RHEL 8 and later major versions fail to install on VMware guest using scsi controller of type 'LSI Logic SAS' OR 'LSI Logic Parallel'

Environment

• VMware virtual environment.
• LSI Logic SAS/LSI Logic Parallel.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later major RHEL versions.

Issue

• RHEL 8 and later major versions (such as RHEL 9 and 10) fail to install on VMware guest using scsi controller of type 'LSI Logic SAS' OR 'LSI Logic Parallel'

Resolution

• The installation can be proceeded by changing scsi controller type to VMware Paravirtual which will use vmw_pvscsi as underlying storage driver.

Root Cause

• Following drivers of LSI Logic are deprecated in RHEL8 and later major versions, hence while installation disks will not get detected.

  mptbase
  mptctl
  mptsas
  mptscsih
  mptspi
  

• More details can be found here on removed drivers: "Removed hardware support" within the "Considerations in adopting RHEL 8" documentation.

Diagnostic Steps

• Refer Content from www.vmware.com is not included.VMware Compatibility Guide.

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