ESXI 6.5 U3 module problem with internal B120i -- Failed to add device -- in kernel.log

[tron1975]

i installed custom HP Image 6.5. U3  --  HPE-ESXi-6.5.0-Update3-iso-preGen9-650.U3.9.6.10.1 (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) with 6.5.0 Update 3 (Build 14990892) 

standard -- configuration B120i internal with 4 HDD Drives and 1 DVD drive

i got following error during attach my DVD Drive in vmkernel.log

021-02-10T20:05:57.742Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Found 2 scsi device(s)
2021-02-10T20:05:57.742Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa: Number of DVDs found 1
2021-02-10T20:05:57.742Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Disk found[type=0]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.742Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Disk found[type=0]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Optical device found[type=5]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Controller found[type=12]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0 Adding Direct-Access device. [0000004000000000]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Direct-Access device added (b0t0l0).
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0 Adding Direct-Access device. [0100004000000000]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: Direct-Access device added (b0t0l1).
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0 Adding CD-ROM device. [0000000000000401]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: CD-ROM device added (b0t1l0).
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0 Adding RAID device. [0000000000000000]
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu2:2097720)hpvsa0: RAID device added (b0t0l0).
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu7:2097720)hpvsa0: shost[0x430903e080a0] added b0t0l0
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu7:2097720)hpvsa0: shost[0x430903e080a0] added b0t0l1
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu7:2097720)hpvsa: setting ODD queue depth to 1
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu7:2097720)WARNING: LinScsiLLD: scsi_add_device:1478: Failed to add device on channel=0, id=1, lun=0
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu7:2097720)hpvsa0: scsi_add_device of b0t1l0 failed.
2021-02-10T20:05:57.743Z cpu7:2097720)hpvsa0: shost[0x430903e080a0] added b0t0l0

so my DVD ROM will not be added and it is not available.....

[sudhirsingh]

@tron1975 

Seems like B120i Embedded software raid controller driver trying to read ODD as Raid device.

My suggestion:

1. Update Hpvsa driver and check (Ignore if already updated),  or

2. Disable B120i embedded Raid mode in BIOS and use AHCI mode (If you have other Raid controller to manage the Physical drives.)

Addition to that,

Please try updating VMware patches that might help (if there are new patches available),

-Install older vmware version...esxi6.0 and see if that works.

-Also you can try to 'add ..' a 'scsi device' while editing the VM settings. and see if it works.  

Regards,

Sudhir