Last updated: 17 Sep. 2024
This release of the VMware ESXi 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x Installable Hitachi Custom ISO Image provides an installable ESXi ISO image that includes drivers necessary to install Hitachi BladeSymphony/Compute Blade and HA8000V/HA8000/Compute Rack servers.
Install CD version (Custom Image) |
ESXi 8.0.0 build 20513097 hitachi 11-02 |
ESXi 8.0.1 build 21813344 hitachi 12-03 |
ESXi 8.0.2 build 22380479 hitachi 13-01 |
ESXi 8.0.3 build 24022510 hitachi 14-01 |
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Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi 7.0 native ixgben 1.12.3.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers | VMware ESXi 7.0 native ixgben 1.14.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers | VMware ESXi 8.0 native ixgben 1.15.1.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers 82599, x520, x540, x550, x552 and x553 family | VMware ESXi 8.0 native ixgben 1.18.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers 82599, x520, x540, x550, x552 and x553 family |
ixgben | 1.12.3.0 | 1.14.2.0 | 1.15.1.0 | 1.18.2.0 |
Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi 7.0 native igbn 1.9.1.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers 82 | VMware ESXi 7.0 native igbn 1.10.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers 8 | VMware ESXi 8.0 native igbn 1.11.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers | VMware ESXi 8.0 native igbn 1.12.0.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers 82580, I210, I350, and I354 family |
igbn | 1.9.1.0 | 1.10.2.0 | 1.11.2.0 | 1.12.0.0 |
Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi 7.0 Driver for QLogic FastLinQ QL45xxx 100/50/25/10G and QL4 | VMware ESXi 8.0 NIC/iSCSI/FCoE Drivers for Marvell FastLinQ Ethernet 45000&41000 | VMware ESXi 8.0 NIC/iSCSI/FCoE Drivers for Marvell FastLinQ Ethernet 45000&41000 | VMware ESXi 8.0 NIC/RDMA/iSCSI/FCoE Driver Set 6.0.382.0 for Marvell FastLinQ Ethernet 45000&41000 |
qedi | 2.30.6.0 | 2.30.12.0 | 2.72.2.0 | 2.74.1.0 |
qedi | 2.30.8.0 | 2.30.13.0 | 2.72.2.0 | 2.74.1.0 |
qedentv | 3.70.7.0 | 3.71.10.0 | 3.71.35.0 | 3.71.52.0 |
qedrntv | 3.70.7.0 | 3.71.9.0 | 3.71.33.0 | 3.71.50.0 |
Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi 7.0 Driver CD for QLogic Network/iSCSI/FCoE Driver Set | VMware ESXi 7.0 Driver CD for QLogic Network/iSCSI/FCoE Driver Set | VMware ESXi 7.0 Driver CD for QLogic Network/iSCSI/FCoE Driver Set | VMware ESXi 7.0 Driver CD for QLogic Network/iSCSI/FCoE Driver Set |
qcnic | 2.0.65.0 | 2.0.65.0 | 2.0.66.0 | 2.0.66.0 |
qfle3 | 1.4.35.0 | 1.4.35.0 | 1.4.46.0 | 1.4.46.0 |
qfle3f | 2.1.30.0 | 2.1.30.0 | 2.1.32.0 | 2.1.33.0 |
qfle3i | 2.1.12.0 | 2.1.12.0 | 2.1.14.0 | 2.1.14.0 |
Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi7.0 qlnativefc 5.3.1.0 FC driver QLogic & OEM-branded Fibre adapters | inbox | VMware ESXi 8.0 qlnativefc 5.4.81.2 FC driver for QLogic and OEM-branded Fibre Channel Adapters | VMware ESXi 8.0 qlnativefc 5.4.82.0-1OEM FC driver for QLogic and OEM-branded Fibre Channel adapters |
qlnativefc | 5.3.1.0 | 5.4.69.0 | 5.4.81.2 | 5.4.82.0 |
Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi7.0 i40en 2.2.7.0 Driver for Intel ControllersXL710,XXV710,X722family | VMware ESXi 7.0 native i40en 2.4.1.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers | VMware ESXi 7.0 native i40en 2.4.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers | VMware ESXi 8.0 native i40en 2.7.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers X710, XL710, XXV710, and X722 family |
i40en | 2.2.7.0 | 2.4.1.0 | 2.4.2.0 | 2.7.2.0 |
