Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Server Family (Machine Type): ThinkSystem ST250 V3 (7DCE, 7DCF) Server Product Guide |
| Processor Family: Intel Xeon E-2400 Series |
| Targeted Operating System: VMware ESXi 8.0 | Known Server Limitations/Issues and Solutions |
| VMware Recipe Creation Date: June 05, 2024 |
| 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 |
| 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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| XClarity Provisioning Manager | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager | eal112d-4.11 | |||||||||||
| System BIOS/UEFI | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo System UEFI/BIOS Firmware | cte104d-1.20 | |||||||||||
| XClarity Controller | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Controller | ctx304c-1.11 | |||||||||||
| Index of supported devices | |||
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| Lenovo Part Number | Lenovo Feature Code | Lenovo Marketing Name | |
| Broadcom NX | |||
| 4XC7A08238 | B5T0 | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | |
| 7ZT7A00484 | AUKN | ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | |
| 7ZT7A00496 | AUKQ | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | |
| ThinkSystem Broadcom 5720 1GbE RJ45 2-port PCIe Ethernet LOM | |||
| Lenovo Storage Devices | |||
| 4Y37A78837 | ThinkSystem 440-8e SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA | ||
| 4Y37A09728 | B8NY | ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | |
| Microchip Storage Devices | |||
| 4Y37A84028 | ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter | ||
| 4Y37A84028 | ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter | ||
| 4Y37A84028 | ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter | ||
| 4Y37A84028 | ThinkSystem 4350-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA | ||
ThinkSystem Broadcom 57414 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08238 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B5T0 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9crf-01c2 | 227.1.115.0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9co0-01c2 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x16D7 | 0x17AA | 0x4105 | bnxtnet | 227.0.134.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 7ZT7A00484 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: AUKN | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme | nx1-j9d1f-0342 | 227.0.3.1 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | All Device Drivers are included with VMware ESXi 8.0 image | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x1657 | 0x17AA | 0x402D | ntg3 vib in install distro | 4.1.8.0-4vmw | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom 57416 10GBASE-T 2-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 7ZT7A00496 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: AUKQ | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9crf-01c2 | 227.1.115.0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9co0-01c2 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x16D8 | 0x17AA | 0x4160 | bnxtnet | 227.0.134.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom 5720 1GbE RJ45 2-port PCIe Ethernet LOM | 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 | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme | nx1-j9d1f-0342 | 227.0.3.1 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | All Device Drivers are included with VMware ESXi 8.0 image | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x165F | 0x17AA | 0x4060 | ntg3 Non compliant vib in install distro | No HCL entry | ||||||
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ThinkSystem 440-8e SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A78837 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: Miss | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Host-Bus-Adapter | mpt3.5.440-j9lqa-01c2 | 27.00.01.00 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Host-Bus-Adapter | mpt3.5-j9d11-0142 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS | 0x1000 | 0x00E6 | 0x1D49 | 0x0209 | lsi-msgpt35 Non compliant | 28.00.00.00 | lsiprovider Required Support vib | vib not in package | ||||
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ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A09728 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B8NY | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter Firmware | mr3.5.940-j9cup-0182 | 52.27.0-5215 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter VMware Driver | mr3-j9crj-0202 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS-SATA-NVME Tri-mode | 0x1000 | 0x10E2 | 0x1D49 | 0x060A | lsi-mr3 | 7.727.02.00 | lsiprovider Required Support vib | vib not in package | ||||
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ThinkSystem RAID 9350-16i 4GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A84028 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: Miss | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter Firmware | smartpqi.350-j9c8r-0122 | 5.91 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter VMware Driver | smartpqi-j9c8s-0192 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS/SATA-RAID | 0x9005 | 0x028F | 0x1D49 | 0x0622 | smartpqi | 80.4440.0.124 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem RAID 9350-8i 2GB Flash PCIe 12Gb Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A84028 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: Miss | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter Firmware | smartpqi.350-j9c8r-0122 | 5.91 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter VMware Driver | smartpqi-j9c8s-0192 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS/SATA-RAID | 0x9005 | 0x028F | 0x1D49 | 0x0620 | smartpqi | 80.4440.0.124 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem RAID 5350-8i PCIe 12Gb Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A84028 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: Miss | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter Firmware | smartpqi.350-j9c8r-0122 | 5.91 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter VMware Driver | smartpqi-j9c8s-0192 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS/SATA-RAID | 0x9005 | 0x028F | 0x1D49 | 0x0520 | smartpqi | 80.4440.0.124 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem 4350-8i SAS/SATA 12Gb HBA | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A84028 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: Miss | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter Firmware | smartpqi.350-j9c8r-0122 | 5.91 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Adapter VMware Driver | smartpqi-j9c8s-0192 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS | 0x9005 | 0x028F | 0x1D49 | 0x0220 | smartpqi | 80.4440.0.124 | ||||||
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