Release Notes
Dell EMC PowerEdge Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD
device is not detected during hot-plug
Description: When the Express Flash NVMe PCIe SSD namespace is set as Oine and hot-plug operation is performed in the
same slot, the SSD does not initialize and is not detected.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 U2
Solution: This is a known issue. Perform one of the following:
• Reconnect the drive to a dierent drive slot, if available.
• Restart the sfcbd-watchdog service and reinsert the drive.
VMs congured with Fault Tolerance might not be in a
protected state
Description: For some PowerEdge systems with AMD 6300 series processor, VMs congured with Fault Tolerance (FT) might
not be in a protected state. Sometimes, secondary VM takes more time to attain the protected state.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 installed on PowerEdge systems R815, R715 and M915.
Solution: This is a known issue.
The status of LUN or disks is displayed as degraded
Description:
The command line interface (CLI) utility esxcfg-scsidevs lists the status of the LUN or disks attached to FD332 as
degraded.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 U2 installed on FD332 congured with FC630, FC430 and FC830.
Solution: This is a known behavior. For the actual LUN or VD status, see the Storage section of iDRAC or vCenter Server.
Dual port Mellanox card displays incorrect vmnic
number
Description:
The dual port Mellanox card displays an incorrect vmnic number for the second port.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0 U2
Solution: This is a known issue with the Mellanox driver design.
VMware ESXi installer lists local LUNs under the
Remote section
Description:
During VMware ESXi installation the local LUNs exposed from some PERC controllers are listed under the Remote
section of the installer.
Applies to: ESXi 6.0
Solution: This issue can be ignored because there is no functionality loss.
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