Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Server Family (Machine Type): ThinkSystem SE350 (7Z46,7D1X)
Server Product Guide |
| Targeted Operating System: VMware ESXi 6.5 | Known Server Limitations/Issues and Solutions |
| VMware Recipe Creation Date: May 18, 2020 |
| Lenovo VUM Repository and Custom Image |
Lenovo directly provides customers bundles and images of device drivers and utilities packaged to effectively interact with VMware‘s
system management tools. These management tools include: VMware Update Manager (VUM), esxcli or Power CLI.
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VMware Knowledge Database article on creating a local VUM Repo (useful to update servers without direct (or high speed connection to internet)) | ||||||||
| VMware Compatibility Guide Compliance |
Lenovo and our partners certify servers and devices comply with VMware‘s compatibility requirements.
In most cases, certified configurations require installation of drivers and firmware as a match pair. The tables below provide download
links to obtain drivers and firmware as well as links to VMware‘s Compatibility Guide. Download links also provide access to driver/firmware
release and change histroy information
Firmware Update Reference: Lenovo Firmware and Driver Update Best Practices | ||||
| Index of supported devices | |||
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| Lenovo Part Number | Lenovo Feature Code | Lenovo Marketing Name | |
| LOM (LAN on Motherboard) | |||
| NA | NA | ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 10/100/1GbE RJ45 2-Port Intel i350 | |
| NA | NA | System x3250 LOM (LAN on Motherboard) | |
| NA | NA | Wellsburg RAID Controller | |
| M.2 and NVMe Switches | |||
| NA | NA | ThinkSystem NVMe Switch Adapters | |
| Mellanox Ethernet Adapters | |||
| 4XC7A08249 | B653 | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | |
| 7ZT7A00484 | AUZV | ThinkSystem Broadcom NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter | |
| 7ZT7A00496 | AUKP | ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E PCIe 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter | |
ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 10/100/1GbE RJ45 2-Port Intel i350
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Lenovo Part Number: N/A | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: N/A | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Intel v24.1 Network FW Update Release for Linux | 7.00-4.10-1.2203.0-all-b | 4.10 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| VMware drivers package release for Intel Ethernet | 20190723-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network Network | 0x8086 8086 | 0x37D2 37D2 | 0x17AA 17AA | 0x4025 4025 | i40en | 1.8.6(650) | ||||||
| i40en | 1.8.6(650) | |||||||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 10/100/1GbE RJ45 2-Port Intel i350
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Lenovo Part Number: N/A | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: N/A | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Intel v24.1 Network FW Update Release for Linux | 7.00-4.10-1.2203.0-all-b | 4.10 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| VMware drivers package release for Intel Ethernet | 20190723-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network Network | 0x8086 8086 | 0x37D2 37D2 | 0x17AA 17AA | 0x4025 4025 | i40en | 1.8.6(650) | ||||||
| i40en | 1.8.6(650) | |||||||||||
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System x3250 LOM (LAN on Motherboard)
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Lenovo Part Number: N/A | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: N/A | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Device Firmware Included with Core System Firmware | |||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| VMware drivers package release for Intel Ethernet | 20190723-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network | 0x8086 | 0x1521 | 0x17AA | 0x4016 | igbn | 1.4.10(600) | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 10/100/1GbE RJ45 2-Port Intel i350
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Lenovo Part Number: N/A | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: N/A | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Intel v24.1 Network FW Update Release for Linux | 7.00-4.10-1.2203.0-all-b | NA | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| VMware drivers package release for Intel Ethernet | 20190723-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network | 0x8086 | 0x1521 | 0x17AA | 0x4016 | igbn | 1.4.10(600) | ||||||
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Wellsburg RAID Controller
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Lenovo Part Number: N/A | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: N/A | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Device Firmware Included with Core System Firmware | |||||||||||
| Drivers | All Device Drivers are included with VMware ESXi 6.5 image | Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SATA | 0x8086 | 0x2827 | Any | Any | vmw_ahci | 1.1.6-1vmw(INBOX) | ||||||
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ThinkSystem NVMe Switch Adapters
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Lenovo Part Number: N/A | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: N/A | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| ThinkSystem 810-4p NVMe Switch Card Firmware (For AnyOS) | pex.810.4p-00.05.52.00-0 | |||||||||||
| Drivers | All Device Drivers are included with VMware ESXi 6.5 image | Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
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ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
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Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08249 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B653 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Mellanox Firmware (For Linux) | cx-4.7-1.0.0.1.2 | |||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Mellanox Network VMware ESXi Device Drivers | 20190423-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network | 0x15B3 | 0x1015 | 0x15B3 | 0x0105 | nmlx5_core (Non-compliant Driver) |
4.16.14.2(650) | ||||||
| nmlx5-rdma (Support Driver) |
4.16.14.2(650) | |||||||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom NetXtreme PCIe 1Gb 4-Port RJ45 Ethernet Adapter
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Lenovo Part Number: 7ZT7A00484 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: AUZV | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NX-1 Ethernet Firmware Update for Linux (For Linux) | nx1-214.0.6.2 | 214.0.6.2 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NX1/NXE Ethernet VMware Drivers | 20190726-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network | 0x14E4 | 0x1657 | 0x17AA | 0x402D | ntg3 | 4.1.3.2-1vmw(INBOX) | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom NX-E PCIe 10Gb 2-Port Base-T Ethernet Adapter
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Lenovo Part Number: 7ZT7A00496 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: AUKP | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version |
Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NX-E Ethernet Firmware Update for Linux | nxe-214.0.286.17-1 | 214.0.286.17 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NX1/NXE Ethernet VMware Drivers | 20190726-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) |
PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Network | 0x14E4 | 0x16D8 | 0x17AA | 0x4160 | bnxtnet | 214.0.230.0(650) | ||||||
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