BL460c G7 is working flawlessly...

Just my 2 cents on this:

I guess this could be a problem with your RAID controller or local storage, have you tried the following:

- using earlier SSP (e.g. 2016.04) for FW updates, HPE is constantly killing FW updates in newer SPPs for older servers like G7; keep an eye SmartStorage FW updates...

If that doesn't work:

- booting without RAID controller/local storage (use SD card)

hope this helps.

Edit:

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Downgrade to 6.0 U2:

I woult EVER Install ESXi on an a seperate USB thumb drive or SD card, then there is no problem with losing VMs. This should also provide a solution...

(There is a microSD card slot on your ML110 Gen9 which can be used for ESXi boot)

Edit2:

My fault... BL460c G6 is working flawlessly

On BL460c G7 or other ProLiant G7 the problem is the component "hpe-smx-provider" (650.03.11.00.17-4240417), I've managed to solve the problem with exchanging the component with "hpe-smx-provider 600.03.11.00.9-2768847" from 6.0 U2 HPE December ISO. This could be done via Image-Builder.

Another (easier) workaround would be:

1. Install 6.0U2 HPE December ISO

2. Upgrade to 6.5 with VMware vanilla iso (WITHOUT HPE components!!!)

Edit3:

After quick testing both workarounds, I realized that there could be a minor issue with running 6.5 on BL460c G7. There seems to be a problem with the communication between iLO and ESXi as the hostname in iLO isn't synced with the servers hostname as it was with 6.0 or 5.5 .... again this could be a minor issue, but one should keep in mind that the communication between iLO and ESXi is very important. (At least in a blade infrastructure).

I don't know which other components aren't working correctly but most of the sensors seems to show the corrct values: