Installing and Booting ESXi with Software FCoE

You can install and boot ESXi from an FCoE LUN using VMware software FCoE adapters and network adapters with FCoE offload capabilities. Your host does not require a dedicated FCoE HBA.

Note: Starting from vSphere 7.0, VMware deprecates software FCoE adapters in production environments.

The boot LUN must not be shared between hosts and must have a size of minimum of 32 GB. See the vSphere Storage documentation for information about installing and booting ESXi with software FCoE.