This is a Dell PowerEdge M630, using ESXi downloads provided by dell for this server and the hardware is compatible with ESXi 6.7
I upgraded from ESXi 5.5 to 6.0 with no issues. 6.0 to 6.5 threw this:
which appears to be regarding the LSI SCSI driver.
While SSH'd into the host:
[root@HOST:~] esxcli software vib list | grep LSI
scsi-megaraid-perc9 6.901.57.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 LSI VMwareCertified 2019-10-14
scsi-mpt3sas 04.00.00.00.1vmw-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 LSI VMwareCertified 2019-10-14
Here is an attempt to see what drivers are in use:
[root@HOST:~] esxcfg-scsidevs -a
vmhba38 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba38 (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba39 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba39 (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba0 lsi_mr3 link-n/a sas.544a842031c5c000 (0000:02:00.0) LSI / Symbios Logic PERC H730 Mini (blade)
vmhba1 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba1 (0000:00:11.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba2 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba2 (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba40 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba40 (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba41 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba41 (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba42 iscsi_vmk online iqn.1998-01.com.vmware:vm-08-187a21de iSCSI Software Adapter
vmhba32 usb-storage link-n/a usb.vmhba32 () USB
vmhba34 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba34 (0000:00:11.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba35 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba35 (0000:00:11.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba36 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba36 (0000:00:11.4) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
vmhba37 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba37 (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller
I am not seeing any mpt3sas or scsi-mpt3sas referenced. Does this mean it would be safe for me to run a:
[root@HOST:~] esxcli software vib remove -f --vibname scsi-mpt3sas
Without killing my RAID array?
I'd like to think so, but I am not expert on this and don't fully know how to interpret the results of "esxcfg-scsidevs -a" to 100% know for sure if the driver/VIB is used or not.
Thanks.
