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UCS-M2-HWRAID ESXi Boot: RAID 1 on the Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller (UCS Manager, Intersight, CIMC)

Boot ESXi from a RAID 1 M.2 volume on Cisco UCS-M2-HWRAID: controller limits, UCS Manager, Intersight and CIMC steps, and ESXi 8/9 boot device rules.

Short answer: UCS-M2-HWRAID is Cisco’s boot-optimized M.2 RAID controller for UCS M5 and M6 servers. It holds two identical M.2 SATA SSDs and supports only RAID 1 or JBOD (default JBOD). It boots only in UEFI mode, and one virtual drive always uses the full capacity. To boot ESXi, create a RAID 1 LUN in UCS Manager, Intersight or CIMC, set a UEFI boot policy to local disk (MSTOR-RAID), and install ESXi to that volume.

What is UCS-M2-HWRAID

The Cisco Boot-Optimized M.2 RAID Controller (PID UCS-M2-HWRAID) is a module that plugs into the mini-storage connector on the motherboard. It has two slots for SATA M.2 SSDs and an integrated 6 Gbps SATA RAID controller. In UCS Manager, Intersight and CIMC the controller shows as MSTOR-RAID. Its job is to give ESXi a mirrored local boot device without using the front drive bays or an SD card.

Property	Value (Cisco documentation)
Servers	UCS C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5, B200 M5, B480 M5 (UCS Manager 4.1 guide); also required for M.2 SATA on C220 M6 (spec sheet)
Minimum firmware	UCS Manager 4.0(4a) for the RAID procedure (tech note); Cisco IMC / UCS Manager 4.2(1) on M6
M.2 drives	240 GB and 960 GB SATA M.2 (UCSM 4.1 guide); C220 M6 spec sheet lists UCS-M2-240G, UCS-M2-480G, UCS-M2-960G
RAID levels	RAID 1 or JBOD only (default JBOD)
Boot mode	UEFI only; legacy boot not supported
Virtual drives	One, using the entire disk capacity
Mixing drives	Not supported (use two identical SSDs)
Hot-plug	Not supported; power the server off to replace a drive (M6 spec sheet)

Other UCS Manager limitations: the Local Disk Configuration policy is not supported, the LUN must be created in the Local LUNs tab of a storage profile (not with controller definitions), and existing LUN migration is not supported.

UCS-M2-HWRAID in UCS Manager: create the RAID 1 boot LUN

These screenshots are from my UCS Manager setup.

1. Disk group policy: Storage > Storage Policies > root > Disk Group Policies

Create a policy (here M.2-RAID1) with RAID Level RAID 1 Mirrored, 2 drives, drive type SSD.

UCS Manager disk group policy M.2-RAID1 with RAID 1 Mirrored, 2 SSD drives, automatic disk group configuration

If the service profile association fails with Server does not fulfill Local Disk config requirements, Cisco’s tech note says to use Disk Group Configuration (Manual) with the two M.2 slots and to disable pSATA. With manual configuration, leave the span ID unspecified and set the disk role to normal.

2. Storage profile: Storage > Storage Profiles > root

3. Local LUN inside the storage profile

Add a local LUN, select the disk group policy and enable Expand To Available. The controller supports only one LUN over the whole mirror anyway.

UCS Manager Create Local LUN M2-RAID1 with Expand To Available and disk group configuration M.2-RAID1

4. Attach the storage profile to the service profile

In the service profile, open Storage > Storage Profiles > Modify Storage Profile and select the profile. The LUN shows Not Applied until the profile is associated.

5. Boot policy: UEFI, Local Disk first

Use a boot policy with boot mode UEFI (the controller does not boot in legacy mode) and put the local disk first.

UCS Manager boot order with Local Disk as the first boot device

UCS-M2-HWRAID in Intersight Managed Mode

Create a Storage policy and enable M.2 RAID Configuration. Keep the default virtual drive name MStorBootVd or set your own. Select the M.2 controller slot: MSTOR-RAID-1 for C-Series and X-Series. Only the B200 M6 can have a second controller (MSTOR-RAID-2).
Create a Boot Order policy (Policies > Create Policy > UCS Server > Boot Order) in UEFI mode. Add Local Disk with the slot set to the M.2 controller from the server inventory (MSTOR-RAID), then add virtual media for the installer.
Add both policies to the server profile and deploy it. The RAID 1 volume should be visible in the ESXi installer.

UCS-M2-HWRAID in standalone CIMC

Storage > Cisco Boot optimized M.2 Raid controller (MSTOR-RAID). In Physical Drive Info, check that both drives are healthy.
Create Virtual Drive from Unused Physical Drives, move both M.2 drives to the drive group, choose RAID 1 (the only option on this controller) and click Create Virtual Drive.
Compute > Configure Boot Order > Advanced. Add Local HDD with slot MSTOR-RAID, or use Add Embedded Storage.

Without CIMC access, the same controller menu is in BIOS setup: press F2 during POST, then go to Advanced > Cisco Boot optimized M.2 RAID Controller.

UCS-M2-HWRAID ESXi driver and support

Cisco does not ship a separate ESXi driver download for this controller in the documents above. Whether a given ESXi release is supported on your server with this controller is defined by the Cisco UCS Hardware and Software Compatibility tool (ucshcltool.cloudapps.cisco.com) and the Broadcom Compatibility Guide. Check both for your exact server, firmware bundle and ESXi build before you upgrade. Install from the Cisco custom ESXi ISO so that the Cisco drivers match the firmware.

