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Figure 2 : Quick Boot compatibility check on a supported Platform
Figure 3 provides a sample output of another configuration where we there are multiple instances of
Quick boot compliance check failure.
Figure 3 : Quick Boot Compatibility check on an unsupported Platform
Figure 4 provides a scenario of ESXi upgraded from 6.5.x branch to 6.7. The loadESXCheckCompat.py
shows the incompatibility message with the list of drivers incompatible.
Figure 4 : Quick Boot compatibility failure post ESXi upgrade
One of the ways to build a Quick Boot supported Dell EMC PowerEdge server configuration is to use the
server configuration profiles listed for Dell EMC vSAN Ready Node(vSRN). However, you need to make
sure that you refer a vSRN configuration based on platforms listed in Section 3.2 and has only HBA330 as
the storage controller (refer Section 4.2.2.1).
NOTE: Whether you build a server configuration on your own or based on a Dell EMC vSRN server profile,
please make sure that your platform configuration meets the requirements detailed in Sections 4
3.2.2.1 Known Limitation
Below are some of the points to be noted when you want to use Quick Boot on a hardware
configuration.
• Support for PERC controllers (http://www.dell.com/learn/us/en/04/campaigns/dell-raid-
controllers) is provided by “lsi_mr3” device driver in ESXi 6.7. Due to a known issue that affects
the Quick Boot feature, the lsi_mr3 device driver is not part of ESXi 6.7 GA driver list. A Dell