VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information December 2020 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 4 Download the Dell EMC customized ESXi image files................................................................................................ 4 Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image file from VMware site.................................................................4 Chapter 2: ESXi 6.7.x image customization details.......................................
1 Introduction Each ESXi image file is a customization of the base VMware image file of a particular version. Dell EMC customization of the image includes: ● Modifying files to identify Dell EMC and Dell EMC support. ● Updating the ESXi image file with the latest validated asynchronous drivers. ● Updating patches if it addresses a common issue for Dell EMC PoweEdge servers. It is recommended to use the latest version of the Dell EMC-customized ESXi image of your Dell EMC system.
2 ESXi 6.7.
Table 1. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A08 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A08 image ● ● ● ● ixgben - 1.7.20 i40en - 1.9.5 ixgben_ens - 1.1.3 i40en_ens - 1.1.3 Mellanox drivers ● ● ● ● nmlx5_core - 4.17.70.1 nmlx5_rdma - 4.17.70.1 nmlx4_core - 3.17.70.1 nmlx4_rdma - 3.17.70.1 QLogic drivers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● qcnic - 1.0.53.0 qedentv - 3.11.24.0 qedentv_ens - 3.11.24.0 qedf – 2.2.9.0 qedi - 2.19.9.0 qedrntv - 3.11.24.0 qfle3 - 1.1.9.0 qfle3f - 1.1.9.
Table 2. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A07 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A07 image ● nmlx5_rdma - 4.17.70.1 ● nmlx4_core - 3.17.70.1 ● nmlx4_rdma - 3.17.70.1 QLogic drivers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Solarflare drivers sfvmk - 2.4.0.1000 Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 ● lsi_mr3 - 7.713.07.00 ● lsi_msgpt35 - 15.00.00.00 qcnic - 1.0.53.0 qedentv - 3.11.24.0 qedentv_ens - 3.11.24.0 qedf – 2.2.9.0 qedi - 2.
Table 3. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A06 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A06 image ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● qedentv_ens - 3.11.24.0 qedf – 2.2.9.0 qedi - 2.19.9.0 qedrntv - 3.11.24.0 qfle3 - 1.1.9.0 qfle3f - 1.1.9.0 qfle3i - 1.1.5.0 qlnativefc - 3.1.36.0 Solarflare drivers sfvmk - 2.3.3.1016 Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 ● lsi_mr3 - 7.713.07.00 ● lsi_msgpt35 - 15.00.00.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
Table 4. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A05 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A05 image Solarflare drivers sfvmk - 2.3.3.1016 Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 ● lsi_mr3 - 7.710.07.00 ● lsi_msgpt35 - 11.00.00.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A04 image NOTE: For instructions to download the Dell EMC-customized ESXi ISO image, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image. Table 5.
Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A03 image NOTE: For instructions to download the Dell EMC-customized ESXi ISO image, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image. Table 6. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A03 image Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A03 image Version A03 Build number 15160138 File name VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update03- 15160138.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A03.iso Release date December 23, 2019 Files added or updated ● etc/vmware/oem.
Table 7. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A02 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A02 image File Name VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update03-14320388.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A02.iso Release Date October 7, 2019 Files added or updated ● etc/vmware/oem.xml by Dell during ● etc/vmware/support customization ● etc/init.d/exchange-os-info-to-bmc.sh Broadcom Drivers ● bnxtnet - 214.0.230.0 ● bnxtroce - 214.0.187.0 Emulex Drivers lpfc - 12.2.373.
Table 8. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A00 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 A00 image ● bnxtroce - 214.0.184.0 Emulex drivers lpfc - 12.0.257.5 Intel drivers ● ● ● ● Mellanox drivers ● nmlx5_core - 4.17.13.8 ● nmlx5_rdma - 4.17.13.8 QLogic drivers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 igbn - 1.4.7 ixgben - 1.7.10 ixgben_ens - 1.1.3 i40en_ens - 1.1.3 qcnic - 1.0.22.0 qedentv - 3.9.31.
Table 9. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A03 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A03 image QLogic drivers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 qcnic - 1.0.26.0 qedentv - 3.11.7.0 qedf - 1.3.35.0 scsi-qedil - 2.10.15.0 qedrntv - 3.11.7.0 qfle3 - 1.0.86.0 qfle3f - 1.0.68.0 qfle3i - 1.0.23.0 qlnativefc - 3.1.16.0 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
Table 10. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A02 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A02 image Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A01 image NOTE: For instructions to download the Dell EMC-customized ESXi ISO image, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image. Table 11. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A01 image Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
Table 12. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A00 image Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U2 A00 image Version A00 Build number 13006603 File name VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update02-13006603.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A00.iso Release date April 15, 2019 Files added or updated ● etc/vmware/oem.xml by Dell during ● etc/vmware/support customization ● etc/init.d/exchange-os-info-to-bmc.sh Broadcom drivers ● bnxtnet - 212.0.119.0 ● bnxtroce - 212.0.114.
