise	PDC40779 (FastTrak TX2300)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20571 (FastTrak TX2200)	sata_promise
Promise	20771 (FastTrak TX2300)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20319 (FastTrak S150 TX4)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20318 (SATA150 TX4)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC40718 (SATA 300 TX4)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20371 (FastTrak S150 TX2plus)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20376 (FastTrak 376)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20375 (SATA150 TX2plus)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20378 (FastTrak 378/SATA 378)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20518/PDC40518 (SATAII 150 TX4)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC20575 (SATAII150 TX2plus)	sata_promise
Promise	PDC40775 (SATA 300 TX2plus)	sata_promise
Qlogic	NetXtreme II BCM57711 10 Gigabit Ethernet	bnx2x
Qlogic	NetXtreme II BCM57711E 10 Gigabit Ethernet	bnx2x
Qlogic	NetXtreme II BCM57711E/NC532m 10 Gigabit Ethernet	bnx2x
Qlogic	NetXtreme II BCM57711E/NC532i 10 Gigabit Ethernet	bnx2x
Qlogic	NetXtreme II BCM57710 10 Gigabit Ethernet	bnx2x
Qlogic	QLE406Xc iSCSI Host Bus Adapter	qla4xxx
Qlogic	QLA405Xc iSCSI Host Bus Adapter	qla4xxx
ServerWorks	Serverworks OSB4 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_serverworks
ServerWorks	Serverworks CSB6 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_serverworks
ServerWorks	Serverworks CSB5 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_serverworks
ServerWorks	Serverworks HT1100 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_serverworks
ServerWorks	Serverworks HT1000 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_serverworks
ServerWorks	Serverworks CSB6IDE2 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_serverworks
ServerWorks	BroadCom HT1100 SATA Controller (PATA/IDE Mode)	sata_svw
ServerWorks	BroadCom HT1100 SATA Controller (NATIVE SATA Mode)	sata_svw
Silicon Image	CMD646 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_cmd64x
Silicon Image	CMD643 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_cmd64x
Silicon Image	CMD648 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_cmd64x
Silicon Image	CMD649 IDE/PATA Controller	pata_cmd64x
Silicon Image	Sil0680A - PCI to 2 Port IDE/PATA Controller	pata_sil680
Silicon Image	Adaptec AAR-1210SA SATA HostRAID Controller	sata_sil
Silicon Image	SiI 3512 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller	sata_sil
Silicon Image	SiI 3114 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller	sata_sil
Silicon Image	SiI 3112 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller	sata_sil
Silicon Image	SiI 3531 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller	sata_sil24
Silicon Image	SiI 3124 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller	sata_sil24
Silicon Image	SiI 3132 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller	sata_sil24
Triones	HPT 366 (rev 06) IDE/PATA Controller	pata_hpt3x2n
Triones	HPT 372 (rev 02) IDE/PATA Controller	pata_hpt3x2n
Triones	HPT 302/302N (rev 02) IDE/PATA Controller	pata_hpt3x2n
Triones	HPT 371/371N (rev 02) IDE/PATA Controller	pata_hpt3x2n
Triones	HPT 372N IDE/PATA Controller	pata_hpt3x2n
VIA	VX800 SATA/EIDE Controller	pata_via

Deprecated devices supported by VMKlinux drivers – full table list

Deprecated Devices 7.0 native and not removed in driver

Devices that were supported by a Native inbox driver in 6.7 or earlier but that support has been completely removed in the 7.0 inbox driver.

