The Areca Virtual SCSI RAID Device can't be installed automatically. If you loaded controller driver while system installation, the 'Areca Virtual SCSI RAID Device' driver can't be installed. Serial Attached SCSI PortsWith one external mini-SAS port and six internal mini-SAS ports, the Areca ARC-1680IX-24-4G supports up to 128 SAS or SATA devices (with expander) for enhanced flexibility and speed.; RAID SupportThe Areca ARC-1680IX-24-4G supports multi-level RAID configuration including RAID. After a few months running esxi4.1 on a supermicro server with a areca 1212 raid controller following errors show up after POSD: Disks are in RAID 1. Any help aprreciated. WARNING: LinScsi: SCSILinuxAbortCommands: Failed, Driver ARCMSR ARECA SATA/SAS RAID.

VMware ESXi™ 5.0 Driver Rollup 3 | 17 OCT 2013 | Build 1338759

Last updated: 17 OCT 2013

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What's In This Release

This release of the VMware ESXi 5.0 Driver Rollup 3 provides an installable ESXi ISO image that includes drivers for various products produced by VMware partners. For complete information about the vSphere 5.0 release, see the vSphere 5.0 documentation at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html. You can download the VMware ESXi 5.0 Driver Rollup 3 at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info/slug/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_0, in the Drivers & Tools tab, under VMware vSphere Rollup ISO.

Third-Party Drivers Added or Updated in the VMware ESXi 5.0 Driver Rollup 3

For detailed information about ESXi Server hardware compatibility, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.

VMware Partner	Driver	Build
Areca	VMware_bootbank_scsi-arcmsr_1.20.00.15.vmk5.120930-1vmw.500.0.0.472560	948144
ATTO Technology Inc.	ATTO_Technology_Inc_bootbank_scsi-celerity8fc_1.32-1OEM.381646	490225
ATTO Technology Inc.	ATTO_Technology_Inc_bootbank_scsi-esas2hba_1.61-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	607441
Brocade	Brocade_bootbank_scsi-bfa_3.2.1.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1223690
Brocade	Brocade_bootbank_net-bna_3.2.1.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1222448
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_net-bnx2_2.2.3m.v50.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1071941
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_scsi-bnx2fc_1.76.57.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.406165	1071633
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_scsi-bnx2i_2.78.11.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1294017
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_net-bnx2x_1.78.27.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1284718
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_net-cnic_1.78.12.v50.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1304905
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_misc-cnic-register_1.76.53.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1073012
Broadcom	Broadcom_bootbank_net-tg3_3.131d.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1131484
Chelsio Communications	Chelsio_bootbank_net-cxgb3_1.4.1.4868-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	635225
Chelsio Communications	Chelsio_bootbank_net-cxgb4_1.1.0.6290-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	820531
Cisco	Cisco_bootbank_net-enic_2.1.2.38-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1023014
Cisco	Cisco_bootbank_scsi-fnic_1.5.0.45-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1233300
Emulex	Emulex_bootbank_ima-be2iscsi_4.4.264.0-1OEM.500.0.0.472629, Emulex_bootbank_scsi-be2iscsi_4.4.264.0-1OEM.500.0.0.472629	1071853
Emulex	Emulex_bootbank_net-be2net_4.6.247.7-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1233249
Emulex	Emulex_bootbank_scsi-lpfc820_8.2.4.146.62-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1091780
Fusion-io	Fusion-io_bootbank_scsi-iomemory-vsl_3.2.4.1108-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1176140
HP	Hewlett-Packard_bootbank_scsi-hpsa_5.0.0-44OEM.500.0.0.472560	1189498
Hitachi	Hitachi_bootbank_scsi-hfcldd_4.28.16.1158-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	870516
Intel	Intel_bootbank_net-igb_4.2.16.3-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1138313
Intel	Intel_bootbank_net-ixgbe_3.14.3.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1265488
LSI Corporation	LSI_bootbank_scsi-3w-9xxx_2.27.08.036-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	637081
LSI Corporation	LSI_bootbank_scsi-3w-sas_3.26.00.003vm50-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	646893
LSI Corporation	VMware_bootbank_scsi-megaraid-sas_6.600.60.00.1vmw-1vmw.500.0.0.472560	1124902
LSI Corporation	LSI_bootbank_scsi-mpt2sas_16.00.00.00.1vmw-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1076887
LSI Corporation	LSI_bootbank_scsi-mpt3sas_03.00.00.00.1vmw-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1293896
Mellanox	Mellanox_bootbank_net-mlx4-en_1.6.1.2-1OEM.500.0.0.406165	471530
Micron	Micron_bootbank_block-mtip32xx_1.0.2-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	728347
Micron	Micron_bootbank_scsi-mtip32xx-scsi_2.6.7-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1181428
Myricom	Myricom_bootbank_net-myri10ge_1.5.3-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	924120
OCZ	OCZ_Technology_bootbank_scsi-ocz10xx_1.3.0-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1136581
Oracle	Oracle_bootbank_net-hxge_5.1.2.2.4-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	601030
Oracle	Oracle_bootbank_net-sxge_5.0.0.3-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	917798
Adaptec	Adaptec_Inc_bootbank_scsi-aacraid_5.0.5.2.1.29900-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	901287
Adaptec	Adaptec_bootbank_scsi-adp80xx_1.0.0.0234-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1240473
Adaptec	Adaptec_Inc_bootbank_scsi-aic79xx_5.0.5.1.0.1002-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	784775
Promise Technology Inc.	Promise_bootbank_scsi-stex_4.07.0000.75-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	542120
QLogic	VMware_bootbank_net-nx-nic_5.0.629-3vmw.500.0.0.472560	1159690
QLogic	QLogic_bootbank_scsi-qla2xxx_934.5.22.0-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1211558
QLogic	QLogic_bootbank_scsi-qla4xxx_634.5.18.0-1OEM.500.0.0.472560, QLogic_bootbank_ima-qla4xxx_500.2.01.31-1vmw.0.0.060523	1072898
QLogic	QLogic_bootbank_net-qlcnic_5.1.122-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1045211
QLogic	VMware_bootbank_net-qlge_2.0.0.54-1vmw.500.0.0.472560	727291
Solarflare	solarflare_bootbank_net-sfc_3.2.1.6082B-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	834060
Seagate	Seagate_bootbank_block-vgc_3.2.4.60554.C7A-1OEM.500.0.0.472560	1288248

Compatibility and Installation

ESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Client Version Compatibility

The VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides details about the compatibility of current and previous versions of VMware vSphere components, including ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, the vSphere Client, and optional VMware products. In addition, check this site for information about supported management and backup agents before installing ESXi or vCenter Server.

The vSphere Web Client and the vSphere Client are packaged with the vCenter Server and modules ZIP file. You can install one or both clients from the VMware vCenter™ Installer wizard.

Installation Notes for This Release

Important: The VMware ESXi 5.0 Driver Rollup 3 is designed for fresh installations of ESXi hosts. VMware

Drivers Areca SCSI & RAID Devices