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VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 3516689

After upgrading to ESXi 8.0 Update 3 or later, PCIe devices are reported as non-passthrough capable or SR-IOV cannot be activated

VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 3516689

After upgrading to ESXi 8.0 Update 3 or later, PCIe devices are reported as non-passthrough capable or SR-IOV cannot be activated

Last updated on May 29th, 2026

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Bug Details

Status: Resolved
Impact Category: ESXi-8.0U3g-24859861-no-tools
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Description

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Known affected version(s) were inferred because the vendor did not provide any: 8.0.3 P05

Overview

Due to overly strict sanity checks, after upgrading your system to ESXi 8.0 Update 3 or later, some PCIe devices might be reported as non-passthrough capable or SR-IOV cannot be activated. This issue is resolved in this release.

Bug URLs

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-80u3g-release-notes.html

Change history

2025-12-22 changed to Resolved

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VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 3516689

After upgrading to ESXi 8.0 Update 3 or later, PCIe devices are reported as non-passthrough capable or SR-IOV cannot be activated

VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 3516689

After upgrading to ESXi 8.0 Update 3 or later, PCIe devices are reported as non-passthrough capable or SR-IOV cannot be activated

Last updated on May 29th, 2026

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