Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Server Family (Machine Type): ThinkSystem SR950 V3 (7DC4, 7DC5, 7DC6) Server Product Guide |
| Processor Family: Intel Xeon: Silver 4400, Gold 6400/5400, Platinum 8400 |
| Targeted Operating System: VMware ESXi 8.0 | Known Server Limitations/Issues and Solutions |
| VMware Recipe Creation Date: November 11, 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 | | ||||||||||
| Page Not Found | eal114g-4.13 | |||||||||||
| System BIOS/UEFI | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo System UEFI/BIOS Firmware | ebe110d-4.10 | |||||||||||
| XClarity Controller | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Controller | ebx310f-4.10 | |||||||||||
| Index of supported devices | |||
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| Lenovo Part Number | Lenovo Feature Code | Lenovo Marketing Name | |
| Broadcom Emulex FC | |||
| 4XC7A76525 | BJ3H | ThinkSystem Emulex LPe35002 32Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter V2 | |
| 4XC7A76525 | BLC1 | ThinkSystem Emulex LPe36002 64Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter | |
| Broadcom NX | |||
| 4XC7A08235 | B5T1 | ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter | |
| 4XC7A08297 | B96F | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 2x100/1x200GbE QSFP56 PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter | |
| 4XC7A80566 | ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | ||
| 7ZT7A00484 | AUKN | ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | |
| Lenovo Storage Devices | |||
| 4Y37A78600 | BMM1 | ThinkSystem RAID 940-16i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | |
| 4Y37A78601 | BMM2 | ThinkSystem 440-8i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA | |
| 4Y37A09728 | B8NY | ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | |
| 4Y37A09729 | B8NW | ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | |
| Marvell Qlogic | |||
| 4XC7A08276 | BA1F | ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2772 32Gb 2-Port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter | |
| Mellanox | |||
| 4XC7A08248 | B8PP | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter | |
| 4XC7A62582 | BE4T | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter | |
| ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | |||
| 4XC7A08248 | B8PP | ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter | |
ThinkSystem Emulex LPe35002 32Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter V2 | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A76525 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BJ3H | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Emulex Fibre Channel | lp.35-j9ma6-0262 | 14.4.317.10 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Emulex Fibre Channel | lp-j9ma6-02e2 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Fibre Channel | 0x10DF | 0xF400 | 0x10DF | 0xF419 | lpfc | 14.4.317.4 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Emulex LPe36002 64Gb 2-port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A76525 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BLC1 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Emulex Fibre Channel | lp.35-j9ma6-0262 | 14.4.317.10 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Emulex Fibre Channel | lp-j9ma6-02e2 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Fibre Channel | 0x10DF | 0xF400 | 0x10DF | 0xF421 | lpfc | 14.4.317.4 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom 5719 1GbE RJ45 4-port OCP Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08235 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B5T1 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme | nx1-j9map-0422 | 230.0.3.1 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0x4104 | ntg3 vib in install distro | 4.1.8.0-4vmw | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom 57508 2x100/1x200GbE QSFP56 PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08297 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B96F | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9ma4-0302 | 230.1.116.0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9ma4-0242 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x1750 | 0x17AA | 0x404C | bnxtnet Non compliant | 230.0.136.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A80566 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: Miss | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9ma4-0302 | 230.1.116.0 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-j9ma4-0242 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x1751 | 0x17AA | 0x4107 | bnxtnet Non compliant | 230.0.136.0 | ||||||
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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-j9map-0422 | 230.0.3.1 | ||||||||||
| 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 RAID 940-16i 4GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A78600 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BMM1 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter Firmware | mr3.5.940-j9md7-0202 | 52.30.0-5632 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter VMware Driver | mr3-j9mdn-0262 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS-SATA-NVME Tri-mode | 0x1000 | 0x10E2 | 0x1D49 | 0x0610 | lsi-mr3 | 7.730.01.00 | lsiprovider Required Support vib | vib not in package | ||||
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ThinkSystem 440-8i SAS/SATA PCIe Gen4 12Gb HBA | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A78601 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BMM2 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Host-Bus-Adapter | mpt3.5.440-j9m6r-0262 | 31.00.00.00 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Host-Bus-Adapter | mpt3.5-j9mdn-01c2 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS | 0x1000 | 0x00E6 | 0x1D49 | 0x0207 | lsi-msgpt35 Non compliant | 31.00.00.00 | 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-j9md7-0202 | 52.30.0-5632 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter VMware Driver | mr3-j9mdn-0262 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 7.730.01.00 | lsiprovider Required Support vib | vib not in package | ||||
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ThinkSystem RAID 940-8i 8GB Flash PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4Y37A09729 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B8NW | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter Firmware | mr3.5.940-j9md7-0202 | 52.30.0-5632 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo RAID Adapter VMware Driver | mr3-j9mdn-0262 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| SAS-SATA-NVME Tri-mode | 0x1000 | 0x10E2 | 0x1D49 | 0x060B | lsi-mr3 | 7.730.01.00 | lsiprovider Required Support vib | vib not in package | ||||
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ThinkSystem QLogic QLE2772 32Gb 2-Port PCIe Fibre Channel Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08276 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BA1F | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Marvell-Qlogic Fibre Channel | qla.2770.2772-j9m9u-0162 | 4.07.04 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Marvell-Qlogic Fibre Channel | qla-j9m9u-01c2 | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Fibre Channel | 0x1077 | 0x2281 | 0x1077 | 0x02F5 | qlnativefc Non compliant | 5.4.83.1 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08248 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B8PP | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Nvidia-Mellanox ConnectX Networking Adapter/Device Firmware | cx-j9m3u-0302 | 22.41.1000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0x15B3 | 0x101D | 0x15B3 | 0x0027 | nmlx5-core vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | nmlx5-rdma Required Support vib vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | ||||
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ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port OCP Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A62582 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BE4T | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Nvidia-Mellanox ConnectX Networking Adapter/Device Firmware | cx-j9m3u-0302 | 26.41.1000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0x15B3 | 0x101F | 0x15B3 | 0x0014 | nmlx5-core vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | nmlx5-rdma Required Support vib vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | ||||
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ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 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 | |||||||||
| Nvidia-Mellanox ConnectX Networking Adapter/Device Firmware | cx-j9m3u-0302 | 26.41.1000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0x15B3 | 0x101F | 0x15B3 | 0x0013 | nmlx5-core vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | nmlx5-rdma Required Support vib vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | ||||
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ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx 100GbE QSFP56 2-port PCIe 4 Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08248 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B8PP | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Nvidia-Mellanox ConnectX Networking Adapter/Device Firmware | cx-j9m3u-0302 | 22.41.1000 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0x15B3 | 0x101D | 0x15B3 | 0x0027 | nmlx5-core vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | nmlx5-rdma Required Support vib vib in install distro | 4.23.0.36-8vmw | ||||
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