After installation, confirm which driver ESXi bound to the controller, and that the boot device is the RAID volume:

esxcli storage core adapter list
esxcli storage core device list

ESXi 7, 8 and 9 boot device requirements

Broadcom KB 317631 (formerly 85685, “SD card/USB boot device revised guidance”) is the reference for boot media. A RAID 1 M.2 SATA SSD volume is exactly the kind of local persistent boot device it recommends:

Requirement	ESXi 8.x	ESX 9.x
Boot device size	32 GB minimum, 128 GB recommended	128 GB minimum
Endurance	128 TBW over 5 years
IO performance	At least 100 MB/s
Media	PCIe NVMe, SAS, SATA/SATADOM SSD; industrial-grade flash (SLC or pSLC)
SD card / USB	Still supported through VCF 9.0 on previously certified servers, but not recommended; new platforms are not certified with SD/USB boot

Every M.2 size listed above (240, 480 or 960 GB) meets the ESX 9 minimum of 128 GB. Check the endurance rating of your specific SSD model against the 128 TBW requirement. On ESXi 7.x, SD cards can still hold all partitions, but Broadcom strongly recommends moving to a persistent device. If you are replacing SD cards on M5/M6 servers, UCS-M2-HWRAID is the natural choice.

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Fastest workaround instructions to address CVE-2021-44228 (log4j) in vCenter Server

The fastest workaround for Log4j CVE-2021-44228 (VMSA-2021-0028) on vCenter Server 7.0, 6.7 and 6.5, and why patching is the real fix.

https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/

Apache Log4j open source component has security bug (CVE-2021-44228 – VMSA-2021-0028). It is neccesary to fix vCenter Server 7.0.x, vCenter 6.7.x & vCenter 6.5.x.

Fastest and recommended is workaround with KB 87081 script (vc_log4j_mitigator.py).

Run ssh and create script via vim

Connected to service

    * List APIs: "help api list"
    * List Plugins: "help pi list"
    * Launch BASH: "shell"

Command> shell
Shell access is granted to root
root@localhost [ ~ ]# cd /tmp
root@localhost [ /tmp ]# vim vc_log4j_mitigator.py

Run script python vc_log4j_mitigator.py

root@localhost [ /tmp ]# python vc_log4j_mitigator.py
2021-12-21T10:38:20 INFO main: Script version: 1.6.0
2021-12-21T10:38:20 INFO main: vCenter type: Version: 7.0.2.00500; Build: 18455184; Deployment type: embedded; Gateway: False; VCHA: False; Windows: False;
A service stop and start is required to complete this operation.  Continue?[y]y
2021-12-21T10:38:23 INFO stop: stopping services
2021-12-21T10:38:46 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /opt/vmware/lib64/log4j-core-2.13.0.jar
2021-12-21T10:38:46 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /opt/vmware/lib64/log4j-core-2.13.0.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/opt/vmware/lib64/log4j-core-2.13.0.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:38:47 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /opt/vmware/lib64/log4j-core-2.13.0.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/opt/vmware/lib64/log4j-core-2.13.0.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:03 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:03 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:04 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:04 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:04 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:04 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:06 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.0.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:06 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.0.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.0.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:06 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.0.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.0.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:07 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.2.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:07 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.2.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.2.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:07 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.2.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.2.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:08 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/cis_upgrade_runner/payload/component-scripts/sso/lstool/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:08 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/cis_upgrade_runner/payload/component-scripts/sso/lstool/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/cis_upgrade_runner/payload/component-scripts/sso/lstool/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:08 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware/cis_upgrade_runner/payload/component-scripts/sso/lstool/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware/cis_upgrade_runner/payload/component-scripts/sso/lstool/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:14 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpn2a_0ql2/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:14 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpn2a_0ql2/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/tmp/tmpn2a_0ql2/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:15 INFO process_war: Found a VULNERABLE WAR file with: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-fileupload.war
2021-12-21T10:39:15 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-fileupload.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-fileupload.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:15 INFO process_war: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-fileupload.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-fileupload.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:15 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpxn5_4ah_/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:15 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpxn5_4ah_/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/tmp/tmpxn5_4ah_/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:16 INFO process_war: Found a VULNERABLE WAR file with: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/root.war
2021-12-21T10:39:16 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/root.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/root.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:16 INFO process_war: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/root.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/root.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:16 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpa4w275ot/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:16 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpa4w275ot/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/tmp/tmpa4w275ot/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.3.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:17 INFO process_war: Found a VULNERABLE WAR file with: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-filedownload.war
2021-12-21T10:39:17 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-filedownload.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-filedownload.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:18 INFO process_war: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-filedownload.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-filedownload.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:21 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpxv_znca3/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:21 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmpxv_znca3/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/tmp/tmpxv_znca3/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:22 INFO process_war: Found a VULNERABLE WAR file with: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war
2021-12-21T10:39:22 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:24 INFO process_war: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:25 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:25 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:26 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:28 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-dbcc/lib/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:28 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-dbcc/lib/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-dbcc/lib/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:29 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-dbcc/lib/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-dbcc/lib/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:32 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmprq0yfnd1/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:32 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /tmp/tmprq0yfnd1/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/tmp/tmprq0yfnd1/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:33 INFO process_war: Found a VULNERABLE WAR file with: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war
2021-12-21T10:39:33 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:34 INFO process_war: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:34 INFO process_jar: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
2021-12-21T10:39:35 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:35 INFO process_jar: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:37 INFO _patch_file: Found VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-vmon/java-wrapper-vmon
2021-12-21T10:39:37 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-vmon/java-wrapper-vmon backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-vmon/java-wrapper-vmon.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:37 INFO patch_vum: Found a VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/start.ini
2021-12-21T10:39:37 INFO backup_file: VULNERABLE FILE: /usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/start.ini backed up to /tmp/tmpxi89fco8/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/start.ini.bak
2021-12-21T10:39:37 INFO print_summary:
=====     Summary     =====
Backup Directory: /tmp/tmpxi89fco8
List of processed java archive files:

