Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Lenovo Data Center Group
VMware ESXi Recipe
Server Family (Machine Type): ThinkSystem SE350 (7D1X, 7D27, 7Z46) Server Product Guide |
| Processor Family: Intel Xeon D-2100 Series |
| Targeted Operating System: VMware ESXi 8.0 | Known Server Limitations/Issues and Solutions |
| VMware Recipe Creation Date: August 25, 2025 |
| 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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| XClarity Provisioning Manager | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager | pdl152b-2.13 | |||||||||||
| System BIOS/UEFI | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo System UEFI/BIOS Firmware | hye134c-2.30 | |||||||||||
| XClarity Controller | | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | | ||||||||||
| Lenovo XClarity Controller | tei3e4d-4.12 | |||||||||||
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-232.1.132.8-2 | 232.1.132.8 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Broadcom NetXtreme E | nxe-20250120-232-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x14E4 | 0x16D8 | 0x17AA | 0x4160 | bnxtnet | 232.0.154.0 | ||||||
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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 | nx1-230.0.3.1-2 | 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 | 4.1.10.0-4vmw | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 10/100/1GbE RJ45 2-Port Intel i350 SFP+ Wired Network Module | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | 6.50 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x37D3 | 0x17AA | 0x4025 | i40en | 2.9.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 4xRJ45 10GBASE-T LOM Package 10GBASE-T Wired Network Module | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | 6.50 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x37D2 | 0x17AA | 0x4025 | i40en | 2.9.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 1GbE SFP 2-Port Switch, Wireless Capable Wireless Network Module w/ LTE support | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | 6.50 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x37D3 | 0x17AA | 0x4025 | i40en | 2.9.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 1GbE SFP 2-Port Switch, Wireless Capable Wireless Network Module | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | 6.50 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x37D3 | 0x17AA | 0x4025 | i40en | 2.9.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 4xRJ45 10GBASE-T LOM Package 10GBASE-T Wired Network Module | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | Query Error | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x1521 | 0x17AA | 0x4016 | igbn Non compliant | 1.12.0.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 10/100/1GbE RJ45 2-Port Intel i350 SFP+ Wired Network Module | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | Query Error | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x1521 | 0x17AA | 0x4016 | igbn Non compliant | 1.12.0.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 1GbE SFP 2-Port Switch, Wireless Capable Wireless Network Module w/ LTE support | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | 6.50 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x37CE | 0x17AA | 0x4025 | i40en Non compliant | 2.9.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 10GbE SFP+ 2-Port, 1GbE SFP 2-Port Switch, Wireless Capable Wireless Network Module | 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 Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net-9.52-6.50-1.3684.0-4 | 6.50 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x37CE | 0x17AA | 0x4025 | i40en Non compliant | 2.9.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem Intel E810-DA2 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | Lenovo Part Number: 4XC7A08295 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: BCD6 | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | net.e800.da2.pcie-4.60-1.3684.0-2 | 4.60 | ||||||||||
| Drivers | Lenovo Driver Package Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Package Version | ||||||||||
| Intel Networking Adapter/Device VMware Driver | net-20241213-vc | |||||||||||
| Device Function (VMware HCL link) | PCIe | Driver Name | Driver Version | |||||||||
| VID | DID | SVID | SSID | |||||||||
| Networking | 0x8086 | 0x159B | 0x8086 | 0x4003 | icen | 1.15.2.0 | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 Mirroring Enablement Kit | Lenovo Part Number: 4M17A60519 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B88P | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 | se350-2.3.22.1007-2 | 2.3.22.1208 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| bootstore-sata | 0x1B4B | 0x9230 | 0x1D49 | 0x0300 | vmw_ahci vib in install distro | 2.0.14-1vmw | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit | Lenovo Part Number: 4M17A37606 | |||||||||||
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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 ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 | se350-2.3.22.1007-2 | 2.3.22.1208 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| bootstore-sata | 0x1B4B | 0x9230 | 0x1D49 | 0x0302 | vmw_ahci vib in install distro | 2.0.14-1vmw | ||||||
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ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 SATA 4-Bay Data RAID Mirroring Enablement Kit | Lenovo Part Number: 4M17A37606 | |||||||||||
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| Lenovo Feature Code: B6FG | ||||||||||||
| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | Device Firmware Version | |||||||||
| Lenovo ThinkSystem SE350 M.2 | se350-2.3.22.1007-2 | 2.3.22.1208 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| bootstore-sata | 0x1B4B | 0x9230 | 0x1D49 | 0x0303 | vmw_ahci vib in install distro | 2.0.14-1vmw | ||||||
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| All Supported NVMe Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Linux Firmware | all-1.53.04-0 | |||||||||||
| All Supported SAS Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Linux Firmware | all-1.53.04-0 | |||||||||||
| All Supported SATA Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Linux Firmware | all-1.53.04-0 | |||||||||||
| All Supported Solid State Drives | ||||||||||||
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| Firmware | Required Firmware Description - Download Page Link (lenovo.com) | Lenovo Firmware Package Version | ||||||||||
| Lenovo Storage Linux Firmware | all-1.53.04-0 | |||||||||||
ThinkSystem Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx 10/25GbE SFP28 2-port PCIe Ethernet Adapter | 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 | |||||||||
| Nvidia-Mellanox ConnectX Networking Adapter/Device Linux Firmware | cx-24.04-0.6.6.0-0 | 14.32.1612 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 0x1015 | 0x15B3 | 0x0105 | nmlx5-core Non compliant vib in install distro | No HCL entry | nmlx5-rdma Required Support vib vib in install distro | No HCL entry | ||||
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Lenovo Data Center Group VMware OS Support Home Page |
| https://vmware.lenovo.com |