Community NVMe Driver for ESXi

Non-Apple NVMe

• VMware ESXi 7.0 (x86) or newer is required
• Any NVMe storage devices with VID/PID listed below are supported

Vendor	VendorID	ProductID
ADATA	0x1cc1	8201
Micro/Crucial	0xc0a9	0x2263
Silicon Motion	0x126f	0x2262

Apple NVMe

• Apple 2018 Intel Mac Mini 8,1 or Apple 2019 Intel Mac Pro 7,1
• ESXi 7.x or newer is now supported with v1.2 Fling

Note: For detailed ESXi version and build numbers, please refer to VMware KB 2143832

Known Issues:

• The onboard Thunderbolt 3 ports does NOT function when using the Community NVMe driver and can cause ESXi to PSOD if activated.

Step 1 - Download the Offline Bundle zip file for the Community NVMe Driver for ESXi and upload to ESXi host using either SCP or Datastore Browser

Step 2 - Install the ESXi Offline Bundle by running the following command on ESXi Shell to install ESXi Offline Bundle:

esxcli software vib install -d /path/to/the offline bundle zip

Step 4 - Reboot the ESXi host for the change to go into effect. Once the host has rebooted, ESXi should now allow be able to claim and use the local NVMe SSD.

Note: For those that wish to incorporate the Community NVMe Driver for ESXi into a new ESXi Image Profile, you can use either the Image Builder UI in vCenter Server or Image Builder CLI with PowerCLI.

Nov 10, 2021 - v1.2

      nvme-community_1.0.1.0-3vmw.700.1.0.15843807-component-18902434.zip
      md5: 693f692d10811c52e9261c18db4337a5

What's New:

• Support for ESXi 7.0 or newer for Apple NVMe devices

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July 12, 2021 - v1.1

      nvme-community-driver_1.0.1.0-2vmw.700.1.0.15843807-component-18290856.zip
      md5: bb7701bde7a2bcf2732f686cc997f330

What's New:

• Support for ESXi 7.0 or newer
• Support for 3 additional NVMe storage devices(please see the Requirements tab for more details)

Note: For customers that require support for Apple NVMe devices, the previous version of the Fling (v1.0), which is only supported with ESXi 6.7 is still required.

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February 23, 2021 - v1.0 (Initial Release)

      nvme-community-driver_1.0.1.0-1vmw.670.0.0.8169922-offline_bundle-17658145.zip
      md5: 826ed693a09d5745c496a7f42f793bd0