Identifying supported firmware for Emulex adapters and VMware ESXi

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides information on determining the supported firmware version(s) for Emulex adapters on an ESXi host.

 

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5

Resolution

To determine the current firmware, see Determining Network/Storage firmware and driver version in ESXi/ESX 4.x, ESXi 5.x and ESXi 6.x (1027206).

Use the appropriate link below to find the supported versions of firmware for your Emulex adapter and ESXi version.

Emulex

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search

HP Supported Firmware

http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/hpq/recipes/

Dell Supported Firmware

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&pa=&po=Dell&dk=

Lenovo Supported Firmware

Lenovo System x and Flex is to point to FixCentral: In the Fix Central Search box type in Emulex firmware VMware to see all available versions by adapter.

http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/

Thinkserver link: Drill down by supplying the server model and adapter type.

http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products?type=Servers&c=1

Fujitsu Supported Firmware

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&pa=&po=Fujitsu&dk= 

Huawei Supported Firmware

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&pa=&po=Huawei&dk=

Hitachi Supported Firmware

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&pa=&po=Hitachi+Data+Systems&dk=

EMC Supported Firmware

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&pa=&po=EMC&dk=

NetApp Supported Firmware

https://www.broadcom.com/support/download-search?pg=&pf=Fibre+Channel+Host+Bus+Adapters&pn=&pa=&po=NetApp&dk=

Additional Information

Determining Network/Storage firmware and driver version in ESXi 4.x and later
Emulex アダプタおよび VMware ESXi のサポート対象ファームウェアの識別