VMware ESXi 9.x

This article helps with locating and downloading the older versions of Dell Customized ISOs for ESXI on the Dell Support Site.

When ESXi hosts have the "Log Urgent Traces To Syslog" option enabled, urgent vSAN diagnostic traces are sent to the syslog target. This causes Aria Operations for Logs (formerly vRealize Log Insight) to ingest excessive vsantraceurgent logs.

This article explains the requirements to deploy VMware ESXi 9 virtual machines with 4Kn end‑to‑end (E2E) storage when using Dell PowerEdge PERC12 (H965) and newer controllers. It also covers how to identify when ESXi is using 4Kn software emulation (SWE) instead of true 4Kn E2E, and what conditions prevent E2E.

This article explains Dell guidelines on company administrator assignment.

This article explains how to assign an Initial Company Administrator.

This article explains how to promote Company Administrators.

This KB is to provide information about Dell customized VMware ESXi support stance on the Dell 17th generation of PowerEdge servers. The 17th generation of PowerEdge servers is based on Intel® Xeon® 6500P/6700P (Granite Rapids SP) and AMD EPYC™ 9005 Series Processor (Turin).

Lockdown mode is used to increase the security of the ESXi hosts by limiting the access that is allowed to the hosts.

This KB explains how to perform the WSFC conversion at a high-level. It also covers converting an Oracle RAC environment from RDMs to shared VMDKs on NVMe/TCP, even though Oracle RAC does not require SCSI3‑PR. Oracle RAC can run on an SDC‑based VMFS datastore, but because PowerFlex does not support Clustered VMDK on SDC‑based VMFS, SCSI3‑PR‑dependent applications cannot use that configuration. Oracle RAC explanations are also high-level.

vSphere 7.x and later ESXi host experiences a Purple Screen of Death (PSOD) creates a Zdump core dump that is auto‑encrypted. This happens when the host is using Virtual Machine encryption.

This article provides information about how to test available network bandwidth using iperf3.

This article explains the procedure to open a Service Request (SR) using the Dell support page. Get help fast for your Dell device. No more waiting on hold. No more tech headaches. Dell makes it simple to fix problems, schedule repairs, or get support—right from your device or our support website.

Dell's firmware catalogs for customized versions of Dell's VMware ESXi 9.x releases. When the Dell customized ESXi versions are used along with corresponding firmware catalogs, the end to end required state is achieved.

VMware ESXi 9.0 VMkernel logs show warnings "Mode Sense cmd reported block size 0, does not match the current logical block size 4096" and "The device naa.<GUID> is marked format corrupt" when a Virtual Disk (VD) is created on PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 12/13 with 512-byte emulation (512e) or 4-Kilobyte native (4Kn) drives; messages appear each boot but have no functional impact.

NVMe Memory Tiering feature enables configuring local NVMe devices on ESXi hosts as tiered memory in addition to Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM). This enablement is from VMware vSphere 9.0 and later versions. Dell supports NVMe Memory Tiering for the NVMe devices supported on PowerEdge servers which are listed in the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (BCG) for vSphere 9.0.

Broadcom network device BCM57608 is not initialized and detected on Dell customized VMware ESXi 8.x and 9.0. This KB is to detail the issue, and the solutions offered.

If ESXi hosts use Trusted Platform Module (TPM), this article provides steps when the ESXi host is still accessible over SSH before any hardware changes.

This knowledge base article offers a detailed guide for troubleshooting Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, Secure Boot, and ESXi-related issues on Dell servers. It provides step-by-step instructions to address common problems, ensuring the proper functioning and security of your server.

This article explains the difference between a Not Responding and Disconnected ESXi host in VMware vCenter Server.

The NetWorker VMware Protection (NVP) integration is configured with the vProxy appliance. For information regarding vProxy compatibility with NetWorker, Data Domain Operating System (DDOS), vCenter, and ESXi versions, please refer to the Online Compatibility Guide.

This article explains the relationship between SCSI reservation conflicts and Shared ESXi Datastores.

vCenter enables Active Directory (AD) and login by Active Directory users have notification "Password will expire in X days," customer must eliminate it.

Learn how to fix the incorrect and duplicate license information problem in vCenter Server Appliance by following these step-by-step instructions using JXplorer. Take proper precautions before making any changes, including taking an offline snapshot, backing up of the vCenter database and performing full backup of vCenter.

Broadcom has announced the deprecation of vVols in VCF/VVF 9.0, with removal planned for 9.1. Customers using vVols with Dell Unity should avoid upgrading to VCF/VVF 9.0, as support will be limited to critical fixes only. Customers can migrate from vVols to Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) using Storage vMotion or XCOPY (starting in VCF 9.0).

In VMware ESXi, vCenter and vSAN environments, it is noted that "Hardware Compatibility" page in vCenter shows "PCIe Switch management endpoint" as an unknown device. The presence of the unknown device may result in cluster remediation failure resulting in unable to upgrade ESXi hosts using VMware Life-Cycle Manager (vLCM).

This is a great practice to do before making any changes, such as working on SSL certs, Postgres database updates, or pod and node operations. Taking a snapshot ensures that you can revert back to the original state if required.

Dell Custom VMware ESXi remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

This article provides information about RVTools 4.7.1. It gives guidance on the downloadable .msi, Checksum, and Release Notes.

This How-To article provides a comprehensive guide on how to create a persistent scratch location on Dell ESXi hosts. A persistent scratch location is essential for retaining temporary files, logs, and diagnostic data even after host reboots, contributing to effective troubleshooting and system maintenance.

A Purple Screen of Death (PSOD) occurs at VERIFY "bora/vmkernel/sched/cpusched.c."