Confirm NVMe-FC Support
- FlashArray //X R2 (or newer) or //C
- Purity 6.1+
- vSphere 7.0 or later (7.0 U1 or later recommended)
- Follow NVMe/FC Overview to enable NVMe-FC on the FlashArray
- Review Pure's NVMe/FC
- Supported HBAs https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=io&details=1&pFeatures=361&page=1&display_interval=10&sortColumn=Partner&sortOrder=Asc
- Switched FC fabric--direct connect is not supported
- To configure NVMe/RoCEv2 for VMware, you can use How To: Setup NVMe-RDMA with VMware
- To configure NVMe/TCP for VMware, you can use How To: Setup NVMe/TCP with VMware
To confirm that NVMe-FC is enabled, log in to your array and look at Settings > Network > Fibre Channel. You should see nvme-fc on the ports. Note that a given FC port is either going to be SCSI or NVMe, not both.