/opt/vmware/lib64/log4j-core-2.13.0.jar
/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar
/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.0.jar
/usr/lib/vmware/common-jars/log4j-core-2.11.2.jar
/usr/lib/vmware/cis_upgrade_runner/payload/component-scripts/sso/lstool/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-fileupload.war
/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/root.war
/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/webapps/vum-filedownload.war
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT.war
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/vmware-sts/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar
/usr/lib/vmware-dbcc/lib/log4j-core-2.8.2.jar
/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT.war
/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/log4j-core-2.13.1.jar

List of processed configuration files:

/usr/lib/vmware-vmon/java-wrapper-vmon
/usr/lib/vmware-updatemgr/bin/jetty/start.ini

Total fixed: 16

    NOTE: Running this script again with the --dryrun
    flag should now yield 0 vulnerable files.

Log file: /var/log/vmsa-2021-0028_2021_12_21_10_38_20.log
===========================
2021-12-21T10:39:37 INFO start: starting services
2021-12-21T10:52:47 INFO main: Done.

Verify python vc_log4j_mitigator.py -r

root@localhost [ /tmp ]# python vc_log4j_mitigator.py -r
2021-12-21T11:10:01 INFO main: Script version: 1.6.0
2021-12-21T11:10:01 INFO main: vCenter type: Version: 7.0.2.00500; Build: 18455184; Deployment type: embedded; Gateway: False; VCHA: False; Windows: False;
2021-12-21T11:10:01 INFO main: Running in dryrun mode.
2021-12-21T11:11:01 INFO print_summary:
=====     Summary     =====

No vulnerable files found!

Total found: 0
Log file: /var/log/vmsa-2021-0028_2021_12_21_11_10_01.log
===========================
2021-12-21T11:11:01 INFO main: Done.

vc_log4j_mitigator.py [-h] – helps and more options

root@localhost [ /tmp ]# python vc_log4j_mitigator.py -h
usage: vc_log4j_mitigator.py [-h] [-d dirnames [dirnames ...]] [-a] [-r] [-b BACKUP_DIR] [-l LOG_DIR]

VMSA-2021-0028 vCenter tool; Version: 1.6.0 This tool deletes the JndiLookup.class file from *.jar and *.war files. On Windows systems the tool will by default traverse the folders identified by the VMWARE_CIS_HOME, VMWARE_CFG_DIR, VMWARE_DATA_DIR and VMWARE_RUNTIME_DATA_DIR
variables. On vCenter Appliances the tool will search by default from the root of the filesystem. All modified files are backed up if the process needs to be reversed due to an error.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -d dirnames [dirnames ...], --directories dirnames [dirnames ...]
                        space separated list of directories to check recursively for CVE-2021-44228 vulnerable java archive files.
  -a, --accept-services-restart
                        accept the restart of the services without having manual prompt confirmation for the same
  -r, --dryrun          Run the script and log vulnerable files without mitigating them. The vCenter services are not restarted with this option.
  -b BACKUP_DIR, --backup-dir BACKUP_DIR
                        Specify a backup directory to store original files.
  -l LOG_DIR, --log-dir LOG_DIR
                        Specify a directory to store log files.

Links:

KB 82794 Explained: “The CPU in this host may not be supported in future ESXi releases” on ESXi 8 and ESX 9 (now KB 318697)

KB 82794 is now Broadcom KB 318697. What the CPU_SUPPORT warning means on ESXi 8 and ESX 9, which CPUs are affected, how to check yours and what to do.

Short answer: VMware KB 82794 is now Broadcom KB 318697, CPU Support Deprecation and Discontinuation In VCF Releases. The old link redirects to it. The warning means your CPU series is deprecated: it is still supported for the whole current major release, but the next major release will block installation. Installation or patching continues. A hard CPU_SUPPORT ERROR means the series is already discontinued. Compare esxcli hardware cpu list with the KB tables.

What VMware KB 82794 is now

The legacy URL knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=82794 resolves to Article ID 318697. The article has been rewritten several times. The first version, from the vSphere 7.0 era, was titled Updated Plan for CPU Support Discontinuation In Future Major vSphere Releases, and this post originally reproduced its Intel and AMD tables. Today the KB covers VCF 9.x, ESX 9.x and vCenter 9.x only. So when an ESXi 8 host tells you to read KB 82794, the current article shows what happens in 9.x.

