Intel 750 not showing up in ESXi 5.5

[SChan70]

Judging from another question, I guess it is possible. I have 1.0e.2 installed:

~ # vmkload_mod -s intel-nvme

vmkload_mod module information

input file: /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/intel-nvme

Version: 1.0e.2.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1391871

License: BSD

Required name-spaces:

com.vmware.vmkapi# v2_2_0_0

Parameters:

On this box, I have two SATA SSDs, a Intel 3700 and this drive. The 3700 shows up fine.

~ # esxcli storage core device list

t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDMD400G4_CVFT4474004C400BGN__00000001

Display Name: Local NVMe Disk (t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDMD400G4_CVFT4474004C400BGN__00000001)

Has Settable Display Name: true

Size: 381554

Device Type: Direct-Access

Multipath Plugin: NMP

Devfs Path: /vmfs/devices/disks/t10.NVMe____INTEL_SSDPEDMD400G4_CVFT4474004C400BGN__00000001

Vendor: NVMe

Model: INTEL SSDPEDMD40

Revision: 0110

SCSI Level: 6

Is Pseudo: false

Status: on

Is RDM Capable: false

Is Local: true

Is Removable: false

Is SSD: true

Is Offline: false

Is Perennially Reserved: false

Queue Full Sample Size: 0

Queue Full Threshold: 0

Thin Provisioning Status: unknown

Attached Filters:

VAAI Status: unknown

Other UIDs: vml.010000000043564654343437343030344334303042474e2020494e54454c20

Is Local SAS Device: false

Is USB: false

Is Boot USB Device: false

No of outstanding IOs with competing worlds: 32

750 is there:

\==+PCI Device :

|----Segment.........................................0x0000

|----Bus.............................................0x81

|----Slot............................................0x00

|----Function........................................0x00

|----Runtime Owner...................................vmkernel

|----Has Configured Owner............................false

|----Configured Owner................................

|----Vendor Id.......................................0x8086

|----Device Id.......................................0x0953

|----Sub-Vendor Id...................................0x8086

|----Sub-Device Id...................................0x370d

|----Vendor Name.....................................Intel Corporation

|----Device Name.....................................NVM-Express PCIe SSD

|----Device Class....................................264

|----Device Class Name...............................Non-Volatile memory controller

|----PIC Line........................................11

|----Old IRQ.........................................11

|----Vector..........................................57

|----PCI Pin.........................................0

|----Spawned Bus.....................................0

|----Flags...........................................513

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[idata]

Please use the Intel NVMe drivers for VMware*. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/23929/Intel-Solid-State-Drive-Data-Center-Family-for-NVMe-... Download Intel® Solid-State Drive Data Center Family for NVMe Drivers\

[idata]

Or now I see you have an Intel SSD DC P3700 series showing fine. This is what we know

Which driver are you using...

[SChan70]

Thanks for that link. I tried with both Intel drivers '1.0e.2.0-1OEM.550.0.0.1391871' and VMware driver '1.0e.0.30-1vmw.550.0.0.1391871'. Both see the DC P3700 and both do not see the 750. I saw another commenter ask about delete support for 750 under ESXi and was hoping that meant these worked with ESXi. It is not in the HCL list though I've seen many drives not on that list work just fine. Thanks Warren

[SChan70]

Tried moving the 750 into its own box without any other Intel NVMe drives; still no dice.

000:081:00.0

Address: 000:081:00.0

Segment: 0x0000

Bus: 0x81

Slot: 0x00

Function: 0x00

VMkernel Name: vmhba2

Vendor Name: Intel Corporation

Device Name: Non-Volatile memory controller

Configured Owner: Unknown

Current Owner: VMkernel

Vendor ID: 0x8086

Device ID: 0x0953

SubVendor ID: 0x8086

SubDevice ID: 0x370d

Device Class: 0x0108

Device Class Name: Non-Volatile memory controller

Programming Interface: 0x02

Revision ID: 0x01

Interrupt Line: 0x0b

IRQ: 11

Interrupt Vector: 0x39

PCI Pin: 0xd0

Spawned Bus: 0x00

Flags: 0x0201

Module ID: 18

Module Name: nvme

Chassis: 0

Physical Slot: 1

Slot Description: Chassis slot 1.00

Passthru Capable: true

Parent Device: PCI 0:128:2:0

Dependent Device: PCI 0:129:0:0

Reset Method: Function reset

FPT Sharable: true

Tried with Intel as well as VMware drivers. Not sure how it worked for the other person 😞