> But the Datastore is empty and we cannot change any settings of the VMs as it throws an error
Just to be sure ... what happens if you use ssh and try to
cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1
At the moment I would assume that all further attempts to do anything via GUI or commandline could make matters worse.
When can you schedule a reboot of the ESXi ?
I would also try to backup all running VMs - if that is possible.
Also create a VMFS header-dump. That will help to recover in case the VMFS datastore is too damaged to mount again after a reboot.
See Create a VMFS-Header-dump using an ESXi-Host in production | VM-Sickbay

Please attach the complete vmkernel.log to your next reply.
Ulli

Same issue with LSI 9260-8i RAID Controller.

Wish Broadcom and/or VMWare would just give a straight answer so we know to wait or move to new hardware.

This didn't work for me, but have you tried the custom HPE iso?

https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI67-HPE&productId=742

I contacted Broadcom support and the reply I got back is posted below. I tried the SMIS they provided, but it didn't seem to work for me. Let me know if you have any luck because I may not know what I am doing.

Yes we will come out with an SMIs provider or find the root cause.
6.5 was working fine and theoretically, the 6.5 SMIs provider should have worked.

But it is broken and no one seems to have a reliable fix at tthe moment.

But we are working on it.
We have had some success with this version:

ftp://tsupport:tsupport@ftp0.broadcom.com/private/LSA/vmware-smis.zip

You are more than welcome to try it.
If it does not work, just uninstall it and I will keep your case open until the final release comes out.

If to no avail, use storcli
Latest storcli for all OS:
https://docs.broadcom.com/docs/1.21.06_StorCLI

Thank you and let me know if you have any questions,
Storage Technical support
Broadcom Inc.
Joseph

We had a similar problem recently post-upgrade from v6.5 to v6.7 in that we lost access to about 1/2 of the datastores on our SAN.  This affected not only the host that we upgraded, but also the other 2 hosts in the cluster which were still running v6.5.  Due to path failover (lost Active paths failed over to Standby paths), we didn't discover the extent of the problem until it was too late.  Hosts ended up 24 hours later showing as Not Responding in vCenter, with the VMs still running but showing as Disconnected.

So if you're using Direct Attached Storage with your host, then maybe the fault is similar?  If you're a VSAN environment, then ignore what I'm about to say.  Either way, talk to VMware and get help quickly.

-------------------- what happened in our environment follows:

VMware advised that the cause was a storage fault, as evidenced by storage controller errors in the vSphere logs ("state: dead sas") and that we needed to raise a ticket with our storage vendor (Dell EMC).

Dell EMC investigated and identified a likely root cause as being a change in behaviour of a key storage driver (lsi_msgpt3) which changed between vSphere v6.5 and v6.7 and which required a configuration change in the parameters of the driver. 

This configuration requirement is documented in knowledgebase articles both from Dell EMC (https://www.dell.com/support/article/US/en/19/sln313031/sc-storage-customer-notification-driver-compatibility-concerns-with-front-end-sas-connectivity) published 21/1/2019 and also VMware (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67032) published  9/2/2019). 

Again, TALK TO VMWARE FIRST is my suggestion; don't just change stuff unless you're sure of the diagnosis!

We needed to run the following commands on each host via CLI:

esxcfg-scsidevs -a

  (confirm that lsi_msgpt3 is the kernel driver)

vmkload_mod -s lsi_msgpt3 |grep Version

  (check that the driver version is greater than 12)

esxcli system module parameters list -m lsi_msgpt3

  (check that issue_scsi_cmd_to_bringup_drive is not set / n.b. default=1)

esxcli system module parameters set -p issue_scsi_cmd_to_bringup_drive=0 -m lsi_msgpt3

  (set issue_scsi_cmd_to_bringup_drive = 0)

esxcli system module parameters list -m lsi_msgpt3

  (check that issue_scsi_cmd_to_bringup_drive is now = 0)

reboot

  (restart the host, then manually restart workloads)

AGAIN, I cannot emphasise this more strongly, DON'T CHANGE unless you are sure of the diagnosis.

Hope this helps.

NCM 6.0 was released in the last two days and I was hoping this issue would be solved. The release notes still mention this under Known Issues and Nimble support verified that NCM 6.0 does not fix this long standing issue. HPE servers that boot from a USB drive will not work with Nimble Connection Manager (NCM). The fix is scheduled to be a part of NCM 6.1 which is many months off. I may change my boot method from USB based to SD or microSD based

Hmmm, after looking at your command outputs again, I'm not convinced it is the same issue.

