Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Server Family (Machine Type): NeXtScale nx360 M5 DWC (5467) Server Product Guide |
| Targeted Operating System: VMware ESXi 6.5 | Known Server Limitations/Issues and Solutions |
| VMware Recipe Creation Date: October 15, 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‘ssystem 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 downloadlinks to obtain drivers and firmware as well as links to VMware‘s Compatibility Guide. Download links also provide access to driver/firmwarerelease and change histroy information
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| Reference Materials |
| Firmware Update Reference: Lenovo Firmware and Driver Update Best Practices |
| UEFI settings for virtualization: Optimal Hypervisor Performance Lenovo Server Settings |
| Inventory of Updates |
| Core System Firmware | ||||||||||||
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| Diagnostic (DSA) | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Dynamic System Analysis | dsalb6s-10.8 | |||||||||||
| Integrated Management Module | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Integrated Management Module 2 | tcoo54d-5.60 | |||||||||||
| System BIOS/UEFI | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo NeXtScale nx360 M5 Compute Node UEFI Firmware | the142e-3.01 | |||||||||||
| Index of supported devices | |||
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| Lenovo Part Number | Lenovo Feature Code | Lenovo Marketing Name | |
| Lenovo Storage Media | |||
| All Supported SAS Drives | |||
| All Supported SATA Drives | |||
| All Supported Solid State Drives | |||
| All Supported SAS Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Online SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drive Update Program | all-1.33.02-0 | |||||||||||
| All Supported SATA Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Online SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drive Update Program | all-1.33.02-0 | |||||||||||
| All Supported Solid State Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Online SAS/SATA Hard Disk Drive Update Program | all-1.33.02-0 | |||||||||||
Lenovo Data Center Group VMware OS Support Home Page |
| https://vmware.lenovo.com |