This KB provide Dell's vSAN ready nodes-specific firmware catalog payloads supported for Dell customized VMware ESXi 8.x branches. This firmware catalog is to be used for specific Dell branded vSAN Ready nodes as noted in the KB here. For general ESXi specific use cases, use the firmware catalog provided here.
vSAN firmware catalog payloads:
Dell Customized VMware ESXi Revision | Dell Addon Name and Version | VMware ESXi Build and Version (Base Image) | vSAN FW catalog Release date | Version | Catalog Location |
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VMware ESXi 8.0 A00 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 800-A00 |
Build: 20513097 Version: ESXi 8.0 GA |
26-Dec-22 | 22.12.26 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09378226M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09378245M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09378235M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0 A02 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 800-A02 |
Build: 20513097 Version: ESXi 8.0 GA |
17-Mar-23 | 23.03.17 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09707356M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09707325M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09707423M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0 A03 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 800-A03 |
Build: 21203435 Version: ESXi 8.0b |
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VMware ESXi 8.0 A02 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 800-A02 |
Build: 20513097 Version: ESXi 8.0 GA |
14-Apr-23 | 23.04.14 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09853416M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09853342M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER09853434M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0 A03 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 800-A03 |
Build: 21203435 Version: ESXi 8.0b |
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VMware ESXi 8.0 A05 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 800-A05 |
Build: 21203435 Version: ESXi 8.0b |
11-Aug-23 | 23.06.12 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10445647M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10445646M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10445652M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0U1 A02 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 801-A02 |
Build: 21813344 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 1a |
4-Sep-23 | 23.08.22 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10533371M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10533379M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10533381M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0U1 A04 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 801-A04 |
Build: 22088125 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 1C |
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VMware ESXi 8.0U1 A04 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers Version: 801-A04 |
Build: 22088125 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 1C |
20-Nov-23 | 23.11.07 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10856926M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10856945M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER10856894M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 A03 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 802-A03 | Build: 22380479 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 2 |
28-Dec-23 | 23.12.22 |
NOTE: vSAN Catalog Version 23.12.22 is demoted as it is identified that the payload download fails for certain specific NVMe device models. Dell has a revised version of the catalog soon addressing the same. The impacted device models for the 23.12.22 catalog are PM1733, PM1735, PM1733, PM1733v2, PM1735v2, 7400 family drives.
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VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 A03 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 802-A03 | Build: 22380479 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 2 |
09-Feb-24 | 24.02.08 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11251158M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11251159M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11251140M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 A05 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 802-A05 | Build: 22380479 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 2 |
05-Apr-24 | 24.03.25 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11436989M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11436975M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11436963M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html |
VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 A06 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 802-A06 | Build: 23305546 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 2b |
22-july-24 | 24.07.10 | https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11845915M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11845919M/1/vSAN_Catalog.xml.gz.sign https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER11845892M/1/vSAN_Catalog_SW_BundleReport.html Note: Mellanox ConnectX FW/Driver versions carried in this catalogue may not be supported/certified for vSAN RDMA feature. To know more details on the vSAN RDMA certified Mellanox adapters, please refer to the vSAN HCL. |
VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 A07 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 802-A07 | Build: 23305546 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 2b |
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VMware ESXi 8.0 U2 A08 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 802-A08 | Build: 23825572 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 2c |
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VMware ESXi 8.0 U3 A00 | Name: Dell addon for PowerEdge Servers 803-A00 | Build: 24022510 Version: ESXi 8.0 Update 3 |