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To manually uninstall the dvfilter-dsa driver:

  1. Access ESXi using SSH and log in using the root account.
  2. Run the command below to verify the complete name of the driver. This is usually dvfilter-dsa.

    # esxcli software vib list | grep dvfilter-dsa

  3. Set the target ESXi host to Maintenance Mode.
  4. Uninstall the dvfilter-dsa driver using the following command:

    # esxcli software vib remove --maintenance-mode -n dvfilter-dsa

  5. Restart the ESXi host, and then exit Maintenance Mode.
  6. Re-run the command in Step 2. The "dvfilter-dsa" should no longer be found.