QLogic HBA showing as different model on ESX3.5

[HCC]

Hi,

I just loading a demo of ESX onto my VMWare servers to do some testing while I await the purchased copy. I noticed that the QLogic QLE2460 HBAs om the server are showing up as QLA2432 in ESX under the Configuration -> Storage Adapters page. Why is this happening ?

Thanks

Shawn

[Texiwill]

Hello,

VMware ESX does not know every qlogic adapter out there, the important part is that it knows that it is there. Go to the command line of the VMware ESX host and run 'lspci', does this show the proper entry? If so then the VIC/VC is mapping the QLE to the QLA as they use the same driver.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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[HCC]

Hi,

running lspci gives this:

...

10:00.0 Fibre Channel : Qlogic Corp QLA2432 (rev 03)

1a:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3500 (rev 01)

1a:00.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 350c (rev 01)

1b:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3510 (rev 01)

1b:00.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3514 (rev 01)

1c:00.0 Fibre Channel: Qlogic Corp QLA2432 (rev 03)

24:00.0 PCI bridge: Integrated Device Tech: unknown device 8018 (rev 04)

25:00.0 PCI bridge: Integrated Device Tech: Unknown device 8018 (rev 04)

25:00.0 PCI bridge: Integrated Device Tech: unknown device 8018 (rev 04)

...

[Texiwill]

Hello,

The lspci shows you what ESX maps the device to. Since the model should not affect anything, you are fine. However, I would still open a support call with your VMware Support Representative as they should still see the proper model.

You are fine however.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

====

Author of the book 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', Copyright 2008 Pearson Education. CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354, As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization

[Schorschi]

We also see mismatches in models reported because ESX accepts what the driver tells it, so the same driver may be applicable to 4 cards, so only the default common name of the device is reported. It is a pain when it happens, thus we really rely on the hardware agent reporting for specific model reporting.

[mike_laspina]

Yes, thats normal I have several different models on Qlogic FC HBA, and they all use the 707 driver and do not show the correct face model number. Your good to go.

e.g. the 2340 shows up as 2312.