The exact warning and error messages

Where you see it	Message	Meaning
ESXi 7.0 / 8.0 installer or upgrade	`CPU_SUPPORT WARNING: The CPU in this host may not be supported in future ESXi releases. Please plan accordingly.` Newer builds append Please refer to KB 82794 for more details.	Deprecated. You can continue.
`esxcli software profile update` on 7.0 / 8.0	`[HardwareError] Hardware precheck of profile … failed with warnings: <CPU_SUPPORT WARNING: …> Apply --no-hardware-warning option to ignore the warnings and proceed with the transaction.`	The same warning. The patch can be installed (KB 391610).
VCF / ESX 9.x installer	`CPU_SUPPORT_WARNING: The CPUs in this host may not be supported in future VCF releases. Plan accordingly.`	Deprecated in 9.x (Table 1 below).
Any installer	`CPU_SUPPORT ERROR: The CPU in this host is not supported by ESXi …`	Discontinued. The installer stops.

Deprecated vs discontinued: VMware CPU deprecation in two phases

Deprecated (phase 1): the installer warns about the coming discontinuation and lets you continue. The CPU series stays supported for the lifetime of that VCF release, its updates and patches, or until End of General Support. One condition applies: the server OEM must keep the server model listed in the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (BCG).
Discontinued (phase 2): the ESX/VCF installer blocks installation of that major release on the listed CPU series.

In the KB, the “future major release” is the release after the 9.x series, that is, when the first digit changes.

CPUs discontinued in ESX 9.x (the ESXi 8 warning becomes a block)

Table 2 of KB 318697. Hosts with these CPUs cannot install or upgrade to VCF 9.x. The exceptions are the Skylake rows marked “see KB 428874”.

BCG CPU series	CPU Info	Raw CPUID	Code name	9.x
Xeon D-1500	6.56	0x00050660	Broadwell-DE	Discontinued
Xeon E3-1200-v5, E3-1500-v5	6.5E.3	0x000506E3	Skylake-S	See KB 428874
Xeon E5-2600-v4, E5-1600-v4, E5-4600-v4, E7-8800/4800-v4	6.4F	0x000406F0	Broadwell-EP	Discontinued
Xeon E3-1200-v6	6.9E.9	0x000906E9	Kaby Lake-S	Discontinued
Xeon Platinum 8100, Gold 6100/5100, Silver 4100, Bronze 3100	6.55.4	0x00050654	Skylake-SP	See KB 428874
Xeon D-2100	6.55.4	0x00050654	Skylake-D	See KB 428874
Xeon W-2100	6.55.4	0x00050654	Skylake-W	Discontinued

For Skylake-SP, KB 428874 (updated 18 September 2026) extends support: the series now runs in Deprecated mode for all of VCF 9.x. Details are in Intel Skylake and ESX 9 support.

CPUs deprecated in ESX 9.x (warning now, blocked in the next major release)

BCG CPU series	CPU Info	Raw CPUID	Code name	9.x	Next major
AMD EPYC 7001	17.01	0x00800F10	Naples / Zen	Deprecated	Discontinued
AMD EPYC 7002/7Fx2	17.31	0x00830F10	Rome / Zen2	Deprecated	Discontinued
Xeon Platinum 8200, Gold 6200/5200, Silver 4200, Bronze 3200	6.55.6; 6.55.7	0x00050656; 0x00050657	Cascade Lake-SP / Refresh	Deprecated	Discontinued
Xeon E-2100, E-2200 (4/6-core)	6.9E.A; 6.9E.B; 6.9E.C	0x000906EA; 0x000906EB; 0x000906EC	Coffee Lake	Deprecated	Discontinued
Xeon E-2200 (8-core)	6.9E.D	0x000906ED	Coffee Lake Refresh	Deprecated	Discontinued
Atom C3000	6.5F	0x000506F0	Denverton	Deprecated	Discontinued

How to check which CPU your host has

esxcli hardware cpu list
esxcli hardware cpu global get

esxcli hardware cpu list prints one block per logical CPU with Brand, Family, Model and Stepping. The values are decimal. The KB “CPU Info” column uses hex, in the form family.model.stepping. For example, Skylake-SP 6.55.4 shows up as Family 6, Model 85, Stepping 4. Cascade Lake uses the same model (85) with stepping 6 or 7, so check the stepping before you decide which row applies. esxcli hardware cpu global get shows package, core and thread counts. In the vSphere Client, the host Summary tab shows the processor model string.

What to do when you see the KB 82794 warning

On ESXi 7.0 / 8.0, patching: KB 391610 calls the message harmless. With esxcli, add --no-hardware-warning:
esxcli software profile update -d="<patch-depot-path>" -p=<patch-depot-profile> --no-hardware-warning
Before planning VCF 9: look the CPU up in Table 2 and the server in the BCG for ESX 9.0/9.1. The complete checklist (server, CPU, devices, vSAN ESA) is in How to check VCF 9 hardware compatibility. If the CPU is discontinued, the host stays on 8.x (until its End of General Support in the Broadcom Product Lifecycle Matrix) or gets replaced.
Discontinued, but you need software support: KB 428874 says that an RPQ/TQ for “VCF Software Only” support on End of Life hardware goes through your VCF account team. Approval depends on feasibility, business justification and VMware management approval. Hardware, BIOS and firmware support always comes from the OEM.
Deprecated on 9.x (Cascade Lake, EPYC Naples/Rome, Coffee Lake, Denverton): fully supported now. Budget the refresh before the next major release.
Homelab only: the installer boot option allowLegacyCPU=true turns the error into a warning. It is unsupported. See allowLegacyCPU=true: fix the CPU_SUPPORT ERROR.

