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Sun Fire X4170, X4270, and X4275 Servers Product Notes

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Updated: July 2018
 
 

VMware ESX and ESXi Operating Systems Known Issues

Table 4  VMware ESX and ESXi Operating Systems Known Issues
Bug ID
Description
6779112
Misleading Status for Power Supplies Reported by VMware Health Status Screen
Issue:
The VMware Virtual Infrastructure client Health Status screen under the Power component reports the server power supplies in an Off-Line Disabled state and 0 watts, even though the power supplies are on-line and enabled.
Affected operating systems and software:
  • VMware ESX 3.5 U4

  • Supplemental Releases 1.0 through 2.8.1

Workaround:
While in the VMware Virtual Infrastructure client Health Status screen, click on Other component from the list of available options to view the correct power supply status.
6835570
Local Storage Drive Is Not Seen After Installing VMware ESXi 3.5 U4
Issue:
If the Sun Fire X4170, X4270, or X4275 Server has a local storage drive attached to the PCI-Express SAS LSI Controller (SG-XPCIE8SAS-I-Z), the local storage drive is not seen by the system after installing VMware ESXi 3.5 U4.
Affected operating systems and software:
  • VMware ESXi 3.5 U4

  • Supplemental Releases 1.0 through 2.8.1

Workaround:
After completing the ESXi installation, follow these steps to add the local storage drive to the storage inventory:
  1. Add the ESXi host to the datacenter of your choice using the Virtual Infrastructure Client.

  2. Select the ESXi host added in step one, then click the Configuration tab.

  3. In the hardware box (in the upper left of the display), select Storage

  4. In the upper right part of the display, click Add Storage.

  5. Ensure that the Disk/LUN Storage Type is selected, then click Next.

  6. Highlight the vmhba entry that corresponds to the local storage drive and click Next.

  7. Select the Use free space entry, and then click Next.

  8. Create a Datastore Name (for example, local_storage), then click Next.

  9. Adjust the Maximum file size, if needed, then click Next.

  10. Verify the proposed disk layout, then click Finish.

The local Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) datastore should now be available for use.