[Windows] Set nvme_vhba_device_ops_spec13 "Not Applicable" on ESXi 8.0.2 and later

windows/vhba_hot_add_remove/nvme_vhba_device_ops_spec13.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,16 @@
 ---
 # Description:
 #   This test case is used for check hotadd, hot remove disk
-# on a new and existing NVMe controller with NVMe Spec 1.3 enabled.
+# on a new and existing NVMe controller with NVMe Spec 1.3 enabled
+# manually.
+# Notes:
+#   Please refer to the release notes of ESXi 8.0.2:
+# https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/
+# release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-802-release-notes.html
+# Default NVMe version 1.3 for Windows virtual machines:
+# Starting with vSphere 8.0 Update 2, the NVMe version is set to 1.3 by default for
+# Windows Server 2022 or Windows 11 and later VMs with hardware version 21 and later.
+# Set this test case result to "Not Applicable" in above situation.
 #
 - name: nvme_vhba_device_ops_spec13
   hosts: localhost

windows/vhba_hot_add_remove/vhba_test.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,32 @@
 # - lsilogic: no inbox driver in Windows guest OS now, so no testing.
 # - buslogic: not supported in 64bit Windows guest OS, so no testing.
 #
+- name: "Set fact of whether VM NVMe version 1.3 is enabled by default"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    vm_nvme_spec13_enabled: >-
+      {{
+         vm_hardware_version_num | int >= 21 and 
+         ((guest_os_product_type == 'server' and guest_os_build_num | int >= 20348) or 
+         (guest_os_product_type == 'client' and guest_os_build_num | int >= 22000))
+      }}
+  when:
+    - test_disk_ctrl_type == 'nvme'
+    - vm_nvme_spec13_enabled is undefined
+
+- name: "Skip test case"
+  include_tasks: ../../common/skip_test_case.yml
+  vars:
+    skip_msg: >-
+      Skip testing on this guest OS '{{ guest_os_ansible_distribution }}' with VM hardware version
+      '{{ vm_hardware_version_num }}', since NVMe version is 1.3 by default for Windows Server 2022,
+      Windows 11 and later VMs with hardware version 21 on ESXi 8.0.2 and later.
+      So skip this test case and only run test case 'nvme_vhba_device_ops' with default NVMe v1.3.
+    skip_reason: "Not Applicable"
+  when:
+    - test_disk_ctrl_type == 'nvme'
+    - test_purpose == "hot-add-spec13"
+    - vm_nvme_spec13_enabled
+
 - name: "Get VM current disk controller info"
   include_tasks: get_vm_disk_ctrl_info.yml
 

windows/vhba_hot_add_remove/vhba_test_prepare.yml

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
     disk_controller_facts_data: "{{ disk_ctrls_before_hotadd }}"
     new_vhba_type: "{{ disk_controller }}"
 
-- name: "Enable NVMe spec 1.3"
+- name: "Enable NVMe spec 1.3 for NVMe '{{ test_purpose }}' testing"
   include_tasks: enable_vm_nvme_spec13.yml
   when:
     - test_disk_ctrl_type == 'nvme'
-    - test_purpose in ["hot-add-spec13", "hot-extend"]
+    - test_purpose == "hot-add-spec13" or (test_purpose == "hot-extend" and not vm_nvme_spec13_enabled)