Sources

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How to check CPU microcode revision in ESXi

Occasionally ESXi users want to check CPU microcode. You can check CPU microcode revision on running ESXi host this easy way.

[root@tanzu-esxi-1:~] vsish -e cat /hardware/cpu/cpuList/0 | grep -i -E 'family|model|stepping|microcode|revision'
   Family:0x06
   Model:0x25
   Stepping:0x01
   Number of microcode updates:0
   Original Revision:0x0000001f
   Current Revision:0x0000001f

More info: Using the ESXi 6.0 CPU Microcode Loading Feature

New ESXCLI Commands in vSphere 7.0: What Changed in 7.0 GA, Update 1, Update 2 and Update 3

New ESXCLI namespaces in ESXi 7.0 GA vs 6.x, and what 7.0 U1, U2 and U3 added, verified against Broadcom’s ESXCLI command reference.

Short answer: ESXi 7.0 GA added the image-based esxcli software commands (baseimage, addon, component, apply, sources), the esxcli nvme namespace with NVMe over Fabrics, system ntp/system ptp, SMART daemon control, PCI passthrough and uplink attachment commands. Later updates added more. 7.0 U1 brought daemon, network nic hwCap, vm appinfo and vsan network security. 7.0 U2 brought system settings encryption, system health report and syslog logfilter. 7.0 U3 brought network ip hosts, NVMe telemetry logs and vsan hardware vcg.

The per-update lists below come from comparing Broadcom’s ESXCLI Command Reference for 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2 and 7.0.3. Broadcom’s online reference starts at 7.0.0, so the “new in 7.0 GA” list is based on my own ESXCLI dump from an ESXi 6.x host (ESXCLI commands for ESXi 6.x). For every 7.0 command with a description, see ESXCLI commands for ESXi 7.0 and the ESXCLI 7.0 mindmap.

New ESXCLI commands in vSphere 7.0 GA (compared with 6.x)

Namespace	Commands	What it is for
`software baseimage`, `software addon`	get	Show the installed base image and vendor add-on (vLCM image model)
`software component`	apply, get, list, remove, signature verify, vib list	Manage components instead of individual VIBs
`software apply`	(command)	Apply a complete image from a software spec (base image, add-on, components)
`software sources addon / baseimage / component`	get, list, component vib list	Browse add-ons, base images and components in a depot
`nvme adapter / controller / namespace / info`	list, identify, get	NVMe adapters, controllers, namespaces and host information
`nvme fabrics`	enable, disable, discover, connect, disconnect, connection list/delete	NVMe over Fabrics discovery and persistent connections
`system ntp`, `system ntp config`	get, set	Configure the ESXi NTP agent from ESXCLI
`system ptp`, `system ptp stats`	get, set	Precision Time Protocol configuration and state
`storage core device smart daemon`, `... smart status`	start, stop, status get, get, set	Control smartd and SMART statistics gathering per device
`hardware pci pcipassthru`	list, set	Configure a PCI device for passthrough
`network nic attachment`	add, list, remove	Attach a branch uplink to a trunk uplink with a VLAN ID
`network nic dcb status`	get	DCB information for a NIC
`system settings advanced`	add, remove	User-defined options under `/UserVars/`
`system module parameters`	clear	Clear load-time parameters of a VMkernel module

Removed in 7.0: storage vflash cache get/list and storage vflash cache stats get/reset appear in the 6.x dump but not in the 7.0.0 reference.

ESXCLI commands added in vSphere 7.0 Update 1

daemon control start/stop/restart and daemon info get/list: manage daemons built with the DSDK, by solution ID.
network nic hwCap activated list and network nic hwCap supported list: activated and supported hardware capabilities of physical NICs.
rdma iser params set: change iSER kernel driver settings.
vm appinfo get/set: state of the appinfo component on the host.
vsan network security get/set: vSAN network security settings.
vsan cluster list and vsan cluster preferredfaultdomain list: the vSAN clusters the host is joined to, and the preferred fault domain of stretched clusters.

ESXCLI commands added in vSphere 7.0 Update 2

system settings encryption get/set and system settings encryption recovery list/rotate: host encryption mode and policy (require Secure Boot, executables only from installed VIBs), plus recovery keys.
system security keypersistence enable/disable: the key persistence daemon.
system health report get/list: health reports generated on the host.
system syslog config logfilter add/get/list/remove/set: syslog log filtering.
system settings gueststore repository get/set: the GuestStore repository URL.
storage vvol stats add/disable/enable/get/list/remove/reset: vVols statistics tracking.
nvme info set and vsan network security list: extensions of existing namespaces.

ESXCLI commands added in vSphere 7.0 Update 3

network ip hosts add/list/remove: static IP-to-hostname entries.
nvme device log persistentevent get, nvme device log telemetry controller get and ... telemetry host get: NVMe persistent event log and telemetry data.
system ntp stats get, system ntp test and system ptp test: operational state and a service check for NTP/PTP.
system slp get/set: SLP agent configuration.
vsan hardware vcg add/get: map an unidentified vSAN device to a VCG ID.