The VMware article highlights in redthat the storage shows as 0MB.

Whereas yours shows a value greater than zero.

So maybe not the same thing, although it does seem to be similar in some respects.

Agree with you...

microSD card works fine with my setup.

https://infosight.hpe.com/InfoSight/media/software/active/2/236/nimble-ncm-for-esx6.5-6.0.0-650005.zip

That's the link for NCM6.0 if anyone fancy

I just tried it, unfortunately it gives me the same errors as the standard image.
Have you tried installing in legacy? At least that yields to a different error on my side

I'm relatively new to ESXi. I ordered a new workstation PC and tried to install ESXi 6.7 in UEFI mode on it. The installation won't start in UEFI with the following message.

using simple offset uefi rts mapping policy 

It gets stuck after this message.

Right afterwards I tried to install in legacy. The installation finishes successfully however it won't boot afterwards stating that it can't find a disc to boot from.

The PC is on the latest BIOS version.

The following hardware is used:

• Intel Xeon E-2176G 6C CPU
• (4x16GB) DDR4 2666 DIMM ECC
• NVIDIA Quadro P400 2GB (3)mDP GFX
• 2x Intel I210-T1 Ethernet Server Adapter

Many thanks in advance!

Update: Using the HPE custom image results in the exact same behaviour

Nachricht geändert durch Christoph Muehlbacher

Hi Continuum,

Thanks for your help, I will try to answer everything one by one.

[peter@IS-77752:~] cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1

[peter@IS-77752:/vmfs/volumes/5c8a7789-1a4c3a5c-0a47-b083fec42bdd]

And if I run "ls -l" then it shows all the folders with the VMs.

> When can you schedule a reboot of the ESXi ?

I am going to reboot it today, but I am not sure if it would solve it. I will let you know.

> I would also try to backup all running VMs - if that is possible.

I am thinking about, as a work around, if it is possible, to create a new data store and move the VMs to the new one.

Remove them and add them again from the new datastore. I am not 100% sure how to do it or if it is even possible though...

> Also create a VMFS header-dump. That will help to recover in case the VMFS datastore is too damaged to mount again after a reboot.

I have tried, but there is not enough space there even if I use gzip.

And I do not have any other datastore to use...

> Please attach the complete vmkernel.log to your next reply.

See attached.

Thanks.

UPDATE:
So I was thinking and realised after we have updated the to 6.7 we had the datastore for a while and it disappeared after a few days.

And now we have noticed something really strange...

If we log in to ESXi with a different user, not the default root user, then we can see the datastore and everything seems to be working fine.

It seems like the issue is with the root user and not with the datastore itself.

Do you know about an issue like this?

Hi

i have a partner who bought a server wit h VMware OEM licenses inside.

now he would like to move his server to an another country EEC ( from Germany to Poland)

Same firm, just the country changes

is it compliant ? i saw in the VMware EULA license should be bought and used in the same country...

is there any exception ?

Thanks

JP

Hi mephivio,

You can apply to VMware licensing to have it transferred. This is up to the sole discretion of VMware whether it’s granted or not.

Kind regards.

No, on the face of it, I get the same error in both modes. I assume there are some drivers missing, but I don't yet know how to tell which ones.

A co-worker of mine is running Workstation 11, and needs to set up a VM with Windows Server 2016. When he ran through the normal process of creating the VM and installing the OS, the installer failed out with an error. The VM would then reboot, encounter the same error, reboot, ad infinitum. (I know I should have the details on the error to help diagnose, but at the moment I don't. But please continue reading, there's more...)

From there we've done the following troubleshooting and attempted workarounds, but to no avail:

1. I checked the MSDN ISO we're using and confirmed it's intact and complete (SHA1 matches).
2. I used the ISO to install Win2016 to a new VM on my Worktation instance, no problem. The install completed and the VM boots up fine. I have Workstation 14.x, while he has (as noted) version 11.x.
3. I created a second new VM, using the compatibility option for Workstation 11.x. I then installed Win2016 to this VM; no problem. The install completed and the VM boots up fine.
4. My coworker full-cloned a new VM from a snapshot I created on the VM from Step 3. He tried booting up the VM on his (11.x) Workstation instance, but the VM bluescreened while booting.
5. He then tried just copying the entire Step-3 VM folder to his local machine and booting it up on 11.x. Same problem; the VM bluescreens.

