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CharlesChou
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adapter, device, datastore gone after set vmw_ahci enable=false

ESXi 6.7 running on a single sata ssd shared with datastore of vm

after i set

esxcli system module set --enabled=false --module=vmw_ahci

and reboot, adapter, device, datastore gone.

i am unable to change it back even i set vmw_ahci as mention here Very slow speed on SSD

esxcli system module set --enabled=true --module=vmw_ahci

after reboot,

# esxcli system module list|grep ahci

vmw_ahci                           false       false

# vmkchdev -l

0000:00:00.0 8086:5af0 8086:7270 vmkernel

0000:00:00.1 8086:5a8c 0000:0000 vmkernel

0000:00:02.0 8086:5a85 8086:2212 vmkernel

0000:00:0e.0 8086:5a98 1b50:5709 vmkernel

0000:00:0f.0 8086:5a9a 8086:7270 vmkernel

0000:00:12.0 8086:5ae3 8086:7270 vmkernel vmhba0

0000:00:13.0 8086:5ad8 0000:0000 vmkernel PCIe RP[0000:00:13.0]

0000:00:13.1 8086:5ad9 0000:0000 vmkernel PCIe RP[0000:00:13.1]

0000:00:13.2 8086:5ada 0000:0000 vmkernel PCIe RP[0000:00:13.2]

0000:00:13.3 8086:5adb 0000:0000 vmkernel PCIe RP[0000:00:13.3]

0000:00:14.0 8086:5ad6 0000:0000 vmkernel PCIe RP[0000:00:14.0]

0000:00:14.1 8086:5ad7 0000:0000 vmkernel PCIe RP[0000:00:14.1]

0000:00:15.0 8086:5aa8 8086:7270 vmkernel vmhba32

0000:00:1c.0 8086:5acc 8086:7270 vmkernel

0000:00:1f.0 8086:5ae8 8086:7270 vmkernel

0000:00:1f.1 8086:5ad4 8086:7270 vmkernel

0000:01:00.0 10ec:8168 1b50:4606 vmkernel vmnic0

0000:02:00.0 8086:3165 8086:4010 vmkernel

# esxcfg-scsidevs -a

*nothing*

I could reproduce this by install ESXi in vmware with sata disk

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i end up reinstall ESXi using an image with sata-xahci, everything is back.

seems the sata_ahci not support my ssd but dont wonder why i can not enable vmw_ahci.

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i end up reinstall ESXi using an image with sata-xahci, everything is back.

seems the sata_ahci not support my ssd but dont wonder why i can not enable vmw_ahci.

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