Partner	Device	Driver
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter	e1000e
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-I	elxiscsi
Emulex	Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE iSCSI CNA	elxiscsi
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-IM	elxiscsi
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-IT	elxiscsi
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-IX	elxiscsi
Fujitsu	PY CNA Mezz Card 10Gb 2 Port iSCSI (MC-CNA112E)	elxiscsi
Fujitsu	Emulex OneConnect OCl11102-LOM 2-port PCIe 10GbE Converged Network Adapter	elxiscsi
Fujitsu	Emulex OneConnect OCl11102-LOM 2-port PCIe 10GbE Converged Network Adapter	elxiscsi
Fujitsu	Emulex OneConnect OCl11102-LOM 2-port PCIe 10GbE Converged Network Adapter	elxiscsi
Hitachi	OCl11102-F-HI	elxiscsi
Hitachi	OCm11104-F2-HI	elxiscsi
HP	613431-B21 (HP NC553m) Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE iSCSI CNA FlexFabric Adapter for HP ProLiant S	elxiscsi
HP	554FLR-SFP+	elxiscsi
HP	HP 554M	elxiscsi
HP	613431-B21 (HP NC553m) Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE NIC CNA FlexFabric Adapter for HP ProLiant S	elxiscsi
HP	HP CN1100E Converged Network Adapter	elxiscsi
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ510	elxiscsi
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ512	elxiscsi
IBM	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x (49Y7950)	elxiscsi
IBM	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced 2 - IBM BladeCenter (90Y3566)	elxiscsi
IBM	Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter III for IBM System x (95Y3762)	elxiscsi
IBM	IBM Flex System CN4054 10Gb VFA Ethernet (90Y3554)	elxiscsi
IBM	Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 (81Y3120)	elxiscsi
IBM	Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr for IBM System x (00D8540)	elxiscsi
IBM	00D8540 Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter III for IBM System x (OCe11102R-N2-X)	elxiscsi
IBM	00D8536 (SBB) Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr for IBM System x (OCe111D2R-N2-X)	elxiscsi
Lenovo	00Y3306 Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCm11104R-N-X)	elxiscsi
Lenovo	Flex System CN4054 10Gb VFA Ethernet (90Y3554)	elxiscsi
Lenovo	Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr (00D8540)	elxiscsi
Lenovo	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 (81Y3120)	elxiscsi
Lenovo	Emulex OCl11104-F-X Virtual Fabric Adapter 2-port 10Gb and 2-port 1Gb LOM for HS-23	elxiscsi
Emulex	OneConnect 10Gb Gen2 PCIe Network Adapter	elxnet
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-N	elxnet
Emulex	Emulex OneConnect OCe11102-NX 10GbE NIC	elxnet
HP	(HP NC553i) Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE NIC CNA for HP ProLiant Intel G7 BladeSystems	elxnet
HP	HP NC552m	elxnet
HP	613431-B21 (HP NC553m) Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE NIC CNA FlexFabric Adapter for HP ProLiant S	elxnet
IBM	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for IBM System x (49Y7950)	elxnet
IBM	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter 2 - IBM BladeCenter (90Y3550) (00Y3266)	elxnet
IBM	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced 2 - IBM BladeCenter (90Y3566)	elxnet
HP	NC552SFP	elxnet
Emulex	OCe11102-NM	elxnet
Emulex	OCe11102-NT	elxnet
HP	554FLR-SFP+	elxnet
HP	HP 552M	elxnet
HP	HP 554FLB	elxnet
HP	HP 554M	elxnet
IBM	Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter III for IBM System x (95Y3762)	elxnet
Emulex	Emulex OCe11101-NM 10Gb 1-port network adapter	elxnet
Emulex	Emulex OCe11101-NX 10Gb 1-port network adapter	elxnet
IBM	IBM Flex System CN4054 10Gb VFA Ethernet (90Y3554)	elxnet
IBM	Emulex 10GbE Custom Adapter for IBM System X (SBB 49Y7940)	elxnet
IBM	Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 (81Y3120)	elxnet
HP	CN1100E (BK835A)	elxnet
Lenovo	Emulex Dual Port 10Gb SFP+ Embedded VFA IIIr (90Y6456) (00Y7730)	elxnet
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-EX	elxnet
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-EM	elxnet
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11101-EX	elxnet
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11101-EM	elxnet
Hitachi	OCl11102-F-HI	elxnet
Hitachi	OCm11104-F2-HI	elxnet
Hitachi	OCm11104-N2-HI	elxnet
IBM	Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr for IBM System x (00D8540)	elxnet
IBM	00Y3306 IBM Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCm11104R-N-X)	elxnet
IBM	IBM Flex System2-port 10Gb LOM Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCI11102R-F-X)	elxnet