Nothing like this has ever happened before in our usage of Workstation. We've had no difficulty cloning & copying VMs which used other (earlier) versions of the Windows OS.

The obvious diagnosis is that there's some basic incompatibility such that Win2016 won't install or boot properly on Workstation 11.x, and we're pursuing an upgrade for him to work that angle.

But in the meantime, has anyone else experienced these issues with a Win2016 VM -- and if so found a workaround to get the VM to work?

Hi all,

I need to make more free space on bootbank.

Current size is

[root@ESXi1:~] du -d 1 /bootbank/ -m

156 /bootbank/

But I wish to delete unused modules.

I can list modules with

[root@ESXi1:~] esxcfg-module -l

Name                     Used Size (kb)

vmkernel                 147  10572 

chardevs                 142  48    

user                     1    3064  

crypto                   93   116   

vsanapi                  12   92    

vsanbase                 10   112   

vprobe                   0    392   

vmkapi_mgmt              6    28    

iodm                     3    24    

dma_mapper_iommu         0    16

procfs                   2    16    

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_mgmt_shim0    8     

vmkapi_v2_2_0_0_mgmt_shim0    8     

vmkapi_v2_2_0_0_vmkernel_shim0    84    

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_vmkernel_shim10   96    

vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_vmkernel_shim0    68    

vmkusb                   9    788   

vmkata                   3    416   

iscsi_trans              6    60    

iscsi_trans_compat_shim  3    12    

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_vmklinux_shim3    12    

vmkplexer                1    24    

vmklinux_9               9    680   

qlnativefc               8    1816  

vmkapi_v2_2_0_0_iscsiInc_shim0    20    

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_iscsiInc_shim1    20    

etherswitch              14   384   

netsched_fifo            2    12    

netsched_hclk            2    80    

netioc                   2    32    

vmklinux_9_2_3_0         7    48    

cnic_register            2    12    

bnx2                     1    216   

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_iscsi_shim3    8     

cnic                     1    96    

dm                       6    16    

nmp                      42   212   

vmw_satp_local           23   16    

vmw_satp_default_aa      0    12    

vmw_psp_lib              6    12    

vmw_psp_fixed            22   16    

vmw_psp_rr               3    16    

vmw_psp_mru              0    12    

vmci                     10   200   

healthchk                3    176   

teamcheck                1    168   

vlanmtucheck             1    180   

heartbeat                0    168   

shaper                   2    180   

lldp                     0    28    

cdp                      8    196   

ipfix                    3    208   

tcpip4                   1    1492  

dvsdev                   6    16    

dvfilter                 13   156   

lacp                     4    60    

vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_dvfilter_shim0    8     

vmkapi_v2_2_0_0_dvfilter_shim0    8     

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_dvfilter_shim0    8     

iscsi_linux_92           1    20    

bnx2i                    0    112   

megaraid_sas             1    100   

esxfw                    4    184   

dvfilter-generic-fastpath0    208   

vmkibft                  0    32    

vmw_satp_alua            1    32    

vmw_satp_lib_cx          2    16    

vmw_satp_alua_cx         3    20    

vaai_filter              3    28    

vmw_vaaip_emc            1    8     

vmw_vaaip_cx             3    12    

gss                      1    168   

lvmdriver                3    164   

deltadisk                0    256   

vdfm                     13   24    

sunrpc                   5    136   

vmfs3                    3    1388  

vfat                     3    56    

ufs                      0    84    

vmklink_mpi              2    36    

swapobj                  1    56    

nfsclient                0    140   

nfs41client              0    472   

vflash                   1    64    

dell                     1    44    

vmkapei                  0    40    

procMisc                 0    8     

nrdma                    3    360   

nrdma_vmkapi_shim        2    12    

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_rdma_shim0    12    

ipmi                     2    92    

vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_nmp_shim 0    8     

vmkapi_v2_3_0_0_nmp_shim 0    8     

vmkapi_v2_2_0_0_nmp_shim 0    8     

vrdma                    8    116   

vmkapi_v2_2_0_0_iscsi_shim0    8     

vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_iscsi_shim0    8     

balloonVMCI              2    8     

hbr_filter               2    204   

ftcpt                    0    316   

filtmod                  10   88    

svmmirror                1    56    

cbt                      2    16    

migrate                  2    508   

vfc                      0    164   

tracing                  10   64    

rdt                      8    260   

vsanutil                 7    292   

lsomcommon               3    360   

plog                     2    824   

virsto                   1    776   

lsom                     1    1184  

dvfg-igmp                0    32    

cmmds_net                1    96    

cmmds                    2    680   

cmmds_resolver           1    76    

vsan                     0    2028  

nsx-dvfilter-switch-security3    132   

nsx-traceflow            3    32    

nsx-bfd                  1    28    

nsx-core                 3    12    

nsx-vdl2                 6    460   

nsx-vdrb                 1    356   

nsx-vsip                 28   932   

nsx-operations           0    16    

nsx-dvfilterUser         9    24    

iscsi_vmk                2    228   

esx_splitter             5    1168  

qflge                    Not Loaded

ixgben                   Not Loaded

qfle3                    Not Loaded

Also I can list VIBs

[root@ESXi1:~] esxcli software vib list

Name                           Version                               Vendor            Acceptance Level  Install Date

-----------------------------  ------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------

