Default QLogic HBA driver/firmware versions for ESXi
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Default QLogic HBA driver/firmware versions for ESXi

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Article ID: 309589

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on the default QLogic driver/firmware versions included in the ESXi image.

Environment

VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1

Resolution

The QLogic driver versions which are included in ESXi images are:
  • ESXi 5.1

    scsi-qla2xxx_902.k1.1-9vmw.510.0.0.799733
    scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-4vmw.510.0.0.799733


  • ESXi 5.0u2

    scsi-qla2xxx_901.k1.1-14vmw.500.2.26.914586
    scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-3vmw.500.2.26.914586


  • ESXi 5.0u1

    scsi-qla2xxx_901.k1.1-14vmw.500.1.11.623860
    scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-3vmw.500.1.11.623860


  • ESXi 5.0

    scsi-qla2xxx_901.k1.1-14vmw.500.0.0.469512
    scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-3vmw.500.0.0.469512


  • ESXi 4.1u3

    scsi-qla2xxx-400.831.k1.28.1-7vmw.3.26.800380.x86_64
    scsi-qla4xxx-400.5.01.03.1-10vmw.3.26.800380.x86_64


  • ESXi 4.1u2

    scsi-qla2xxx-400.831.k1.28.1-7vmw.2.11.502767.x86_64
    scsi-qla4xxx-400.5.01.03.1-10vmw.2.11.502767.x86_64


  • ESXi 4.1u1

    scsi-qla2xxx-400.831.k1.28.1-1vmw.1.4.348481.x86_64
    scsi-qla4xxx-400.5.01.03.1-10vmw.1.4.348481.x86_64


  • ESXi 4.1

    scsi-qla2xxx-400.831.k1.28.1-1vmw.0.0.260247.x86_64
    scsi-qla4xxx-400.5.01.03.1-9vmw.0.0.260247.x86_64


Additional Information

To manually check the QLogic driver version installed on your ESXi host, run these esxcli commands:
 
esxcli software vib get -n scsi-qla2xxx
esxcli software vib get -n scsi-qla4xxx

Example output:

VMware_bootbank_scsi-qla4xxx_5.01.03.2-4vmw.510.0.0.799733
Name: scsi-qla4xxx
Version: 5.01.03.2-4vmw.510.0.0.799733
Type: bootbank
Vendor: VMware
Acceptance Level: VMwareCertified
Summary: qla4xxx: scsi driver for VMware ESX
Description: Qlogic iSCSI HBA Driver
ReferenceURLs:
Creation Date: 2012-08-02
Depends: vmkapi_2_1_0_0, com.vmware.driverAPI-9.2.1.0, com.vmware.iscsi_linux-9.2.1.0
Conflicts:
Replaces:
Provides: com.vmware.qla4xxx-9.2.1.0
Maintenance Mode Required: True
Hardware Platforms Required:
Live Install Allowed: False
Live Remove Allowed: False
Stateless Ready: True
Overlay: False
Tags: driver, module
Payloads: scsi-qla

To manually check the QLogic firmware version for the HBAs installed on your ESXi host, run this command:

cat /proc/scsi/qla*/* | grep -A6 "Host Device" | less
 
Example output:
Host Device Name vmhba1
 
BIOS version 1.26
FCODE version 1.17
EFI version 1.09
Flash FW version 4.00.90
ISP: ISP2432, Serial# #############
--
Host Device Name vmhba2
 
BIOS version 1.26
FCODE version 1.17
EFI version 1.09
Flash FW version 4.00.90
ISP: ISP2432, Serial# #############
 
Caution: Always use only the cat command when pulling information from /proc/