Important Operating Note
Summary: Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD (P4600 Series) Subsystem Vendor ID (SSID) should be 0x4871. However, some Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSDs were programmed with Subsystem Vendor ID 0x4870. Both Subsystem Vendor IDs are supported as the hardware and firmware are identical.
Issue: Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD (P4600 Series) Subsystem Vendor IDs should be 0x4871. However, some Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSDs were programmed with Subsystem Vendor ID 0x4870. Both Subsystem Vendor IDs are supported, as the hardware and firmware are identical. With devices using QD1VRF30 firmware, the SSID may be reported as 0x4870. There is no functional difference between the two drives and this report can be safely ignored.
However, note that when the Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD (P4600 Series) is queried in VMware ESXi, for example using the command esxcfg-scsidevs -a, the SSID is matched to a text file string stored in a file called pciids (https://github.com/pciutils/pciids). A correctly programmed Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD with SSID 0x4871 is matched to the text string 108e 4871 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD 6.4TB 2.5-inch (P4600). When an Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD with SSID 0x4870 is queried, the device is matched to 108e 4870 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD 6.4TB AIC (P4608). This can cause some confusion when requesting VMware support, as the P4608 device is not supported, nor is it part of the Oracle vSAN offering. Only the P4600 and P4610 series devices are supported and included in the Oracle vSAN offering. Refer to the VMware Compatibility Guide:
Affected Hardware: Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSDs (P4600 Series) with SSID 0x4870
Affected Software: VMware ESXi 7.0 (vSAN 7.0)
Resolution: Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD (P4600 Series) with SSID 0x4870 and 0x4871 are identical devices and both are supported under the vSAN certification. This is just a notification that either device SSID is acceptable. Long term, Oracle may release a fix that may require another vSAN certification, but would update the correct device SSID to 0x4871.