![]() ![]() These files are driver.map and driver.ids. SubDevice ID (SDID) = 1f18 (Dell PERC H700 Modular)Īfter lots and lots of reading, a bit more reading and a bit of testing in a VM, it looks like VMware drivers potentially reference PCI hardware IDs located in two files for each driver present in the O/S. SubDevice ID (SDID) = 1f17 (Dell PERC H700 Integrated) SubDevice ID (SDID) = 1f16 (Dell PERC H700 Adapter) Taking the H700 for example, we can see from the VMware VCG (after pulling all the entries together): Many modern operating systems use PCI card hardware identifiers (aka PCI IDs) to identify and to ensure that the correct driver is loaded for the hardware present. Wait, when did the VMKlinux Driver Stack Deprecation start? ESXi5.5! ![]() Hmmm, so back in the ESXi 5.5 days, LSI 2108 based cards used the native lsi_mr3 driver…!?! Check out the above VCG entry for the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i for yourself HERE I even found the LSI 2015 Product Guide that contains something like thirteen LSI 2108 chipset based cards if you fancy spending a couple of hours on VMware Compatibility Guide!! Clutching at StrawsĬhecking the VCG with the first five above, straight away I noticed something: Lenovo / IBM ServeRAID M5015 / M5014 - pdf.What other RAID controller cards use the LSI 2108 chipset? We know that LSI don’t just make chipsets for Dell. Time to do some reading… Dell PERC H700 RAID Controller - Tell Me MoreĪccording to Dell’s own documentation the PERC Technical Guidebook lists the H700 and H800 adapters as based on the LSI 2108 chipset: We can confirm that by looking in the VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG): It’s the H700 that’s using a VMKlinux driver. My R710 is currently running ESXi 6.7U3, so lets run the suggested test: I kind of know the answer already, but lets see. Dell PERC H700 RAID Controller - Tell Me MoreĪfter some research, I found this post on the VMware blogs site: What is the Impact of the VMKlinux Driver Stack Deprecation?Īs you can guess from that title, from v7.0 onwards, ESXi will no longer support VMKlinux based drivers. ![]()
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