Identifying the firmware of a Qlogic or Emulex FC HBA

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information to determine the firmware that an HBA is running.

Environment

VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESX Server 2.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware ESX Server 3.0.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware ESX Server 2.5.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
VMware ESX Server 3.5.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware ESX 4.0.x
VMware ESX Server 2.1.x
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5

Resolution

The steps below require shell access to the ESXi/ESX host. For instructions, see:

• Using ESXi Shell in ESXi 5.x (2004746)
• Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.x (1017910)
• Enabling root SSH login on an ESX host (8375637)

Once you have shell access to the host, proceed to step 1 in the relevant section for your HBA.

 

QLogic

To determine the firmware for a QLogic fibre adapter, run these commands on the ESXi/ESX host:

1. Go to /proc/scsi/qla####.
   
   Where #### is the model of the Qlogic HBA
    
2. Run the ls command to see all of the adapters in the directory.
   
   The output appears similar to:
   
   1 2 HbaApiNode
    
3. Run the command:
   
   head -2 #
   
   Where # is the HBA number.
   
   You see output similar to:
   
   QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for QLA2340 :
   Firmware version: 3.03.19, Driver version 7.07.04.2vmw

To determine the firmware for a QLogic iSCSI hardware initiator on an ESXi/ESX host:

1. Go to /proc/scsi/qla####.
   
   Where #### is the model of the Qlogic HBA
    
2. Run the ls command to see all of the adapters in the directory.
   
   You see output similar to:
   
   1 2 HbaApiNode
    
3. Run the command:
   
   head -4 #
   
   Where # is the HBA number.
   
   You see output similar to:
   
   QLogic iSCSI Adapter for ISP 4022:
   Driver version 3.24
   Code starts at address = 0x82a314
   Firmware version 2.00.00.45

Emulex

 

To determine the firmware for a Emulex HBA on an ESXi/ESX host:

1. Go to /proc/scsi/lpfc.
   
   Note: the lpfc may be appended with model number appended. For example, /proc/scsi/lpfc820
    
2. Run the ls command to see all of the adapters in the directory.
   
   You see output similar to:
   
   1 2
    
3. Run the command:
   
   head -5 #
   
   where # is the HBA number.
   
   You see output similar to:
   
   Emulex LightPulse FC SCSI 7.3.2_vmw2
   Emulex LP10000DC 2Gb 2-port PCI-X Fibre Channel Adapter on PCI bus 42 device 08 irq 42
   SerialNum: BG51909398
   Firmware Version: 1.91A5 (T2D1.91A5)

 

Notes:

• You can determine the firmware of HBAs only using Direct Console access or SSH and not via RCLI or vMA.
• In ESXi 5.5 and later, you do not see native drivers in the /proc nodes. To view native driver details, run the command:
  
  /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -a
  
  For more information, see Identifying correct driver for ESXi/ESX host PCI devices (HBA) using VMware Hardware Compatibility Guide (HCL) (1031534).

• You can find these information in the vm-support bundle. For more information, see Collecting diagnostic information using vm-support command in VMware ESX/ESXi (1010705).

Additional Information

For translated versions of this article, see:

• 日本語: Qlogic または Emulex FC HBA のファームウェアを確認する (2092651)
• 简体中文: 确定 Qlogic 或 Emulex FC HBA 的固件 (2093511)