Notice: VMware - The Dual M.2 SSD Drive Status May Become Degraded After a VMware Update to VMware ESXi 7.0 or Later Using HPE Custom ESXi Images

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Document Subtype: Customer Notice|Severity: Medium|Document ID: a00120821en_us|Last Updated: 2022-02-04|Document Version: 1

DESCRIPTION

The status of an HPE Dual M.2 SSD enablement kit configured on an HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller may be degraded after updating with HPE Customized ESXi Images from VMware ESXi 6.7U3 to VMware ESXi 7.0 or later.

This issue will affect the B140i controller and M.2 device. OneView will display a "not set" iLO address:

HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) will display the B140i controller in a degraded state:

DETAILS

This occurs because the HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller is not supported on ESXi 7.0 or later. The Dual M.2 SSD enablement kits (listed below) require the B140i Controller and the HPDSA driver for support. The HPDSA driver for the B140i controller has been removed from the HPE ESXi Customized Images for ESXi 7.0 or later.

Without the HPDSA driver, the M.2 devices are no longer seen as a single RAID1 device and this causes the degradation of the device. Without the HPDSA driver, the M.2 device mode is changed from RAID to AHCI.

With VMware 7.0 or later, the following devices that use the HPDSA driver will change the M.2 device mode to AHCI and show as "degraded":

HP 64GB Value Endurance Solid State M.2 Enablement Kit for ProLiant Blades	785233-B21
HP Dual 64GB Value Endurance Solid State M.2 Enablement Kit for ProLiant Blades	775588-B21
HPE 120GB Read Intensive-1 Solid State Drive M.2 Kit for ProLiant Server Blades	846495-B21
HPE Dual 120GB Read Intensive-1 Solid State Drive M.2 Kit for ProLiant Server Blades	846497-B21

Note: Refer to document ID a00106849en_us , HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller Is Not Compliant With Certain HPE Gen9 Platforms Running VMware ESXi 7.0 to learn more about the platforms affected with the HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller.

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Hardware Platforms Affected: HPE Dynamic Smart Array B140i Controller

Operating Systems Affected: Not Applicable

Software Affected: Not Applicable

Support Communication Cross Reference ID: SIK7499

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