Unable to See/Access local drive data store after upgrading esxi 4.1 to 5.1 on HS22 BLADE[7870]
Recently upgraded some of my host 4.1 to 5.1 (running on HS22-7870 blades),
but after 2-3 days what i observed -unable to see local data store/logical drive on host
Checked with Vmware said- to check with hardware vendor
and h/w vendor said all hardware part is ok.
Finally i used firmware /bios image to upgrade firmware bios for IBM HS 22 7870 [earlier it was 1.11 and after upgrade firmware was 1.21]
and i found everything was up n fine after firmware upgrade
so just to confirm with experts..is it the valid approach , as none vmware/h/w vendor supported here, so decided to upgrade firmware on server?
will there be any issue/risk with h/w part after upgrading firmware bios on server?
bcoz now my server is up and fine and m able to access my local drive as well
but has to advice business to go ahead in same way for other boxes we have to upgrade and upgrade earlier.
but after 2-3 days what i observed -unable to see local data store/logical drive on host
Checked with Vmware said- to check with hardware vendor
and h/w vendor said all hardware part is ok.
Finally i used firmware /bios image to upgrade firmware bios for IBM HS 22 7870 [earlier it was 1.11 and after upgrade firmware was 1.21]
and i found everything was up n fine after firmware upgrade
so just to confirm with experts..is it the valid approach , as none vmware/h/w vendor supported here, so decided to upgrade firmware on server?
will there be any issue/risk with h/w part after upgrading firmware bios on server?
bcoz now my server is up and fine and m able to access my local drive as well
but has to advice business to go ahead in same way for other boxes we have to upgrade and upgrade earlier.
You should always ensure your firmware on your host servers are up top date, especially when changing versions of VMware vSphere.
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ok, is there any eveidnec article for vmware/vendor to do it before upgrade ?
and please also confirm to check for firmware version compatible for esxi 5.1 ?
and please also confirm to check for firmware version compatible for esxi 5.1 ?
It's common sense and from experience, that we upgrade firmwares of hardware with any rollout of any OS.
Also check
Check the VMware Hardware Compatability Lists HCL here
The VMware Hardware Compatibility List is the detailed lists showing actual vendor devices that are either physically tested or are similar to the devices tested by VMware or VMware partners. Items on the list are tested with VMware products and are known to operate correctly.Devices which are not on the list may function, but will not be supported by VMware.
http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl
Also check
Check the VMware Hardware Compatability Lists HCL here
The VMware Hardware Compatibility List is the detailed lists showing actual vendor devices that are either physically tested or are similar to the devices tested by VMware or VMware partners. Items on the list are tested with VMware products and are known to operate correctly.Devices which are not on the list may function, but will not be supported by VMware.
http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl
ASKER
Thanks, thats i already checked .but looking for any other support article..we can share
We always ensure server hardware is up to date with firmware before we apply any OS.
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issue resolved after firmware upgrade.
Refer the below link for understanding
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1037257