IBM	IBM Flex System 2-port 10Gb LOM Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCl11102F-X)	elxnet
IBM	x440 (OCI11102-F5-X)	elxnet
IBM	IBM Flex System 2-port 10Gb LOM Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCI11102-F7-X)	elxnet
IBM	IBM Flex System 2-port 10Gb LOM Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCI11102-F6-X)	elxnet
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ510	elxnet
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ512	elxnet
Lenovo	00Y3306 Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCm11104R-N-X)	elxnet
Lenovo	Flex System CN4054 10Gb VFA Ethernet (90Y3554)	elxnet
Lenovo	Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr (00D8540)	elxnet
Lenovo	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 (81Y3120)	elxnet
Lenovo	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II -for BladeCenter (90Y3550) (00Y3266)	elxnet
Fujitsu	PY CNA Mezz Card 10Gb 2 Port NIC (MC-CNA112E)	elxnet
Lenovo	90Y9332 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced II for HS23	elxnet
Lenovo	00Y3264 Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced II for BladeCenter	elxnet
Fujitsu	OneConnect OCl11104-F1-F	elxnet
Fujitsu	OneConnect OCl11104-F2-F	elxnet
Fujitsu	OneConnect OCl11104-F3-F	elxnet
Lenovo	Emulex OCl11104-F-X Virtual Fabric Adapter 2-port 10Gb and 2-port 1Gb LOM for HS-23	elxnet
HP	HP BL8X0c i3 Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Embedded CNIC	elxnet
HP	HP Integrity_CN1100E PCIe 2-port CNA	elxnet
HP	HP Integrity NC552SFP 2P 10GbE Adapter	elxnet
HP	HP OCl11102-F5-HP Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Embedded CNIC	elxnet
HP	HP AT093A 10GbE-SFP PCIe 1p 8Gb FC and 1p 1/10GbE Adtr	elxnet
HP	HP AT094A 10GbE-SFP PCIe 2p 8Gb FC and 2p 1/10GbE Adtr	elxnet
HP	Emulex OneConnect OCe11102-I-HP NIC	elxnet
HP	Emulex OneConnect OCm11102-I-HP NIC	elxnet
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25CB040	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25CB080	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25CB080N	lsi_mr3
Fujitsu	SAS RAID HDD Module w/o Cache (D2837)	lsi_mr3
Fujitsu	SAS RAID HDD Module (D2816C )	lsi_mr3
Fujitsu	SAS RAID HDD Module w/o Cache (D2837C )	lsi_mr3
Fujitsu	RAID Ctrl SAS 6G 1GB (D3116)	lsi_mr3
Fujitsu	SAS RAID HDD Module (D2816)	lsi_mr3
Fujitsu	RAID Ctrl SAS 6G 1GB (D3116C)	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8e	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9271-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9266-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9266-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9286CV-8eCC	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9270-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9271-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9271-8iCC	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9286-8e	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID 9285CV-8e	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9285-8e	lsi_mr3
Supermicro Computer Inc	SMC2208	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25PB080N	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25PB080	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25PB040	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RS25DB080	lsi_mr3
Lenovo	ServeRAID M5110 SAS/SATA Controller	lsi_mr3
Lenovo	ServeRAID M5115 SAS/SATA Controller for Flex System	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8110-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8120-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8100-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8120-4e	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8110-4e	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8115-8e8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	Nytro MegaRAID NMR 8140-8e8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9265CV-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9270CV-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI 2208R	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9272-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i	lsi_mr3
Cisco	UCS-RAID9271CV-8I	lsi_mr3
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	SR320BC	lsi_mr3
Lenovo	ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller	lsi_mr3
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	RU320BC	lsi_mr3
Lenovo	Flex System Storage Expansion Node (LSI SAS2208 6 Gbps RAID on Chip (ROC) controller)	lsi_mr3
Lenovo	ServeRAID M5120 SAS/SATA Controller	lsi_mr3
