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前言

本文记录了具体如何从VMware官方网站检查硬件（BIOS/RAID/NIC/HBA）等兼容性信息，提前确认VMware软硬件兼容性结果避免数据中心建设规划时候采坑回退。说一句不相关的想法，整个IT行业从VMware转投OpenStack的进程越来越快，而VMware面对的竞争者会越来越多，Nutanix/OpenStack/Docker等一波接着一波，VMware确实很成熟也很好用，但企业规模不断扩大之后也抵挡不住成本的压力和新技术的降维攻击。

VMware Compatibility Guide

更新历史

2018年04月22日 - 初稿

阅读原文 - https://wsgzao.github.io/post/vmware-compatibility-guide/

扩展阅读

VMware Compatibility Guide - https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/

VMware兼容性检查概述

VMware Compatibility Guide

登录VMware Compatibility Guide网站，输入已知硬件关键字信息如DL980
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

根据型号和CPU判断硬件所支持的版本，以下内容以HP DL980 Gen7为例
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=19802&deviceCategory=server&details=1&keyword=dl980&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc

根据查询结果我们可以得出这样的结论
HP DL980 Gen7支持的最高版本为ESXi 6.0 U3，BIOS版本要求为P66

VMware Lifecycle Product Matrix

根据第一步得到了ESXi的版本信息，需要了解VMware当前的生命周期技术支持政策
https://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle.html
https://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/support/product-lifecycle-matrix.pdf

VMware Product Interoperability Matrices

将ESXi 6.0 U3作为已知条件，增加你需要部署的组件进一步了解兼容性上的安装建议，比如下面是增加了VMware vCenter Server和VMware Horizon，由这个页面我们可以大致确认组件的安装版本对应关系

https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/sim/interop_matrix.php

VMware ESXi 6.0 U3
VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U1e or 6.0 U3d
VMware Horizon 7.4.

Firmware

BIOS/RAID/NIC/HBA等信息获取请往下看

Checking your firmware and BIOS levels to ensure compatibility with ESX/ESXi (1037257)
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1037257

Determining Network/Storage firmware and driver version in ESXi 4.x and later (1027206)
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1027206

Identifying the firmware of a Qlogic or Emulex FC HBA (1002413)
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1002413

ESXi兼容性信息收集

基础配置

开启ESXi Shell和SSH

  1. 完成ESXi系统安装
  2. 按 Customize System/Viewlogs
  3. Troubleshooting Options
  4. Enable ESXi Shell
  5. Enable SSH

图形化与命令行切换快捷键

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# 切换至命令行
Alt + F1
# 切换至图形化
Alt + F2

BIOS

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# 查找BIOS微码和CPU型号
smbiosDump | more

[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] smbiosDump | more
Dumping live SMBIOS data!
  BIOS Info: #0
    Size: 0x00018
    Vendor: "HP"
    Version: "P66"
    Date: "07/29/2013"
    Start Address: 0xf0000
    ROM Size: 8192 kB
    Features: 0x0703000000007dc9da80
      PCI supported
      PnP supported
      BIOS flashable
      BIOS shadowing allowed
      ESCD supported
      CD boot supported
      Selectable boot supported
      EDD spec supported
      360kB Floppy supported
      1.2MB Floppy supported
      720kB Floppy supported
      Print Screen supported
      8042 Keyboard Services supported
      Serial Services supported
      Printer Services supported
      CGA/Mono Video supported
      ACPI supported
      USB Legacy supported
      BIOS Boot Spec supported
      F12 Network boot supported
      Enable targeted content distribution
  System Info: #256
    Manufacturer: "HP"
    Product: "ProLiant DL980 G7"
    Serial: "SGH3301F85"
    UUID: 35384631303333484753413135344d41
    Wake-up: 0x06 (Power Switch)
  Chassis Info: #768
    Manufacturer: "Hewlett-Packard"
    Serial: "SGH3301F85"
    Type: 0x17 (Rack Mount Chassis)
    Bootup State: 0x03 (Safe)
    Power Supply State: 0x03 (Safe)
    Thermal State: 0x03 (Safe)
    Security Status: 0x02 (Unknown)
  Processor Info: #1024
    Payload length: 0x2a
    Socket: "Proc 1 (Upper Tray, Processor 1)"
    Socket Type: 0x1e (Socket LGA1567)
    Socket Status: Populated
    Type: 0x03 (CPU)
    Family: 0xb3 (Xeon)
    Manufacturer: "Intel"
    Version: "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E7- 2860 @ 2.27GHz"
    Processor ID: 0xbfebfbff000206f2
    Status: 0x01 (Enabled)
    Voltage: 1.4 V
    External Clock: 133 MHz
    Max. Speed: 4800 MHz
    Current Speed: 2267 MHz
    L1 Cache: #1808
    L2 Cache: #1824
    L3 Cache: #1840
    Core Count: #10
    Core Enabled Count: #10
    Thread Count: #20

