Eighty (80) new ESXI 8.0 U1 on SY480 compute modules were deployed on HPE Synergy 12000 Frames running Oneview 8.3. Around 30% of the hosts did not show their FC Storage Adapters, as shown below.
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/8.png)
Upon investigation via Oneview, the Mezzanine Slot 2 which contained the Synergy 5830C 32Gb FC HBA was not active
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/7.png)
To fix the issue, reboot the blade then enter the BIOS,.
Go to System Configuration -> Adapter Settings (Synergy 5830C 32Gb HBA FC)->
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1-1.png)
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-1-1024x641.png)
Select the first port on the adapter (in this case Slot 2 Port 1)
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2-2-1024x641.png)
You will be presented with an error dialog box saying Current value of “Frame Size ” setting does not match possible option values. Setting is forced to the default value
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/3-1.png)
Press OK -> Then use the drop down on Frame Size to 2048 -> F10
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/4-1.png)
Now move onto the the second port (Slot 2 Port 2) and following the exact steps above. Once saved, reboot the server
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/6.png)
When the server reboots you should see the HBAs in ESXi
![](https://www.jordansphere.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/9.png)
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