RP-Splitter                    RPESX-00.5.2.0.3.0.a.412.000          EMC_Recoverpoint  PartnerSupported  2018-12-21 

emcjiraf                       5203.a.412-1OEM.600.1.17.3657938      EMC               PartnerSupported  2018-12-21 

ata-libata-92                  3.00.9.2-16vmw.650.0.0.4564106        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-amd                   0.3.10-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106           VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-atiixp                0.4.6-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-cmd64x                0.2.5-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-hpt3x2n               0.3.4-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-pdc2027x              1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-serverworks           0.4.3-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-sil680                0.4.8-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ata-pata-via                   0.3.3-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

block-cciss                    3.6.14-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

char-random                    1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ehci-ehci-hcd                  1.0-4vmw.650.0.14.5146846             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

elxnet                         11.1.91.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

hid-hid                        1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

i40en                          1.3.1-5vmw.650.1.26.5969303           VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

igbn                           0.1.0.0-14vmw.650.1.26.5969303        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ima-qla4xxx                    2.02.18-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ipmi-ipmi-devintf              39.1-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ipmi-ipmi-msghandler           39.1-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ipmi-ipmi-si-drv               39.1-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ixgben                         1.4.1-2vmw.650.1.26.5969303           VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lpfc                           11.1.0.6-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsi-mr3                        6.910.18.00-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106      VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsi-msgpt2                     20.00.01.00-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106      VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsi-msgpt3                     12.00.02.00-11vmw.650.0.0.4564106     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

misc-cnic-register             1.78.75.v60.7-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106    VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

misc-drivers                   6.5.0-1.36.7388607                    VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-31 

mtip32xx-native                3.9.5-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ne1000                         0.8.0-16vmw.650.1.26.5969303          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nenic                          1.0.0.2-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-bnx2                       2.2.4f.v60.10-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106    VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-bnx2x                      1.78.80.v60.12-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106   VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-cdc-ether                  1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-cnic                       1.78.76.v60.13-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106   VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-e1000                      8.0.3.1-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-e1000e                     3.2.2.1-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-enic                       2.1.2.38-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-fcoe                       1.0.29.9.3-7vmw.650.0.0.4564106       VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-forcedeth                  0.61-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-igb                        5.0.5.1.1-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-ixgbe                      3.7.13.7.14iov-20vmw.650.0.0.4564106  VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-libfcoe-92                 1.0.24.9.4-8vmw.650.0.0.4564106       VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-mlx4-core                  1.9.7.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-mlx4-en                    1.9.7.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-nx-nic                     5.0.621-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-tg3                        3.131d.v60.4-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-usbnet                     1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

net-vmxnet3                    1.1.3.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nhpsa                          2.0.6-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nmlx4-core                     3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nmlx4-en                       3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nmlx4-rdma                     3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nmlx5-core                     4.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ntg3                           4.1.2.0-1vmw.650.1.26.5969303         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nvme                           1.2.0.32-4vmw.650.1.26.5969303        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

nvmxnet3                       2.0.0.22-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

ohci-usb-ohci                  1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

pvscsi                         0.1-1vmw.650.1.26.5969303             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

qedentv                        2.0.3.29-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

qfle3                          1.0.2.7-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

qflge                          1.1.0.3-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