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	SR420BC	lsi_mr3
LSI	MegaRAID SAS Thunderbolt Controller	lsi_mr3
Lenovo	ServeRAID M5110e SAS/SATA Controller	lsi_mr3
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2308_3 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2208_1 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2208_2 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2208_3 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2208_4 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2208_5 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2208_6 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
Supermicro Computer Inc	SMC2308	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2308_1 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9205-8e	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9207-8e	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9215-8i	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9215-4i4e	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9205-4i4e(H222)	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9205-8i(H220)	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9205-8i(H220i)	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9217-8i	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9217-4i4e	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9207-8i	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9206-16e	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9207-4i4e	lsi_msgpt2
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25JB080	lsi_msgpt2
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RS25FB044	lsi_msgpt2
Intel	Intel RAID Controller RMS25JB040	lsi_msgpt2
Intel	Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB040	lsi_msgpt2
Intel	Intel® Integrated RAID Module RMS25KB080	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	LSI SAS2308	lsi_msgpt2
DELL	LSI SAS 9207-8i	lsi_msgpt2
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	SR120	lsi_msgpt2
Inspur	Inspur 2308IR	lsi_msgpt2
Lenovo	N2115 SAS/SATA HBA	lsi_msgpt2
Lenovo	N2125 SAS/SATA HBA	lsi_msgpt2
Lenovo	H701-L (ZAH90)	lsi_msgpt2
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	RU120	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	Avago (LSI) Logic Fusion-MPT 6GSAS SAS2308_2 PCI-Express	lsi_msgpt2
LSI	SAS9207-8e(H221)	lsi_msgpt2
Intel	82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PB Dual Port Server Connection	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PB Dual Port Server Connection	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PB Dual Port Server Connection	ne1000
Intel	82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Connection	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	ne1000
Intel	82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PF Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PB Server Connection	ne1000
Intel	82573V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	82573E Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PL Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82573L Gigabit Ethernet Controller	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82572EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port LP Server Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82571PT Gigabit PT Quad Port Server ExpressModule	ne1000
Intel	82571EB Dual Port Gigabit Mezzanine Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82571EB Quad Port Gigabit Mezzanine Adapter	ne1000
Intel	82567LM-4 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82577LM Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82577LC Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82578DM Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82578DC Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
QLogic	ISP2432-based 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA	qlnativefc
QLogic	QME2472	qlnativefc
Oracle	SG-XPCIE1FC-QF4	qlnativefc
Oracle	SG-XPCIE2FC-QF4	qlnativefc
EMC	Qlogic QLE2462-E-SP	qlnativefc
DELL	QLogic QME2472	qlnativefc
DELL	QLogic QLE2460	qlnativefc
DELL	QLogic QLE2462	qlnativefc
EMC	Qlogic QLE2460-E-SP	qlnativefc
DELL	QME2462	qlnativefc
IBM	QLE2460 QLogic 4Gb FC Single Port PCIe for IBM System x	qlnativefc
IBM	QLE2462 QLogic 4GB FC Dual Port PCIe for IBM System x	qlnativefc
QLogic	QLE2462	qlnativefc
QLogic	QLE2460	qlnativefc
IBM	QLogic 4Gb PCIe FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x (39R6525) (QLE2460)	qlnativefc
Hitachi Vantara	QLE2462-HDS-SP	qlnativefc
Hitachi Vantara	QLE2460-HDS-SP	qlnativefc