Reference release	Commands listed	Added vs previous
7.0.0 (GA)	692	–
7.0.1 (U1)	706	+14
7.0.2 (U2)	730	+24
7.0.3 (U3)	743	+13

These counts come from the leaf commands on Broadcom’s reference pages. None of the 7.0 updates removed a command.

Quick examples (no options required)

# 7.0 GA: image-based software inventory
esxcli software baseimage get
esxcli software addon get
esxcli software component list
esxcli system ntp get

# 7.0 U2
esxcli system settings encryption get
esxcli system health report list

# 7.0 U3
esxcli network ip hosts list
esxcli system ntp stats get

What came next in vSphere 8.0

Several namespaces that are often described as “new in 8.0” were already in 7.0 U2/U3 (see above). The commands that first appear in the 8.0.0 reference include daemon entitlement, hardware devicecomponent, storage osdata and vsan storagepool. See New ESXCLI Commands Details in vSphere 8.0.

Sources

Broadcom ESXCLI Command Reference: 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 8.0.0
ESXi 6.x baseline: my own ESXCLI dump, ESXCLI commands for ESXi 6.x

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ESXi 7.0 and Mellanox ConnectX 2 – support fix patch

Mellanox ConnectX-2 NICs stop working after upgrading a homelab host from ESXi 6.7 to 7.0. Why, and the patch that brings them back. Unsupported, lab only.

I upgraded vCenter to version 7 successfully but failed when it came to updating my hosts from 6.7 to 7.

I got some warning stating PCI devices were incompatible but tried anyways. Turns out that failed, my Mellanox ConnectX 2 wasn’t showing up as an available physical NIC.

At first It was necessary to have VID/DID device code for MT26448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE , PCIe 2.0 5GT/s].

Partner	Product	Driver	VID	DID
Mellanox	MT26448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE , PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3	6750

Whole table We could check here or search mlx to see all Mellanox cards list.

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	VID
Mellanox	MT26428 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB QDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT26488 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB DDR / 10GigE Virtualization+]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT26438 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB QDR / 10GigE Virtualization+]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB SDR]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27560 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27551 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27550 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27541 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27540 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27531 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE, PCIe 2.0 2.5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX EN 10GigE 10GBaseT, PCIe Gen2 5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27561 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT26468 [ConnectX EN 10GigE, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s Virtualization+]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT26418 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB DDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27510 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT26488 [ConnectX VPI PCIe 2.0 5GT/s - IB DDR / 10GigE Virtualization+]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT26448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE , PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25418 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB DDR, PCIe 2.0 2.5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27530 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27521 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT27511 Family	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX EN 10GigE 10BASE-T, PCIe 2.0 2.5GT/s]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25408 [ConnectX IB SDR Flash Recovery]	mlx4_core	15b3
Mellanox	MT25400 Family [ConnectX-2 Virtual Function]	mlx4_core	15b3

Deprecated devices supported by VMKlinux drivers – full table list

How to fix it? I tuned small script ESXi7-enable-nmlx4_co.v00.sh to DO IT. Notes:

edit patch to Your Datastore example is /vmfs/volumes/ISO
nmlx4_co.v00.orig is backup for original nmlx4_co.v00
New VIB is without signatures – ALERT message will be in log during reboot:
- ALERT: Failed to verify signatures of the following vib
ESXi reboot is needed for load new driver

cp /bootbank/nmlx4_co.v00 /vmfs/volumes/ISO/nmlx4_co.v00.orig
cp /bootbank/nmlx4_co.v00 /vmfs/volumes/ISO/n.tar
cd /vmfs/volumes/ISO/
vmtar -x n.tar -o output.tar
rm -f n.tar
mkdir tmp-network
mv output.tar tmp-network/output.tar
cd tmp-network
tar xf output.tar
rm output.tar
echo '' >> /vmfs/volumes/ISO/tmp-network/etc/vmware/default.map.d/nmlx4_core.map
echo 'regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b36750..............,driver=nmlx4_core' >> /vmfs/volumes/ISO/tmp-network/etc/vmware/default.map.d/nmlx4_core.map
cat /vmfs/volumes/ISO/tmp-network/etc/vmware/default.map.d/nmlx4_core.map
echo '        6750  Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE '                 >> /vmfs/volumes/ISO/tmp-network/usr/share/hwdata/default.pciids.d/nmlx4_core.ids 
cat /vmfs/volumes/ISO/tmp-network/usr/share/hwdata/default.pciids.d/nmlx4_core.ids
tar -cf /vmfs/volumes/ISO/FILE.tar *
cd /vmfs/volumes/ISO/
vmtar -c FILE.tar -o output.vtar
gzip output.vtar
mv output.vtar.gz nmlx4_co.v00
rm FILE.tar
cp /vmfs/volumes/ISO/nmlx4_co.v00 /bootbank/nmlx4_co.v00

Scripts add HW ID support in file nmlx4_core.map:

*********************************************************************
/vmfs/volumes/ISO/tmp-network/etc/vmware/default.map.d/nmlx4_core.map
*********************************************************************
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b301f6..............,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b301f8..............,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b31003..............,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b31004..............,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b31007..............,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b3100715b30003......,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b3100715b30006......,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b3100715b30007......,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b3100715b30008......,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b3100715b3000c......,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b3100715b3000d......,driver=nmlx4_core
regtype=native,bus=pci,id=15b36750..............,driver=nmlx4_core
------------------------->Last Line is FIX