qlnativefc                     2.1.50.0-1vmw.650.1.26.5969303        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-ahci                      3.0-26vmw.650.1.26.5969303            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-ata-piix                  2.12-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106            VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-sata-nv                   3.5-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-sata-promise              2.12-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-sata-sil24                1.1-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-sata-sil                  2.3-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

sata-sata-svw                  2.3-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-aacraid                   1.1.5.1-9vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-adp94xx                   1.0.8.12-6vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-aic79xx                   3.1-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-bnx2fc                    1.78.78.v60.8-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106    VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-bnx2i                     2.78.76.v60.8-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106    VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-fnic                      1.5.0.45-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-hpsa                      6.0.0.84-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-ips                       7.12.05-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-iscsi-linux-92            1.0.0.2-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-libfc-92                  1.0.40.9.3-5vmw.650.0.0.4564106       VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-megaraid-mbox             2.20.5.1-6vmw.650.0.0.4564106         VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-megaraid-sas              6.603.55.00-2vmw.650.0.0.4564106      VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-megaraid2                 2.00.4-9vmw.650.0.0.4564106           VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-mpt2sas                   19.00.00.00-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106      VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-mptsas                    4.23.01.00-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106      VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-mptspi                    4.23.01.00-10vmw.650.0.0.4564106      VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

scsi-qla4xxx                   5.01.03.2-7vmw.650.0.0.4564106        VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-iscsi-linux-9-2-1-0       6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-iscsi-linux-9-2-2-0       6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-libata-9-2-1-0            6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-libata-9-2-2-0            6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-libfc-9-2-1-0             6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-libfc-9-2-2-0             6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-libfcoe-9-2-1-0           6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-libfcoe-9-2-2-0           6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-vmklinux-9-2-1-0          6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-vmklinux-9-2-2-0          6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

shim-vmklinux-9-2-3-0          6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

uhci-usb-uhci                  1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

usb-storage-usb-storage        1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

usbcore-usb                    1.0-3vmw.650.1.26.5969303             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

vmkata                         0.1-1vmw.650.1.26.5969303             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

vmkplexer-vmkplexer            6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

vmkusb                         0.1-1vmw.650.1.26.5969303             VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

vmw-ahci                       1.0.0-39vmw.650.1.26.5969303          VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

xhci-xhci                      1.0-3vmw.650.0.0.4564106              VMW               VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

cpu-microcode                  6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

emulex-esx-elxnetcli           11.1.28.0-0.0.4564106                 VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

esx-base                       6.5.0-1.36.7388607                    VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-31 

esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath  6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

esx-nsxv                       6.5.0-0.0.8590012                     VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-08-09 

esx-tboot                      6.5.0-1.36.7388607                    VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-31 

esx-ui                         1.21.0-5724747                        VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

esx-xserver                    6.5.0-0.23.5969300                    VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsu-hp-hpsa-plugin             2.0.0-5vmw.650.1.26.5969303           VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsu-lsi-lsi-mr3-plugin         1.0.0-10vmw.650.1.26.5969303          VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsu-lsi-lsi-msgpt3-plugin      1.0.0-7vmw.650.1.26.5969303           VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsu-lsi-megaraid-sas-plugin    1.0.0-8vmw.650.1.26.5969303           VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

lsu-lsi-mpt2sas-plugin         2.0.0-6vmw.650.1.26.5969303           VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

native-misc-drivers            6.5.0-0.0.4564106                     VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

rste                           2.0.2.0088-4vmw.650.0.0.4564106       VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

vmware-esx-esxcli-nvme-plugin  1.2.0.10-1.26.5969303                 VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30 

vmware-fdm                     6.7.0-9232925                         VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-31 

vsan                           6.5.0-1.36.7388608                    VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-31 

vsanhealth                     6.5.0-1.36.7388609                    VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-31 

tools-light                    6.5.0-0.23.5969300                    VMware            VMwareCertified   2018-07-30

Question 1

- Is command

esxcfg-module -l

thesame like command

lsmod

in linux? If answer is yes, "zero" in column "used" mean that I can delete that module, esxi host do not use them?

Question 2

How to make relationship between modules and VIB aka

module XXX belong YYY VIB?

TNX

What are you using to boot your HPE server now?

Apologies for the incomplete info. Basically the setup is using 2 hosts, and the 3rd host will be installed with vcsa and vsan witness.

issue has been resolved. I had to remove the existing RAID volume, recreate it and reboot the hosts. After host reboot, then it shows the newly created RAID volume on vsan setup