BUG! Unable to modify SCSI Adapter type in (ESX) VM Properties through SCVMM2012R2

Question

Hello,
I am doing a proof on concept with SCVMM in our ESX environment. We are running the following:
vSphere Client 5.1.0 Build 1471691
VMWare vCenter Server Version 5.1.0 Build 1473063
ESX host(s) Version 1900470
This is a show stopper for me. I discovered this issue when deploying a new VM and the machine would BSOD at bootup. I discovered that the SCSI type had switched itself to LSI Logic Parallel when it should be LSI Logic SAS. I shut the VM off, changed the
adapter type (in vCenter) back to LSI Logic SAS and turned the VM Back on. It worked fine.
I then attempted to modify a current VM that was off. I can change the SCSI adapter type to any other type in VMM; however, when I go into vCenter, the adapter does NOT change. It appears that changing the settings in VMM has NO impact on the VM. I can change
other properties without issue (# or CPU's, amount of RAM) and that works fine. I am at a standstill. Please resolve this issue ASAP.
Thanks,
Dan

Answer 1

the ability to build a VM in an ESX environment w/ VMM should be considered a basic task. In fact, I have seen people say that they have been successful in doing so. I'd love to get more information. The LSI Logic SAS SCSI adapter is the preferred adapter
for all Windows VM's. If VMM does not support that, then it does not support building a VM. It is bad enough that VMM can not create a VM with a VMXNET3 NIC, which should also be considered a base minimum capability. These are fundamental flaws w/ VMM in its
ability to support VMWare environments and should be fixed ASAP. Otherwise, VMM is useless in an ESX environment.
The documentation I have seen from VMWare basically says that VMM does not do what it says it can do. I'm starting to believe that. If you know of something else, can you please provide a link?
What concerns me is the lack of participation from MSFT in this forum. What does this say about the future of MSFT's interest in support VMM across multiple hypervisors?