To ensure the proper operation of VMware ESXi, you must install the megaraid_sas driver for the Oracle Storage 12 Gb/s SAS PCIe RAID Internal HBA (host bus adapter). Then, you must disable the default driver. To change the HBA driver, see the following procedure.
For example, to reset the server, do one of the following:
From the local server, press the Power button on the front panel of the server (for approximately 1 second) to power off the server, and then press the Power button again to power on the server.
From the Oracle ILOM web interface, select Host Management → Power Control, and then select Reset from the Select Action list box.
From the Oracle ILOM command-line interface, type reset /System.
The System Customization screen appears.
The Troubleshooting Mode Options screen appears.
ESXi Shell
SSH
Directions will vary depending on the SSH client. In general, you will need to provide the IP address or hostname of the server as well as user credentials.
The VMware ESXi prompt appears.
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # cd vmfs/volumes/cert_datastore_UEFI/ /vmfs/volumes/53dfb90c-df6f16cf-7366-0010e057792c # scp root@192.168.1.30:/root/megaraid_sas-6.603.55.00-offline_bundle-1712343.zip .root@192.168.1.30's password scp megaraid_sas-6.603.55.00-offline_bundle-1712343.zip root@10.182.93.62:/tmp/ megaraid_sas-6.603.55.00-offline_bundle-1712343.zip 100% 57KB 56.9KB/s 00:00: password megaraid_sas-6.603.55.00-offline_bundle-1712343.zip 100% 57KB 56.9KB/s 00:00 /vmfs/volumes/53dfb90c-df6f16cf-7366-0010e057792c #
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -a vmhba38 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba38 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller vmhba39 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba39 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller vmhba0 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba0 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller vmhba1 lsi_mr3 link-n/a pscsi.vmhba1 (0:3:0.0) LSI MegaRAID SAS Invader Controller vmhba40 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba40 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller . . .
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ vim-cmd /hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # esxcli software vib install -d "/tmp/megaraid_sas-6.603.55.00-offline_bundle-1712343.zip" Installation Result Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective. Reboot Required: true VIBs Installed: LSI_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.603.53.00-1OEM.550.2.33.1331820 VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_5.34-9vmw.550.0.0.2068190 VIBs Skipped:
To reboot the host, you can issue the reboot command.
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # esxcli software vib list Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- scsi-megaraid-sas 6.603.53.00-1OEM.550.0.0.1331820 LSI VMwareCertified 2014-04-23 ata-pata-amd 0.3.10-3vmw.550.0.0.1331820 VMware VMwareCertified 2014-04-21 ata-pata-atiixp 0.4.6-4vmw.550.0.0.1331820 VMware VMwareCertified 2014-04-21 . . .
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # esxcli system module set --enabled=false --module=lsi_mr3
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
To reboot the host, you can issue the reboot command.
[johnsmith@hostname ESXi55]$ ~ # esxcfg-scsidevs -a vmhba38 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba38 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller vmhba39 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba39 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller vmhba0 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba0 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller vmhba1 megaraid_sas link-n/a unknown.vmhba1 (0:3:0.0) LSI / Symbios Logic MegaRAID SAS Invader Controller vmhba40 ahci link-n/a sata.vmhba40 (0:0:31.2) Intel Corporation Wellsburg AHCI Controller . . .