During this time, the VMID strings are not available for registration on the fabric switch. When the VMID feature is used in an ESX environment with ESX mobility (vmotion), the VMID strings may not be available from the operating system on the backup server (the server to which vmotion moved) for minutes. On an LPe12002 system, loop-only topology does not work with an 8-Gb Brocade switch. Table 1 Operating System and Support for LPe31000-Series and LPe32000-Series Adapters Operating System ESXi 5.5 ESXi 6.0 ESXi 6.5 Support for LPe31000-Series and LPe32000-Series Adapters No use Input/Output Vendor Program (IOVP) No use IOVP Yes Follow the guidelines in the table.
Certain inbox drivers do not support LPe31000-series and LPe32000-series adapters, as described in the following table. Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi for LightPulse Adapters Release Notes 2ģ 4. Therefore, if concurrent firmware upgrades are performed on the same ESXi host, due to space constraints, the firmware file may not be copied fully, and the firmware upgrades might fail with an error.
This file is deleted after the firmware upgrade is complete. If a firmware upgrade is attempted using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), the firmware file is copied to the /filesystem of the ESXi system. Concurrent firmware upgrades performed on the same ESXi host might not be fully copied.
Boot from SAN support on Emulex LPe12000-series adapters requires the Emulex Universal Boot Code 5.12a2 or later and firmware version 2.01a4 or later. Issues include not finding the boot LUN or not successfully booting from the boot LUN. Boot from SAN can experience issues on Emulex LPe12000-series adapters. Issues exist with boot from storage area network (SAN) support on Emulex LPe12000-series adapters. To show all available key/value (KV) instances, use the following command: /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -d For storage adapters, look for vmhbax/emulex. Other native tools work in a similar manner. The vsphere client gets the adapter model name and description from the Extensible Markup Language (XML) package files installed with the operating system or with an out-of-box kit rather than from the adapter vital product data (VPD). This issue occurs with the native tool lspci as well. For example, it shows the LightPulse LPe32002 host bus adapter (HBA) as the Emulex LightPulse LPe32000 PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter. The VMware vsphere client only shows adapter family model names with a single port. The adapter model name and description do not match the vendor brand name field. Known Issues, All Versions All Versions, Known Issues 1. A port on which setportenabled was set to 0 is no longer reported as operational. An issue in which the MBrd value in iostats displayed 0 when traffic flow was available has been resolved. Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi for LightPulse Adapters Release Notes 1Ģ Resolved Issues (11.2 Initial Release) 1. Enabling ExpressLane on a logical unit number (LUN) no longer causes the LUN to be inaccessible. After a port has been enabled and disabled multiple times, VMIDs are now visible. The following operating system does not support new features in this release: VMware ESXi The following operating system is no longer supported: VMware ESXi 5.1 Resolved Issues ( Release) 1. This information can be used in gathering diagnostic data.
VMID provides the ability to identify traffic flows from a specific virtual machine (VM) in the fabric.
Special instructions and considerations for using the driver kits for LightPulse and OneConnect adapters are provided in the Emulex Software Kit Migration User Guide, which is available at Refer to that document before updating existing drivers and applications to the drivers and applications in release This release supports Virtual Machine Identifier (VMID) on Brocade switches, for ESXi 6.0 and ESXi 6.5. Beginning with software release 11.2, LightPulse adapters and OneConnect adapters have independent software kits.
For the latest product documentation, go to If you have questions or require additional information, contact an authorized Broadcom technical support representative at or request assistance online at New Features (11.2 Initial Release) 1.
1 Emulex Drivers for VMware ESXi for LightPulse Adapters Release Notes Versions: ESXi 5.5 FC driver: ESXi 6.0 FC driver: ESXi 6.5 FC driver: Date: Purpose and Contact Information These release notes describe the new features, resolved issues, known issues, and technical tips associated with these Emulex drivers for VMware releases.