Driver name and URL | VMware ESXi 7.0 native icen 1.8.4.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers E8 | VMware ESXi 7.0 native icen 1.10.4.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers | VMware ESXi 8.0 native icen 1.11.3.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers E810-C family | VMware ESXi 8.0 native icen 1.13.2.0 NIC Driver for Intel Ethernet Controllers E822 & E823 family |
icen | 1.8.4.0 | 1.10.4.0 | 1.11.3.0 | 1.13.2.0 |
Driver name and URL | ESXi 7.0 Driver CD for Broadcom NetXtremeC/E BCM5731x/BCM5741x/BCM5750X Network | VMware ESXi 7.0 Driver CD for Broadcom NetXtreme-C/E BCM5731x/BCM5741x/BCM5750X | VMware ESXi 8.0 Driver CD for Broadcom NetXtreme-C/E BCM57xxx Network Controller | VMware ESXi 8.0 Driver CD for Broadcom NetXtreme-C/E BCM57xxx Network Controller |
bnxtnet | 222.0.118.0 | 224.0.149.0 | 226.0.121.0 | 228.0.116.0 |
bnxtroce | 222.0.118.0 | 224.0.149.0 | 226.0.121.0 | 228.0.116.0 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
amsd | 701.11.8.5.22 | 701.11.9.0.9 | 701.11.9.5.16 | 701.11.10.0.4 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
fc-enablement | 800.3.9.0.30 | 800.3.9.0.30 | 800.3.9.0.30 | 800.3.9.0.30 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
ssacli2 | 6.10.21.0 | 6.15.11.0 | 6.25.9.0 | 6.30.8.0 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
ilo | 700.10.8.0.6 | 700.10.8.0.6 | 700.10.8.1.6 | 700.10.8.2.2 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
ilorest | 800.3.6.0.0.105 | 800.4.0.0.0.31 | 800.4.3.0.0.2 | 800.5.0.0.0.2 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
sut | 800.3.0.0.14 | 800.4.1.0.11 | 800.4.5.0.22 | 800.5.0.0.11 |
Driver name and URL | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
nmst | 4.14.3.3 | 4.14.3.3 | 4.14.3.3 | 4.25.0.802 |
Driver name and URL | NA | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
amsdv | NA | 701.11.3.0.17 | 701.11.5.0.2 | 701.11.6.0.3 |
Driver name and URL | inbox | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component | HPE Utility Component |
iavmd | 3.0.0.1010 | 3.0.0.1038 | 3.0.0.1038 | 3.5.1.1002 |
Driver name and URL | NA | NA | NA | HPE Utility Component |
mft-oem | NA | NA | NA | 4.25.0.802 |
mft | NA | NA | NA | 4.25.0.802 |
For detailed information about ESXi Server hardware compatibility of Hitachi server products, search the VMware Compatibility Guide with 'Hitachi' as 'Partner Name'.
For the compatibility of current and previous versions of VMware vSphere components, including ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, the vSphere Client, and optional VMware products, please see the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix for details.
Important: The VMware ESXi 5.x, 6.x, 7.x Installable Hitachi Custom ISO Image is designed for fresh installations of ESXi hosts. For details about how to upgrade or migrate VMware® ESX™, ESXi™, and vCenter Server™ to ESXi 5.x, 6.x, 7.x and vCenter Server 5.x, 6.x,, 7.x please see vSphere Upgrade for details.
For the procedure how to install ESXi on Hitachi server products using Hitachi Custom ISO Image, please see Installation Guide for VMware for details.
Currently no issue is reported for specifically related to this release of Hitachi Custom ISO image.
For a complete list of known issues in the vSphere 5.x, 6.x, 7.x release, see the vSphere 5.x, 6.x, 7.x release notes and documents at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html (vSphere 5.x) and https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/index.html (vSphere 6.x, 7.x).
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