Hi-
Been banging my head against the wall trying to find out that this server supports VSAN 6.7U3. I am looking to upgrade
the servers from vSphere 6.5 to 6.7U3. I have looked at the VMware compatibility tool (where it has ReadyNodes and
the general compatibility guide but can't figure it out . I will be upgrading the BIOS and firmware of the servers to
CIMC 4.1.1.
..ar
Hello Alan,
Welcome to Communities.
There are various configurations of 'UCS C240 M4' on the ReadyNode HCL - please have a look and indicate which one has the same hardware specs as yours (specifically controller, Cache-tier and Capacity-tier devices):
vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=vsan&details=1&vsan_type=vsanreadynode&keyword=UCS%20C240%20M4&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc
But, yes I can see that there are variants stating supported for 6.7 U1/U2 but none for 6.7 U3 (whereas M5 versions are listed for 6.7 U3 and 7.0) - whether this implies Cisco will no longer support them as 'ReadyNodes' on 6.7 U3 or later is a question best asked of Cisco (and/or the party you purchased these servers from).
That being said, all of the listed components - controller, Cache-tier and Capacity-tier devices - I can see from the models I checked (including the drives that have reached 'End of Sale') are on the HCL for 6.7 U3 and most 7.0. So from a VMware-supported perspective it is fine, but to get into the nuances of whether it is still considered a 'ReadyNode' or not (and thus things like SAS-Expander support) is beyond my station.
Bob
TB-
Thank you for the response. Being as I just came into maintaining these machines 3 months ago I am not sure of hardware specifics. I am trying to come up with some powercli/powershell that
will give me that info. AFAIK these are Cisco UCSC-C240-M4SX . I will take a loser look at the readynodes but that page sort of confuses me. Never worked with that guide before.
...Alan
Hello Alan,
Getting the controller, Cache-tier and Capacity-tier disk model and part-numbers is generally most accurate from the Cisco UCS Manager.
However you can generally (as it depends) get this information from:
# esxcli storage core device list
# esxcfg-scsidevs -a
# vmkchdev -l |grep vmhbaX
Then search for the ID numbers and/or model/part numbers on the HCL directly or here:
The current (unsure about past) ReadyNode listings are also available in frequently updated pdf format:
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/pdf/vi_vsan_rn_guide.pdf
Bob
Thank you that was helpful. I found most of the hardware and by and large it looks like our hardware supports vSphere 6.7U3. I am just curious about the chaching tier
and what I am looking for. See this output:
But as a whole I think I am good. It's hard to get hw info as these machines are not managed by UCS.
...Alan
Hi Alan,
As per below vSAN HCL,Cisco 12G SAS Modular Raid Controller (UCSC-MRAID12G) is supported till ESXi 7.0/vSAN7.0,however you looked into Footnotes for vSAN 6.7 U3 stating that
“Firmware 4.620.00-7322 is packaged within container 24.12.1-0433.Please use one of the following UCS releases for Storage controller firmware & Driver - UCS C-series Standalone releases – 4.0(2d) , UCSM-Managed C series releases – 4.0(2d)”
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=vsanio&productid=38642https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=vsanio&productid=38642
But as per Cisco compatibility Matrix, 6.7 U3 does not support current UCSC-MRAID12G controller for firmware version 4.0(2d) for C-series but Vmware Matrix says that use 4.0(2d) for ESXi6.7 U3/vSAN6.7 U3.
So have you managed/installed ESXi 6.7 U3 /vSAN 6.7 U3? Is it working fine ? since i m also planning to upgrade ESXi/vSAN to 6.7 U3 for C240-M4SX server with UCSC-MRAID12G controller,but we are not using vSAN ready Node
Regards
Srk