ESXi 6.5 and 6.7 Builds with LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i not showing SSDs

[awhite005]

So just some background on what I have tried with no solution as of yet. I'm not sure what the issue is?

I have looked up the compatibility matrix and the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i is compatible with multiple versions but so far I have tried 6.5.0, 6.5 U1, U2, U3 and 6.7 U1, U2, U3 and ESXi 6.5.0 U3 (Build 15177306) Custom Lenovo Build for ST50 since the server is a Lenovo ThinkServer ST50. I have tried loading multiple vibs as stated below and also checked those for compatibility. At this point, I have documented all steps of each version of esxi I have tried along with the drivers and lsiproviders and still no luck. Full details below:

scsi-megaraid-sas-6.604.54.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820.x86_64.vib

scsi-megaraid-sas-6.600.61.00.1vmw-1OEM.550.0.0.1198610.x86_64.vib

scsi-megaraid-sas_6.610.15.00-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib

scsi-megaraid-sas_6.603.55.00-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106

lsi-mr3-7.702.14.00-1OEM.650.0.0.4598673.x86_64.vib

For ver VMware ESXi 6.5.0 build-15177306 and for LSI MegaRAID SAS Gen2 I need to have the following

VID = 1000

DID = 0078

SVID = 1000

SDID = 9251

Current output from vmkchdev -l |grep vmhba1 (according to vmware comptibility matrix this should work as well.)

VID = 1000

DID = 0079

SVID = 1000

SDID = 9261

Can't the ssd drives been seen as raw disks or do I need to configure the RAID first before esxi will see them? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

[a_p_]

If ESXi recognizes the controller, but no disks/LUNs, then you'll most likely need to configure access on the controller, so that the SSDs are presented as needed (RAID set, JBOD, ...) to the operating system (ESXi in this case).

André

[awhite005]

Thanks Andre, I will test with a RAID1 and see what the outcome is. I will let you know.

[Nawals]

I don’t face such issue. However may you need to configure controller and the try. This link may help you.

https://cstan.io/?p=8786&lang=en