And add HW ID support in file nmlx4_core.ids:

**************************************************************************************
/vmfs/volumes/FreeNAS/ISO/tmp-network/usr/share/hwdata/default.pciids.d/nmlx4_core.ids 
**************************************************************************************
#
# This file is mechanically generated.  Any changes you make
# manually will be lost at the next build.
#
# Please edit <driver>_devices.py file for permanent changes.
#
# Vendors, devices and subsystems.
#
# Syntax (initial indentation must be done with TAB characters):
#
# vendor  vendor_name
#       device  device_name                            <-- single TAB
#               subvendor subdevice  subsystem_name    <-- two TABs

15b3  Mellanox Technologies
        01f6  MT27500 [ConnectX-3 Flash Recovery]
        01f8  MT27520 [ConnectX-3 Pro Flash Recovery]
        1003  MT27500 Family [ConnectX-3]
        1004  MT27500/MT27520 Family [ConnectX-3/ConnectX-3 Pro Virtual Function]
        1007  MT27520 Family [ConnectX-3 Pro]
                15b3 0003  ConnectX-3 Pro VPI adapter card; dual-port QSFP; FDR IB (56Gb/s) and 40GigE (MCX354A-FCC)
                15b3 0006  ConnectX-3 Pro EN network interface card 40/56GbE dual-port QSFP(MCX314A-BCCT )
                15b3 0007  ConnectX-3 Pro EN NIC; 40GigE; dual-port QSFP (MCX314A-BCC)
                15b3 0008  ConnectX-3 Pro VPI adapter card; single-port QSFP; FDR IB (56Gb/s) and 40GigE (MCX353A-FCC)
                15b3 000c  ConnectX-3 Pro EN NIC; 10GigE; dual-port SFP+ (MCX312B-XCC)
                15b3 000d  ConnectX-3 Pro EN network interface card; 10GigE; single-port SFP+ (MCX311A-XCC)
        6750  Mellanox ConnectX-2 Dual Port 10GbE
-------->Last Line is FIX

After reboot I could see support for MT26448 [ConnectX EN 10GigE , PCIe 2.0 5GT/s].

Only ALERT: Failed to verify signatures of the following vib(s): [nmlx4-core].

2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:44.473Z cpu0:2097509)ALERT: Failed to verify signatures of the following vib(s): [nmlx4-core]. All tardisks validated
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.909Z cpu1:2097754)Loading module nmlx4_core ...
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.912Z cpu1:2097754)Elf: 2052: module nmlx4_core has license BSD
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.921Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: init_module called
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.921Z cpu1:2097754)Device: 194: Registered driver 'nmlx4_core' from 42
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.921Z cpu1:2097754)Mod: 4845: Initialization of nmlx4_core succeeded with module ID 42.
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.921Z cpu1:2097754)nmlx4_core loaded successfully.
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.951Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: 0000:05:00.0: nmlx4_core_Attach - (nmlx4_core_main.c:2476) running
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.951Z cpu1:2097754)DMA: 688: DMA Engine 'nmlx4_core' created using mapper 'DMANull'.
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.951Z cpu1:2097754)DMA: 688: DMA Engine 'nmlx4_core' created using mapper 'DMANull'.
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:47.951Z cpu1:2097754)DMA: 688: DMA Engine 'nmlx4_core' created using mapper 'DMANull'.
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:49.724Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: 0000:05:00.0: nmlx4_ChooseRoceMode - (nmlx4_core_main.c:382) Requested RoCE mode RoCEv1
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:49.724Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: 0000:05:00.0: nmlx4_ChooseRoceMode - (nmlx4_core_main.c:422) Requested RoCE mode is supported - choosing RoCEv1
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:49.934Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: 0000:05:00.0: nmlx4_CmdInitHca - (nmlx4_core_fw.c:1408) Initializing device with B0 steering support
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:50.561Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: 0000:05:00.0: nmlx4_InterruptsAlloc - (nmlx4_core_main.c:1744) Granted 38 MSIX vectors
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:50.561Z cpu1:2097754)<NMLX_INF> nmlx4_core: 0000:05:00.0: nmlx4_InterruptsAlloc - (nmlx4_core_main.c:1766) Using MSIX
2020-XX-XXTXX:XX:50.781Z cpu1:2097754)Device: 330: Found driver nmlx4_core for device 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Some 10 Gbps tuning testing looks great, between 2x ESXi 7.0 with 2x MT2644:

[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth       Retr
[  4]   0.00-120.00 sec   131 GBytes  9380 Mbits/sec    0             sender
[  4]   0.00-120.00 sec   131 GBytes  9380 Mbits/sec                  receiver

RoCEv1 is only supported, because:

Support for RoCEv2 is above card – Mellanox ConnectX-3 Pro
We can see RoCEv2 options in nmlx2_core driver, but when I enabled enable_rocev2 It is NOT working

[root@esxi~] esxcli system module parameters list -m nmlx4_core
Name                    Type  Value  Description
----------------------  ----  -----  -----------
enable_64b_cqe_eqe      int          Enable 64 byte CQEs/EQEs when the the FW supports this
enable_dmfs             int          Enable Device Managed Flow Steering
enable_qos              int          Enable Quality of Service support in the HCA
enable_rocev2           int          Enable RoCEv2 mode for all devices
enable_vxlan_offloads   int          Enable VXLAN offloads when supported by NIC
log_mtts_per_seg        int          Log2 number of MTT entries per segment
log_num_mgm_entry_size  int          Log2 MGM entry size, that defines the number of QPs per MCG, for example: value 10 results in 248 QP per MGM entry
msi_x                   int          Enable MSI-X
mst_recovery            int          Enable recovery mode(only NMST module is loaded)
rocev2_udp_port         int          Destination port for RoCEv2

It is officialy NOT supported. Use it only in your HomeLAB. But We could save some money for new 10Gbps network cards.

