FC HBAs are not detected after upgrading to ESXi 6.0 U3 or installing Qlogic 2.1.50

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
16G and 32G Qlogic FC HBAs with PCI device IDs 0x2071 and 0x2261 are not detected after upgrading to ESXi 6.0 U3.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0

Cause

This issue occurs because new HBA device IDs are not available in the inbox driver.

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting VMware ESXi 6.0.x.

 

Currently, there is no resolution.

To workaround this issue, uninstall the 2.1.50.0 inbox version of Qlogic driver and install the latest async driver.

 

To download and install async drivers signed by VMware, see How to download and install async drivers in ESXi 5.x/6.x (2005205).

Additional Information

How to download and install async drivers in ESXi 5.x/6.x
ESXi host or virtual machine hangs after approximately 85 days

简体中文：升级到 ESXi 6.0 U3 或安装 Qlogic 2.1.50 后检测不到 FC HBA