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MKguy
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ESX4 FC HBA HCL is a joke, right?

The current HCL for FC HBAs on all ESX4 Editions is ridiculously limited:

Compare that list to ESX3.5U4:

http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?action=search&deviceCategory=io&productId=1...

There is not even a single 4GB HBA on the ESX4 list (and not even one EMC HBA?!). Specifically, I care about HP FC1142SR HBAs that all our servers use, a standard qlogic based 4GB FC HBA by HP.

The current list implies that 90% of pretty much all standard servers sold with FC HBAs, purchased during even the last year, won't be upgradeable to ESX4. So I guess the current list is just incomplete and will be updated with more models soon?!

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AntonVZhbankov
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Don't be scared. HCL does not contain all those HBAs yet.

Most of them will be added to HCL in near future.

I upgraded my test zone today from 3.5 and vSphere on my HP blades works with 4Gb Qlogic and Emulex HBAs just fine.


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Texiwill
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Hello,

I would hope HP and QLogic can get the list updated as well. Note however that the final list of devices as of GA will change as vendors also cerfify their devices on GA code. This does take a bit of time after GA is released. In general, the way to predict this is to look at the driver versions supported within ESX 3.x and verify them against ESX 4's driver versions. If hte versions are similar or the same then most likely that adapter will work.


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MKguy
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Just noticed that my HP FC1142SR and a bunch of other HBAs finally appear on the HCL for ESX4 (not ESX4i though).

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