Devices deprecated and unsupported in ESXi 7.0 (77304)

The three categories of devices deprecated in ESXi 7.0 (KB 77304), which ones break storage or network on upgrade, and links to the full device lists.

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

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

Cisco UCS M5 Boot Time: Faster Boots with Adaptive Memory Training, OptionROM Launch Optimization and BIOS Techlog Level

Cut Cisco UCS M5 boot time with BIOS tokens: Adaptive Memory Training, OptionROM Launch Optimization, BIOS Techlog Level. Values, defaults, results.

Short answer: Three BIOS tokens cut Cisco UCS M5 boot time. Adaptive Memory Training = Enabled reuses saved memory training results if the server reboots within 24 hours. OptionROM Launch Optimization = Enabled launches Option ROMs only for controllers in the boot policy. BIOS Techlog Level = Minimum logs only critical messages. From UCS Manager 4.0(2a) these are the M5 defaults, so check that nothing overrides them. On a B480 M5 with 3 TB RAM, each boot after the first was about 2 minutes faster.

Cisco UCS Manager BIOS policy Boot Options with Adaptive Memory Training, OptionROM Launch Optimization and BIOS Techlog Level

Cisco UCS M5 boot time BIOS tokens

Token (UCS Manager BIOS policy)	Supported values on M5	Default on M5 (4.0(2a) and later)	Value for faster boot
Adaptive Memory Training	Enabled, Disabled	Enabled	Enabled
OptionROM Launch Optimization	Enabled, Disabled	Enabled	Enabled
BIOS Techlog Level	Maximum, Normal, Minimum	Minimum	Minimum

Cisco’s BIOS token guide lists Adaptive Memory Training for B200 M5, B480 M5, C220 M5, C240 M5, C480 M5, C480 M5 ML and S3260 M5. It lists the other two tokens for all M5 servers. The tokens appear from the 4.0(2a) section of the guide onwards. Older firmware may not have them, or may use different defaults.

Adaptive Memory Training

From the UCS Manager Server Management Guide (Boot Options BIOS Settings): when this token is enabled, the BIOS saves the memory training results (optimized timing and voltage values) together with the CPU and memory configuration, and reuses them on later reboots to save boot time. The saved results are used only if the reboot happens within 24 hours of the last save. In my experience it has the biggest effect on large-memory hosts.

OptionROM Launch Optimization

Option ROM launch is controlled per PCI slot and is enabled by default. With many network controllers and storage HBAs, every Option ROM may launch even though only a few controllers take part in booting. With this token enabled, Option ROMs launch only for the controllers listed in the boot policy. So keep the boot policy accurate: a device that is missing from it will not get its Option ROM.

BIOS Techlog Level

This sets which messages go to the BIOS tech log. Minimum logs critical messages only and is the default. Normal adds warning and loading messages, and Maximum adds informational messages. Keep Minimum in production and raise it only when Cisco TAC asks for verbose BIOS logs.

Correction to my 2020 version: I described the “BIOS Techlog Level” token as an Enabled/Disabled switch that makes the tech log more granular. That description belongs to a different token, BIOS Tech Message Level Control, which the guide lists for the C125 M5.

How to set the tokens in UCS Manager

Open the BIOS policy that your service profiles or templates use (Servers > Policies > root > BIOS Policies).
On the Boot Options settings, set Adaptive Memory Training and OptionROM Launch Optimization to Enabled, and BIOS Techlog Level to Minimum. “Platform Default” gives the same result on 4.0(2a) and later firmware. Set them explicitly if you want the policy to show the intent.
Check the boot policy. It should contain every device you really boot from (for example the SAN or M.2 boot device and any PXE vNIC).
BIOS changes take effect at the next server reboot. Put the ESXi host into maintenance mode and reboot it according to the service profile’s maintenance policy.

Results on a B480 M5 with 3 TB RAM

The first boot after the change took about 1 to 2 minutes longer.
From the second boot on, each boot was about 2 minutes shorter.
After 24 hours without a reboot, the saved training data is no longer used, so the next boot is a full-training boot again.

Cisco UCS B480 M5 boot time comparison before and after enabling Adaptive Memory Training

Other tokens that affect boot time

Quiet Boot controls only what is displayed during POST (logo vs messages and Option ROM information).
Enhanced Memory Test (the M6 name; Cisco notes it was renamed from Advanced Memory Test) runs extended memory tests during boot and “increases the boot time based on the memory”. Cisco recommends leaving it at Auto.

Sources

Cisco UCS Server BIOS Tokens, Release 4.0 (M5 defaults and supported values)
Cisco UCS Server BIOS Tokens, Release 4.3
Cisco UCS Manager Server Management Guide 4.3: Server-Related Policies (Boot Options BIOS Settings)

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