IBM	QLogic CFFh Ethernet/Fibre Combo Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter (39Y9306) (QMI3472)	qlnativefc
Oracle	SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-Q-Z (QEM3472)	qlnativefc
QLogic	2400 Series 4Gb Fibre Channel	qlnativefc
IBM	QLE2462-IBM	qlnativefc
IBM	QLE2460-IBM	qlnativefc
QLogic	ISP2432-based 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA	qlnativefc
QLogic	ISP2422-based 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA	qlnativefc
EMC	Qlogic QLA2460-E-SP	qlnativefc
EMC	Qlogic QLA2462-E-SP	qlnativefc
Hitachi Vantara	QLA2462-HDS-SP	qlnativefc
Hitachi Vantara	QLA2460-HDS-SP	qlnativefc
IBM	QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for System x	qlnativefc
IBM	DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Dual Port HBA (39M5895) (QLA2462)	qlnativefc
IBM	DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single Port HBA (39M5894) (QLA2460)	qlnativefc
IBM	QLogic 4Gb FC Expansion (CFFv) (41Y8527) (QMI2472)	qlnativefc
IBM	QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion (26R0884) (QMC2462)	qlnativefc
LSI	LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI MegaRAID SAS 9241-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel ® Server RAID Controller RS2WC080	lsi_mr3
Intel	Intel ® Server RAID Controller RS2WC040	lsi_mr3
IBM	ServeRAID M1115 SAS/SATA Controller for System x (81Y4448)	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI MegaRAID SAS 9240-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI MegaRAID SAS 9220-4i	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI MegaRAID SAS 9220-8i	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI SAS2008	lsi_mr3
LSI	LSI SAS2004	lsi_mr3
LSI	UCSC-RAID-MZ-220	lsi_mr3
LSI	UCSC-RAID-11-C220 Cisco UCSC RAID SAS 2008M-8i Mezzanine Card	lsi_mr3
Cisco	Cisco UCS-E MegaRAID SAS 2004 ROMB	lsi_mr3
LSI	UCSC-RAID-MZ-240	lsi_mr3
LSI	UCSC-RAID-11-C240	lsi_mr3
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ910	lpnic
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ910	lpnic
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ910	elxnet
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ910	elxnet
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ910	lpfc
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ220	lpnic
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ220	lpfc
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ220	elxnet
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ912	lpnic
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ912	lpfc
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ912	elxnet
EMC	EMC OCe11102-FX-E 10Gb CNA	lpfc
Emulex	OneConnect OCe11102-F	lpfc
Emulex	Emulex OCe11102-FM	lpfc
Emulex	OCe11102-FX	lpfc
Fujitsu	MC-CNA112E PY CNA Mezz Card 10Gb 2 Port	lpfc
Fujitsu	Emulex OneConnect OCl11102-LOM 2-port PCIe 10GbE Converged Network Adapter	lpfc
Fujitsu	Emulex OneConnect OCl11102-LOM 2-port PCIe 10GbE Converged Network Adapter	lpfc
Fujitsu	Emulex OneConnect OCl11102-LOM 2-port PCIe 10GbE Converged Network Adapter	lpfc
Hitachi	OCm11104-F2-HI	lpfc
Hitachi	OCl11102-F-HI	lpfc
HP	(HP NC553i) Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE FcoE CNA for HP ProLiant Intel G7 BladeSystems	elxnet
HP	613431-B21 (HP NC553m) Emulex OneConnect OCe11102 10GbE FCoE CNA FlexFabric	elxnet
HP	CN1100E (BK835A)	lpfc
HP	554FLR-SFP+	lpfc
HP	HP 554FLB	lpfc
HP	HP 554M	lpfc
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ510	lpfc
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	MZ512	lpfc
IBM	Emulex 10 GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter III for IBM System x (95Y3762)	lpfc
IBM	IBM OCm11102-F-XL Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced (CFFh, 2+2)	brcmfcoe
IBM	Emulex OCl11104-F-X Virtual Fabric Adapter 2-port 10Gb and 2-port 1Gb LOM	elxnet
IBM	IBM OCm11104-N-X Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter (Fabric Mezz)	elxnet
IBM	Emulex OCl11102-F-X Virtual Fabric Adapter 2-port 10Gb LOM	elxnet
IBM	IBM OCm11102-F-XL Emulex Virtual Fabric Adapter Advanced (CFFh, 2+2)	elxnet
Lenovo	Flex System CN4054 10Gb VFA Ethernet (90Y3554)	brcmfcoe
Lenovo	Emulex 10GbE Virtual Fabric Adapter II for HS23 (81Y3120)	brcmfcoe
Lenovo	Emulex Dual Port 10 GbE SFP+ Virtual Fabric Adapter IIIr (00D8540)	brcmfcoe
Lenovo	00Y3306 Flex System CN4054R 10Gb Virtual Fabric Adapter (OCm11104R-N-X)	elxnet
Lenovo	Emulex OCl11104-F-X Virtual Fabric Adapter 2-port 10Gb and 2-port 1Gb LOM for HS-23	brcmfcoe
Sugon	Sugon 10GEEC02-U10 2-port 10GbE Converged Network Adapter Blade Mezz	lpfc

