After Upgrading the ESXi host to 7.0.3, unable to see FC vmhba adapter or datastore.
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After Upgrading the ESXi host to 7.0.3, unable to see FC vmhba adapter or datastore.

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Article ID: 318054

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
After Upgrading the ESXi host to 7.0.3, unable to see FC vmhba adapter or datastore.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.3

Cause

This is a known issue for the ESXi version 7.0.3. Emulex lpfc Driver 14.0.543.0 is not compatible with certain Emulex FC HBA Adapters and would result in the loss of FC LUN access or vmhba adapter missing. Hence you need to downgrade the driver version to 14.0.169.25-5 or 14.0.169.26-5. After downgrading the HBA version you can see the vmhba adapter.

Resolution

 Install critical patches but do not install the non-critical patches as the non-critical patches contain the faulty driver.
 
  Critical Host Patches
   Broadcom-ELX-lpfc_14.0.169.26-5vmw.703.0.50.20036589
  
    
   Non-Critical Host Patches
   Broadcom-ELX-lpfc_14.0.326.12-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807
   Broadcom-ELX-lpfc_14.0.543.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:
Unable to see VMHBA adapter and datastore.

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