RAID

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# 查看RAID微码
cat /proc/driver/hpsa/hpsa0

[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] cat /proc/driver/hpsa/hpsa0
hpsa0: HP Smart Array P410i Controller
Board ID: 0x3245103c
Firmware Version: 6.40
Driver Version: HP HPSA Driver (v 6.0.0.44-4vmw)
Driver Build: 01
IRQ: 45
Logical drives: 1
Current Q depth: 0
Current # commands on controller: 0
Max Q depth since init: 0
Max # commands on controller since init: 6
Max SG entries since init: 128
Max Commands supported: 1020
SCSI host number: 12
Offline volume monitoring: Not running

hpsa0/C12:B0:T0:L1	Direct-Access    	LOGICAL VOLUME  	6.40	RAID 1(1+0)

NIC

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# 查看当前网卡列表
vmkchdev -l | grep vmnic
# 查看某块网卡具体信息
ethtool -i vmnic0

[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] vmkchdev -l | grep vmnic
0000:04:00.0 4040:0100 103c:705a vmkernel vmnic0
0000:04:00.1 4040:0100 103c:705a vmkernel vmnic1
0000:04:00.2 4040:0100 103c:705a vmkernel vmnic2
0000:04:00.3 4040:0100 103c:705a vmkernel vmnic3
0000:54:00.0 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic4
0000:54:00.1 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic5
0000:57:00.0 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic6
0000:57:00.1 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic7
0000:5d:00.0 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic8
0000:5d:00.1 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic9
0000:60:00.0 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic10
0000:60:00.1 14e4:1639 103c:7059 vmkernel vmnic11
[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] ethtool -i vmnic0
driver: nx_nic
version: 5.0.621
firmware-version: 4.0.593
bus-info: 0000:04:00.0
[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] ethtool -i vmnic11
driver: bnx2
version: 2.2.4f.v60.10
firmware-version: bc 5.2.3
bus-info: 0000:60:00.1

# 使用esxcli command可以查看更多设备描述信息
esxcli network nic list
# 使用esxcli 查看更加详细的网卡信息
esxcli network nic get -n vmnic0

[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] esxcli network nic list
Name     PCI Device    Driver  Admin Status  Link Status  Speed  Duplex  MAC Address         MTU  Description                                                                         
-------  ------------  ------  ------------  -----------  -----  ------  -----------------  ----  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vmnic0   0000:04:00.0  nx_nic  Up            Down             0  Full    d8:9d:67:77:99:38  1500  NetXen HP NC375i Integrated Quad Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter          
vmnic1   0000:04:00.1  nx_nic  Up            Down             0  Full    d8:9d:67:77:99:39  1500  NetXen HP NC375i Integrated Quad Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter          
vmnic10  0000:60:00.0  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:4a:90  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic11  0000:60:00.1  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:4a:92  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic2   0000:04:00.2  nx_nic  Up            Down             0  Full    d8:9d:67:77:99:3a  1500  NetXen HP NC375i Integrated Quad Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter          
vmnic3   0000:04:00.3  nx_nic  Up            Down             0  Full    d8:9d:67:77:99:3b  1500  NetXen HP NC375i Integrated Quad Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter          
vmnic4   0000:54:00.0  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:03:70  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic5   0000:54:00.1  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:03:72  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic6   0000:57:00.0  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:ca:08  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic7   0000:57:00.1  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:ca:0a  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic8   0000:5d:00.0  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:d9:bc  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic9   0000:5d:00.1  bnx2    Up            Up            1000  Full    10:60:4b:a2:d9:be  1500  QLogic Corporation NC382T PCI Express Dual Port Multifunction Gigabit Server Adapter
[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] esxcli network nic get -n vmnic11
   Advertised Auto Negotiation: true
   Advertised Link Modes: 10baseT/Half, 10baseT/Full, 100baseT/Half, 100baseT/Full, 1000baseT/Full
   Auto Negotiation: true
   Cable Type: Twisted Pair
   Current Message Level: 0
   Driver Info: 
         Bus Info: 0000:60:00.1
         Driver: bnx2
         Firmware Version: bc 5.2.3
         Version: 2.2.4f.v60.10
   Link Detected: true
   Link Status: Up 
   Name: vmnic11
   PHYAddress: 1
   Pause Autonegotiate: true
   Pause RX: true
   Pause TX: true
   Supported Ports: TP
   Supports Auto Negotiation: true
   Supports Pause: true
   Supports Wakeon: true
   Transceiver: internal
   Virtual Address: 00:50:56:54:71:e6
   Wakeon: MagicPacket(tm)

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# 查看HBA卡驱动类型
esxcfg-scsidevs -a
# 查找HBA卡具体驱动程序
vmkload_mod -s <HBADriver> | grep Version
vmkload_mod -s qlnativefc | grep Version
# 查看HBA卡供应商信息，便于之后确认VMware推荐HBA驱动
vmkchdev -l | grep vmhba2
000:0b:00.0 1077:2532 103c:3263 vmkernel vmhba2
Vendor ID(VID): 1077
Device ID(DID): 2532
Sub-Vendor ID(SVID): 103c
Sub-Device ID(SDID): 3263

[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] esxcfg-scsidevs -a
vmhba38 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba38                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba39 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba39                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba0  ata_piix          link-n/a  sata.vmhba0                             (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation ICH10 4 port SATA IDE Controller
vmhba1  hpsa              link-n/a  sas.500143802597a240                    (0000:03:00.0) Hewlett-Packard Company Smart Array P410i
vmhba2  qlnativefc        link-up   fc.5001438024275201:5001438024275200    (0000:0b:00.0) QLogic Corp ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA
vmhba3  qlnativefc        link-n/a  fc.5001438024275203:5001438024275202    (0000:0b:00.1) QLogic Corp ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA
vmhba4  qlnativefc        link-up   fc.5001438024274bc1:5001438024274bc0    (0000:11:00.0) QLogic Corp ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA
vmhba40 ata_piix          link-n/a  sata.vmhba40                            (0000:00:1f.2) Intel Corporation ICH10 4 port SATA IDE Controller
vmhba5  qlnativefc        link-n/a  fc.5001438024274bc3:5001438024274bc2    (0000:11:00.1) QLogic Corp ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA
vmhba32 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba32                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba33 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba33                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba34 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba34                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba35 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba35                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba36 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba36                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
vmhba37 bnx2i             unbound   iscsi.vmhba37                           QLogic NetXtreme II iSCSI Adapter
[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] vmkload_mod -s qlnativefc | grep Version
 Version: 2.1.50.0-1vmw.600.3.57.5050593
[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] vmkchdev -l | grep vmhba2
0000:0b:00.0 1077:2532 103c:3263 vmkernel vmhba2

# In ESXi 5.5 and later, you do not see native drivers in the /proc nodes. To view native driver information, run the command:
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -a

[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -a | more
Listing all system keys:
Key Value Instance:  vmhba3/qlogic
Listing keys:
Name:   ADAPTER
Type:   string
value:  
QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for HPAJ764A:
        FC Firmware version 8.02.00 (90d5), Driver version 2.1.50.0

Host Device Name vmhba3

BIOS version 3.13
FCODE version N/A
EFI version 6.15
Flash FW version 5.09.00
ISP: ISP2532, Serial# MY532922UB
MSI-X enabled
Request Queue = 0x430c04a9e000, Response Queue = 0x430c04abf000
Request Queue count = 2048, Response Queue count = 512
Number of response queues for CPU affinity operation: 8
CPU Affinity mode enabled


IO Devices

登录VMware Compatibility Guide选择查找内容中的IO Devices
https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

在右侧可以选择匹配VID/DID/SVID/Max SSID信息，输入上述案例中的DL980的HBA卡信息则可以得到更加精确的结果，1077:2532 103c:3263

ESXi

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# 查看ESXi版本
[root@DESK-VIEW1:~] vmware -v
VMware ESXi 6.0.0 build-5572656

vm-support

如果需要做应急处置，直接使用vm-support命令收集打包交付给VMware工程师分析也会包含上述硬件微码信息

“vm-support” command in ESX/ESXi to collect diagnostic information (1010705)
https://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010705

文章目录
  1. 1. 前言
  2. 2. 更新历史
  3. 3. VMware兼容性检查概述
    1. 3.1. VMware Compatibility Guide
    2. 3.2. VMware Lifecycle Product Matrix
    3. 3.3. VMware Product Interoperability Matrices
    4. 3.4. Firmware
  4. 4. ESXi兼容性信息收集
    1. 4.1. 基础配置
    2. 4.2. BIOS
    3. 4.3. RAID
    4. 4.4. NIC
    5. 4.5. HBA
    6. 4.6. IO Devices
    7. 4.7. ESXi
    8. 4.8. vm-support