Deprecated Devices native and not removed in drivers – full table list

Deprecated devices supported by Native drivers

Devices that were supported by a Native inbox in 6.7 or earlier and will recognized by 7.0 but are no longer supported in 7.0 and will be completely removed from the driver in a subsequent release.

Partner	Product	Driver
Intel	82566MM Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration	ne1000
Intel	80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Serdes)	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 EB Backplane Connection with I/O Acceleration	ne1000
Intel	82567V-3 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82566DM Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82566DC Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82562V 10/100 Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82566MC Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 EB1 Network Connection with I/O Acceleration	ne1000
Intel	80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Serdes)	ne1000
Intel	Intel PRO/1000 EB1 Backplane Connection with I/O Acceleration	ne1000
Intel	82566DM-2 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567LF Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82562G-2 10/100 Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82562GT-2 10/100 Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82562GT 10/100 Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82562G 10/100 Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567V Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567LM-2 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567LF-2 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567V-2 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567LF-3 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82567LM Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000
Intel	82566DC-2 Gigabit Network Connection	ne1000

Deprecated devices supported by Native drivers – full table list

Alert: ESXi Host Certificate Status

You typically generate new certificates only if you change the host name or accidentally delete the certificate. Under certain circumstances, you must force the host to generate new certificates.

Status of ESXi certificate

It is possible to check certificate with login to ESXi:

How to regenerate new ESXi certificate?

cd /etc/vmware/ssl
mv rui.crt orig.rui.crt
mv rui.key orig.rui.key

/sbin/generate-certificates

reboot

What to do next

Consider replacing the self-signed certificate and key with a trusted certificate and key.

More info Generate New Self-Signed Certificates for ESXi

ESXi Arm Edition fix /bin/netdbg does not work

I tested ESXi Arm Edition, I found bug /bin/netdbg does not work – Could be fixed with :

export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

More info https://flings.vmware.com/esxi-arm-edition/bugs/1113

[root@localhost:~] netdbg
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/bin/netdbg", line 32, in <module>
    RootCommandGroup()
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'locale'

[root@localhost:~] export LANG=en_US.UTF-8

[root@localhost:~] netdbg
Usage: netdbg [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Command line interface to access settings on ESX datapath

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  vswitch

Question is support for:

netdbg vswitch mac-table …
netdbg vswitch mac-learning …

I suppose, that Native MAC Learning is NOT important on ARM, but could be usefull in futute for SmartNICS. Testing is here:

[root@localhost:~] netdbg vswitch instance list
DvsPortset-0 (vDS-LAB)           50 1b 4b 22 14 35 b5 ed-ec 99 d0 13 d2 ca 70 48
Total Ports:2560 Available:2552
  Client                         PortID          DVPortID                             MAC                  Uplink
  Management                     67108867                                             00:00:00:00:00:00    n/a
  vmnic128                       2214592516      26                                   00:00:00:00:00:00
  Shadow of vmnic128             67108869                                             00:50:56:xx:xx:17    n/a
  vmk0                           67108870        14                                   dc:a6:32:xx:xx:4f    vmnic128
  vmk1                           67108871        33                                   00:50:56:xx:xx:df    vmnic128
  vmk2                           67108872        58                                   00:50:56:xx:xx:fc    vmnic128
  ubuntu-01.eth0                 67108874        266                                  00:0c:29:xx:xx:ed    vmnic128

[root@localhost:~] netdbg vswitch mac-learning port get -p 266 -dvs _vmnet_ESXLAB1
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/bin/netdbg", line 32, in <module>
    RootCommandGroup()
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1071, in invoke
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1071, in invoke
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1071, in invoke
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 1071, in invoke
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 898, in invoke
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys-boot/lib64/python3.5/site-packages/netdbg/vswitch/mac_learning.py", line 49, in MACLearningPortGetCommand
  File "/lib/python3.5/site-packages/net/lib/libvswitch.py", line 5188, in GetPortMACLearning
    raise DVPortFailure('Get MAC learning config', dvs_alias, dvport, status)
net.lib.exceptions.DVPortFailure: _vmnet_ESXLAB1:266:195887107::fail to Get MAC learning config failed

And similar error for:
[root@localhost:~] netdbg vswitch mac-table port get -p 266 -dvs _vmnet_ESXLAB1
-- cut
  File "/lib/python3.5/site-packages/net/lib/libvswitch.py", line 5452, in GetPortMACTable
    raise DVPortFailure('Get MAC table', dvs_alias, dvport, result[0])
net.lib.exceptions.DVPortFailure: _vmnet_ESXLAB1:266:195887107::fail to Get MAC table failed

vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS) Workaround for ESXi-Arm in vSphere 7.0 Update 1

The vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS) is a new capability that is introduced in the vSphere 7 Update 1 release. The issue is that the vCLS VMs are x86 and can not be deployed to an ESXi-Arm Cluster as the CPU architecture is not supported. But We could disable it according documentation:

Putting a Cluster in Retreat Mode

This task explains how to put a cluster in retreat mode.

Procedure

Login to the vSphere Client.
Navigate to the cluster on which vCLS must be disabled.
Copy the cluster domain ID from the URL of the browser. It should be similar to domain-c(number).

Navigate to the vCenter Server Configure tab.
Under Advanced Settings, click the Edit Settings button.
Add new key “config.vcls.clusters.domain-c841.enabled” use the domain ID copied in previous step.
For the cluster with the domain ID, set the Value to False.

Check new key “config.vcls.clusters.domain-c841.enabled” – Flase

Click Save.

ESXi on ARM

ESXi on ARM was released. Is it possible download from Flings ESXi Arm Edition.

