Enumerating HBA Firmware

[scott_dugan]

Hi guys,

I am trying to find out how to see what my HBA firmware adaptors are on ESX. We run VC but i am unable to see the firmware version. I want to audit all my HBA's and make sure they are compatable with the Vseries we are implementing.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

thanks all in advance.

[ekashpureff]

Depends on your adapter.

For Emulex See:

http://www-dl.emulex.com/support/vmware/732/vmware.pdf

For Qlogic see:

http://filedownloads.qlogic.com/files/manual/69771/FC0054606-00.pdf

I hope this response has been helpful to you.

At your service,

Eugene E. Kashpureff
ekashp@kashpureff.org
Fastlane NetApp Instructor and Independent Consultant
http://www.fastlaneus.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekashpureff

(P.S. I appreciate points for helpful or correct answers.)

[ostiguy]

SANscreen learns HBA firmware, model and driver info from most FC switches

[ekashpureff]

Yes, SANscreen is very cool. It can do a lot more than determine firmware versions !

It is, however, an expensive enterprise product. Most clients do not have SANscreen.

The HUK has 'sanlun' which may give firmware versions.

I'd rather look at the drivers in ESX with hardware provider tools.

I hope this response has been helpful to you.

At your service,

Eugene E. Kashpureff
ekashp@kashpureff.org
Fastlane NetApp Instructor and Independent Consultant
http://www.fastlaneus.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenekashpureff

(P.S. I appreciate points for helpful or correct answers.)