Table 13. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A05 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A05 image Broadcom drivers ● bnxtnet - 212.0.119.0 ● bnxtroce - 212.0.114.0 Emulex drivers lpfc - 12.0.257.5 Intel drivers ● ● ● ● ● Mellanox drivers ● nmlx5_core - 4.17.13.8 ● nmlx5_rdma - 4.17.13.8 QLogic drivers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● lsi-mr3 - 7.705.10.00 ● lsi-msgpt3 - 17.00.01.00 ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.
Table 14. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A04 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A04 image Mellanox drivers ● nmlx5_core - 4.17.13.8 ● nmlx5_rdma - 4.17.13.8 QLogic drivers ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● lsi-mr3 - 7.705.10.00 ● lsi-msgpt3 - 17.00.01.00 ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 qcnic - 1.0.16.0 qedentv - 3.7.9.1 qedf - 1.2.24.6 qedil - 1.0.22.0 qedrntv - 3.7.9.2 qfle3 - 1.0.69.0 qfle3f - 1.0.51.0 qfle3i - 1.0.
Table 15. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A03 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A03 image ● qfle3 - 1.0.69.0 ● qfle3f - 1.0.51.0 ● qfle3i - 1.0.16.0 ● qlnativefc - 3.1.9.0-1 Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● lsi-mr3 - 7.705.10.00 ● lsi-msgpt3 - 17.00.01.00 ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
Table 16. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A02 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A02 image Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● lsi-mr3 - 7.705.10.00 ● lsi-msgpt3 - 17.00.01.00 ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 U1 A00 image NOTE: For instructions to download the Dell EMC-customized ESXi ISO image, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image. Table 17. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
Table 18. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A06 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A06 image Release date October 09, 2018 Files added or updated ● etc/vmware/oem.xml by Dell during ● etc/vmware/support customization ● etc/init.d/exchange-os-info-to-bmc.sh QLogic drivers ● qcnic - 1.0.16.0 ● qedentv - 3.7.9.1 ● qedf - 1.2.24.6 ● qedil - 1.0.22.0 ● qedrntv - 3.7.9.2 ● qfle3 - 1.0.69.0 ● qfle3f - 1.0.51.0 ● qfle3i - 1.0.16.0 ● qlnativefc - 3.1.8.
Table 19. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A05 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A05 image Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● lsi-mr3 - 7.703.20.00 ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A03 image NOTE: For instructions to download the Dell EMC-customized ESXi ISO image, see Download Dell EMC customized ESXi image. Table 20. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A03 image Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
Table 21. Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A02 image (continued) Product Name Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.7 A02 image Release date July 13, 2018 Files added or updated ● etc/vmware/oem.xml by Dell during ● etc/vmware/support customization ● etc/init.d/exchange-os-info-to-bmc.sh Dell EMC PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) drivers ● lsi-mr3 - 7.703.18.00 ● dell-shared-perc8 - 06.806.90.00 Dell EMC customized VMware ESXi 6.
3 Getting help Topics: • • • • • • Contacting Dell EMC Locating Service Tag of your system Related information for virtualization solutions Documentation resources Download drivers and firmware Documentation feedback Contacting Dell EMC Dell EMC provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country, region, and product, and some services may not be available in your area.
Table 24. Related information for virtualization solutions (continued) If you need information about See Known issues and resolutions VMware vSphere 6.7.x on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Release Notes at www.dell.com/ virtualizationsolutions ESXi ISO image customization information VMware ESXi on Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Image Customization Information at www.dell.com/ virtualizationsolutions Technical support resources ● vmware.com/support ● www.dell.com/support/home ● Dell.
Table 25. Virtualization videos for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers (continued) Video title Links NOTE: This video is applicable for VMware ESXi 6.5.x. Documentation resources This section provides information about the documentation resources for your server. Table 26.
Table 26. Additional documentation resources for your server (continued) Task Document Location EMC OpenManage Essentials, go to www.dell.com/ openmanagemanuals > OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide. For information about installing and using Dell SupportAssist, see the Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise User's Guide. www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools For understanding the features of Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller (LC), see the Lifecycle Controller User's Guide. www.dell.
Download drivers and firmware It is recommended that you download and install the latest BIOS, drivers, and systems management firmware on your system. Ensure that you clear the web browser cache before downloading the drivers and firmware. 1. Go to www.dell.com/support/drivers. 2. In the Drivers & Downloads section, enter the Service Tag of your system in the Enter a Dell Service Tag, Dell EMC Product ID, or Model field, and then click the right arrow button.