Instalation Fling on Raspberry Pi 4

Preparation

Raspberry PI EEPROM update

Dowload Raspberry Pi OS from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/ and update EEPRON

sudo rpi-eeprom-update -a

Create and setup UEFI on SD card

format SD card with FAT32
Download latest offcial RPi firmware
Download RPi 4 UEFI firmware
Merge it together with script:

md SDcard
7z.exe x firmware-master.zip firmware-master\boot\*
xcopy firmware-master\boot\* SDcard\*  /E /H /C /I /Y

del SDcard\kernel*.img

7z.exe x RPi4_UEFI_Firmware_v1.20.zip -oSDcard\* -y

For Raspberry PI 4GB only: Append the config.txt file on the SD Card and append gpu_mem=16:
Copy directory SDcard to root directory on SD card
Boot Raspberry Pi from SD card

UEFI firmware configuration

Disable 3GiB memory limit
- Device Manager / Raspberry Pi Config / Advanced Config / Limit RAM to 3 GB
- The Raspberry Pi 4 UEFI is configured with a default limit of 3GiB of memory for OS compatibility purposes. It is neccesary to disable it.
Console Preference Selection
- Device Manager / Raspberry Pi Config / Device Manager / Console Prefence Selection / Display Configuration
  - Virtual 800×600 – enable it
  - Virtual 1024×768 – enable it

Install ESXi-Arm

Basic instalation ESXi
- Enable ssh
- Setup ntp – IMPORTANT make sure that host has clock synchronized
Add ESXi ARM host to vCenter
Enabling vMotion
Create a VM – example Ubuntu for ARM

Known issues

JUMBO frame MTU – The ESX driver for Pi4’s NIC on the SoC (genet) currently does not support jumbo frames.
Native MAC Learning is not supported ???
/bin/netdbg does not work – Could be fixed with
- https://flings.vmware.com/esxi-arm-edition/bugs/1113

[root@localhost:~] netdbg
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/bin/netdbg", line 32, in <module>
    RootCommandGroup()
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
  File "/build/mts/release/bora-16966451/bora/build/esxarm64/release/vmvisor/sys
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'locale'

[root@localhost:~] export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
[root@localhost:~] netdbg
Usage: netdbg [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Command line interface to access settings on ESX datapath

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  vswitch

vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS) Workaround for ESXi-Arm in vSphere 7.0 Update 1

Introduction to vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS)

The vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS) is a new capability that is introduced in the vSphere 7 Update 1 release. It’s first release provides the foundation to work towards creating a decoupled and distributed control plane for clustering services in vSphere.

More information:

vSphere 7 Update 1 – vSphere Clustering Service (vCLS)

VMware vSphere Clustering Services (vCLS) considerations, questions and answers.

vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS)

Starting with vSphere 7.0 Update 1, vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) is enabled by default and runs in all vSphere clusters. vCLS ensures that if vCenter Server becomes unavailable, cluster services remain available to maintain the resources and health of the workloads that run in the clusters. vCenter Server is still required in 7.0 update 1 to run DRS and HA.

vCLS uses agent virtual machines to maintain cluster services health. The vCLS agent virtual machines (vCLS VMs) are created when you add hosts to clusters. Up to three vCLS VMs are required to run in each vSphere cluster, distributed within a cluster. vCLS is also enabled on clusters which contain only one or two hosts. In these clusters the number of vCLS VMs is one and two.

How to? Retrieving Password for vCLS VMs

You can retrieve the password to login to the vCLS VMs. To ensure cluster services health, avoid accessing the vCLS VMs. This document is intended for explicit diagnostics on vCLS VMs.

Procedure

Use SSH to login to the vCenter Server Appliance.
Run the following python script:
/usr/lib/vmware-wcp/decrypt_clustervm_pw.py
Read the output for the password.
pwd-script-output
Read key from file
Connected to PSQL
PWD: (password displayed here)

Operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs:

Changing the power state of the vCLS VMs
Resource reconfiguration of the vCLS VMs such as changing CPU, Memory, Disk size, Disk placement
VM encryption
Triggering vMotion of the vCLS VMs
Changing the BIOS
Removing the vCLS VMs from the inventory
Deleting the vCLS VMs from disk
Enabling FT of vCLS VMs
Cloning vCLS VMs
Configuring PMem
Moving vCLS VM to a different folder
Renaming the vCLS VMs
Renaming the vCLS folders
Enabling DRS rules and overrides on vCLS VMs
Enabling HA admission control policy on vCLS VMs
Enabling HA overrides on vCLS VMs
Moving vCLS VMs to a resource pool
Recovering vCLS VMs from a snapshot

Cisco Custom ISO MISSING_DEPENDENCY_VIBS ERROR during upgrade ESXi 6.7 -> 7.0

I found a problem and workaround to fix Cisco Custom ISO MISSING_DEPENDENCY_VIBS ERROR during upgrade 6.7 -> 7.0.

