VMware ESXi

On a zone activation, all HBAs zoned to a VPLEX front-end port are logged out and lose a path.

Since the introduction of Clustered VMDK on VMFS datastores, applications like Windows Server Failover Cluster (WSFC) no longer require Raw Device Mappings (RDMs) to use SCSI‑3 persistent reservations (SCSI3‑PR). Because of this, Broadcom does not offer RDM support for the NVMeoF protocol. Customers using RDMs with the SDC who want to move to NVMe/TCP must convert those disks to VMDKs on a VMFS datastore with the Clustered VMDK property. This conversion cannot be done with Storage vMotion, so applications such as WSFC will incur downtime. 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.

This article explains how to identify the virtual machine (VM) that is using your .vmdk file and preventing it from being deleted.

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.

This article explains how to assign an Initial Company Administrator.

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Log collection requirement to troubleshoot Data Domain Virtual Edition (DDVE) system issues.

This article explains how to promote Company Administrators.

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 Dell guidelines on company administrator assignment.

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

This article confirms the recommended Native Multi-Pathing (NMP) datastore Round-Robin performance settings on Dell storage arrays. This is applicable to non-PowerPath/VE managed datastore or AMP iSCSI datastore.

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).

A newly attached Dell EMC VMAX storage array cannot be claimed by the VMware ESXi host; device paths appear dead and vmkernel logs show warnings such as VMW_SATP_INV and “Could not select path for device ‘Unregistered Device’”.

Multiple datastores are currently in an inactive state and Virtual Machines are affected. The Symptoms the user observed are NFS Shares and CIFS Shares are inaccessible. When an LACP bond is used on a pair or more of QLogic based onboard CNA and Maelstrom SLIC ports traffic can become stuck requiring an ethernet device reset or SP reboot to resolve

PowerStore normalizes all host iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) initiators to lowercase upon login (as per rfc3722 standard). For a Virtual Volume (vVol), the datastore mounted on ESXi becomes inaccessible if the initiator IQN has an upper case.

This best practice guidance is aimed at Dell XC Series Appliances and XC Core Systems configured to boot VMware ESXi from either a SATADOM or a Boot Optimized Server Storage (BOSS) controller card.

VMware ESXi #PF Exception 14

Dell Unity: DataStore Full :: VMware ESXI Datastore usage does not match Unity Pool usage (User Correctable)

A ViPR Controller order to create a volume and Datastore fails after several hours with the error "Error 4000: Token not found or invalid token provided"

Duplicate LUNs presented to server causing PPVE error messages

Adding autoregistered ESXi hosts to a General or ESXi host group type fails, resulting in the error: "Failed: One or more hosts does not match the host group type (Error Code: 0x900a810)."

VMware ESXi contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in VCF over VxRail, which requires a security update to address it.

When the customer runs a VMware base service plan they see the error "Failed to login to the Virtual Center Server GIZMO.emc.com. Invalid credentials. Please check entered values and try again". The Service plan completes successfully

VMware Storage vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage APIs Array Integration (VAAI) Extended Copy (XCOPY) is not supported with Live Volumes.

ESXi host disconnects from vCenter when the iDRAC is rebooted.

Dell EqualLogic Downloads for Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere v1.4

This Article explains the root user passwords set for IDPA ESXI Hosts and vCenter Servers on different IDPA versions.

This article talks about Dell's firmware catalogs for customized versions of Dell's VMware ESXi releases. When the Dell customized ESXi versions are used along with corresponding firmware catalogs, so that the end to end wanted state is achieved.

Dell EqualLogic Downloads for Multipathing Extension Module for VMware vSphere v1.5