Release Notes

Status of the NVMe devices configured as a host
cache device is not updated after surprise removal
Description: When surprise removal is performed on NVMe devices, the status of the drives that are configured as a
host cache device is not updated and listed as Available when the following esxcli or localcli
commands are queried:
esxcli storage core device list
esxcli storage nmp path list
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x
Cause: This issue is an expected behavior as the surprise removal of devices that are configured as a host cache
device is unsupported.
Systems
affected:
All Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
Tracking number: 171186
The NIC description is incorrect
Description:
In Dell EMC PowerEdge systems with ESXi 6.5.x, the installed Broadcom 57416 device is displayed as
Broadcom BCM57416 NetXtreme-E 10GBASE-T RDMA Ethernet Controller instead of Broadcom
BCM57416 NetXtreme-E Dual-Media 10G RDMA Ethernet Controller. This is a cosmetic issue and
there is no functionality loss.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x
Workaround: Not applicable
Systems
affected:
All Dell EMC PowerEdge servers
Tracking number: 154618
FCoE adapter speed is displayed as 0
Description:
Dell EMC PowerEdge systems MX740c and MX840c with ESXi 6.5.x and FC adapter configuration
displays the FCoE adapter speed as 0 when you run one of the following commands:
● esxcli storage san fc list
● localcli storage san fc list
When you run the same command on the same system that is configured with an FC device and a lun that
is associated with an FC device, the FC adapter speed is not displayed as 0.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x
Workaround: Not applicable
Systems
affected:
Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c servers and Dell EMC PowerEdge MX840c servers
Tracking number: 157316
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