It was during these type of upgrade from VMware_ESXi_6.7.0_13006603_Custom_Cisco_6.7.2.1.iso to VMware_ESXi_7.0.0_15843807_Custom_Cisco_4.1.1a.iso

Workaround is to remove VIBs with dependency collision:

# esxcli software vib list | grep QLC
qcnic                          1.0.22.0-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922         QLC 
qedentv                        3.9.31.0-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922         QLC 
qedrntv                        3.9.31.1-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922         QLC 
qfle3                          1.0.77.2-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922         QLC 
qfle3f                         1.0.63.0-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922         QLC 
qfle3i                         1.0.20.0-1OEM.670.0.0.8169922         QLC 
scsi-qedil                     1.2.13.0-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585         QLC 

# esxcli software vib remove -f -n scsi-qedil
# esxcli software vib remove -f -n qfle3f
# reboot

How to fix? The CPU in this host is not supported by ESXi 7.0.0. -> allowLegacyCPU=True

[New] Quick Tip – Allow unsupported CPUs when upgrading to ESXi 7.0 https://t.co/6nzQQTAFpZ
— Virtually Ghetto (@vGhetto) April 16, 2020

Thank You William for these Quick Tip.

On my HomeLAB I have older server with NOT supported CPU for ESXi 7.0. During install I had an error:

The CPU in this host is not supported by ESXi 7.0.0.

CPU_SUPPORT ERROR:
The CPU in this host is not supported by ESXi
7.0.0. Please refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) for
the list of supported CPUs.

FIX – The CPU in this host may not be supported in future ESXi releases …

It could be fix during boot SHIFT-O:

allowLegacyCPU=True

SHIFT-O will open options for boot:

With adding > allowLegacyCPU=True. Installer will convert an error to a warning.

Now we have only Warning – Enter will continue.

CPU_SUPPORT WARNING:
The CPU in this host is not supported by ESXi
7.0.0. Please refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) for
the list of supported CPUs.

\UPGRADE\PRECHECK.PY

On ISO image VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0.0-15843807.x86_64.iso is \UPGRADE\PRECHECK.PY script which is checking it during instalation.

On line 1720 we could see our solution allowLegacyCPU = True …

Disclaimer: This is not officially supported by VMware and you run on your own risk.

vSphere Lifecycle Manager Convert Baselines -> Image

After sucessfull ESXi 7.0 upgrade. We can start using vSphere Lifecycle Manager and convert VUM Baselines -> vLCM Image.

vSphere 6 Update Manager -> vSphere 7 Lifecycle Manager : upgrade ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 7

Import VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-15843807-depot.zip

– Select ESXi version
– ADD COMPONENTS – example VMWare USB NIC Fling Driver

START REMETIATION will install our example VMWare USB NIC Fling Driver

vSphere 6 Update Manager -> vSphere 7 Lifecycle Manager : upgrade ESXi 6.7 to ESXi 7

vSphere Update Manager – vSphere 6

In vSphere 6 we can use various methods and tools to deploy ESXi hosts and maintain their software lifecycle.

To deploy and boot an ESXi host, you can use an ESXi installer image or VMware vSphere® Auto Deploy™. The availability of choice options results in two different underlying ESXi platforms:

Using vSphere Auto Deploy – stateless mode
Using an installer ESXi image – statefull mode

vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images: A Single Platform, Single Tool, Single Workflow

By introducing the concept of images, vSphere Lifecycle Manager provides a unified platform for ESXi lifecycle management.
You can use vSphere Lifecycle Manager for stateful hosts only, but starting with vSphere 7.0, you can convert the Auto Deploy-based stateless hosts into stateful hosts, which you can add to clusters that you manage with vSphere Lifecycle Manager images.

How to Upgrade ESXi 6.7 to 7 with vSphere Lifecycle Manager?

After upgrade VCSA 7.0, We prepare upgrade for ESXi 6.7. It is simular logic like in vSphere Update Manager: