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The drivers provided by VMware as part of the VMware ESXi distribution should be used when connecting VMware ESXi to Dell PowerMax storage. However, Dell E-Lab™ does perform extensive testing to ensure the BIOS, BootBIOS, and the VMware supplied drivers work together properly with Dell storage arrays.
Different drivers or firmware may be required on the Gen 6 (32 Gb) HBA to support the protocol when using FC-NVMe. In addition, modification of HBA parameters might be necessary. For instance, when using Emulex HBAs, the parameter lpfc_enable_fc4_type should be set to 3 and the host rebooted:
esxcli system module parameters set -p lpfc_enable_fc4_type=3 -m lpfc -f
Review the HBA/network card vendor and VMware documentation for the correct drivers and configuration in a customer environment.