Hello again everyone.
We are getting closer to our update of ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.5U2. We have an Essentials licence if that makes any difference to the below.
Our host has an Adaptec 29320LPE SCSI controller which hosts a Quantum tape drive. In order to get that combination working I followed a command:
esxcli storage nmp satp rule add --satp VMW_SATP_LOCAL --driver="aic79xx" --description="Adaptec 29320LPE HBA"
which I plagerised from the discussion at: Adaptec 29320LPE PCI-Express version.
The tape drive works fine.
This controller is apparently deprecated under ESXI 5.5. We have an Adaptec 2120S SCSI controller to put in its place which is supported under ESXi 5.5 according to:
VMware Compatibility Guide: I/O Device Search.
I plan to remove the rule for the Adaptec 29320LPE by the same method used to add it.
I'm trying to figure out if I then have to add a rule for the 2120S. This controller uses the AIC 7902W chipset. The Compatibility Guide says the driver is 'inbox'. Would this mean no rule necessary or are these different things?
Anyone know?
Thanks,
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David Chapman