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No Network connect in Guest posted: Dec 14, 2006 8:18 AM

roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

Hi

Didn't find the answer in the many other "network problems" postings...

Problem:

On an newly installed ESX 3.0.1 i've imported (with vmkfstools -i) a VM (Ubuntu) from a Vmware Server. Everything works fine, i can start the imported VM in ESX without problems. With "ifconfig eth0" inside the guest Ubuntu i see

eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0B:DB:D5:59:2B
inet addr:192.168.150.67 Bcast:192.168.150.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20b:dbff:fed5:592b/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:45 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 GiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0)
Interrupt:193

So the virtual NIC is attached correct. But i cant reach this guest VM from the network (no ping, no services available) also i cant reach the network from inside the VM (no ping, no reaching of services of other servers). I've tried to setup a complet (and not imported from VMware Server) new Test VM (Debian). I gave it the same network infos as above, but this didn't work either.

I have no problem in reaching the ESX Server (ping, ssh, VC Agent). The ifconfig of the esx console:

vmnic0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:22:1F:85:DE
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:21106 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:25549 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:2638803 (2.5 Mb) TX bytes:20132286 (19.1 Mb)
Base address:0xecc0 Memory:fe6e0000-fe700000

vmnic1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:14:22:1F:85:DF
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:2016 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:397506 (388.1 Kb) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Base address:0xdcc0 Memory:fe4e0000-fe500000

vswif0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:49:9F:88
inet addr:192.168.150.33 Bcast:192.168.150.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:10395 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:16195 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1224809 (1.1 Mb) TX bytes:13786187 (13.1 Mb)

There are two physical NIC's in this server. for the moment i have only vmnic0 attached to the virtual Switch named vSwitch0. There is only one virtual Switch. I have not configured a second. In this virtual Switch vSwitch0 there is the service console port and a VLAN named "testserver vlan which is the vlan of the guest above.

So everything pretty standard. I just can't find the problem.

Any help is appreciated...

thx + greets

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roeschu

Re: No Network connect in Guest

1. Dec 14, 2006 8:36 AM

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masaki

1,814 posts since
Oct 26, 2005

Which is Default gateway of the guest?
Can you ping it from guest?
Look also at routing tables.

Re: No Network connect in Guest

2. Dec 14, 2006 9:25 AM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

default gateway is 192168.150.1...no i cant ping it, i cant ping no host from inside the VM Guest, even if it is in the same net, therefore it cant be a routing issue. Remember that all network connect is ok from ESX Console, so it cant be a switch or NIC topic (physical switch/NIC) be neither

i remember in ESX 2.5 you have to choose vmxnet drivers or another driver for the virtual nic. I've seen this option not while setting up a VM under ESX 3.0.1...maybe this is the problem?

Note that this is a fresh installed 3.0.1, so far no VM's running in it excepts the two test VM's mentioned above..

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Re: No Network connect in Guest

3. Dec 14, 2006 10:28 AM

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masaki

1,814 posts since
Oct 26, 2005

Can you post the output of these commads?

esxcfg-vswitch -l
esxcfg-route
esxcfg-nics

Let me know

Re: No Network connect in Guest

4. Dec 14, 2006 10:40 AM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

Sure:

esxcfg-nics -l
Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex Description
vmnic0 06:07.00 e1000 Up 1000Mbps Full Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vmnic1 07:08.00 e1000 Up 1000Mbps Full Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controller

[root@hydra root]# esxcfg-route
VMkernel default gateway is 0.0.0.0

[root@hydra root]# esxcfg-vswitch -l
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports Uplinks
vSwitch0 256 5 256 vmnic0

PortGroup Name Internal ID VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
TestServer VLAN portgroup8 10 2 vmnic0
Service Console portgroup0 0 1 vmnic0

[root@hydra root]# esxcfg-vswif -l
Name Port Group IP Address Netmask Broadcast Enabled DHCP
vswif0 Service Console 192.168.150.33 255.255.255.0 192.168.150.255 true false

I'm at home at still trying to solve the problem via remote....aargh cant rest my head from problems like this..

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Re: No Network connect in Guest

5. Dec 14, 2006 10:51 AM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

hmmmpf...got a bad feeling because of the bold part below....

lspci -v output:

06:07.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 30
Memory at fe6e0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at ecc0 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device.

Re: No Network connect in Guest

6. Dec 14, 2006 12:16 PM

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masaki

1,814 posts since
Oct 26, 2005

Did you try rebooting HOST?
Try e launch lspci command again

Can you figure out which is the unknown device?

Re: No Network connect in Guest

7. Dec 14, 2006 12:38 PM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

yes i've booted the esx host. the full lspci output shows the lines below....every pci device got this line "...Unknown device ..."..this is a Dell poweredge 2850 with 2 Xeon Cpu's (no dual core). It's listed in Vmware HCL....dont understand what's wrong.

but i'm not sure if these "..unknown devices..." is relevant or not, because "esxcfg-nics -l" shows the right cards:

Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex Description
vmnic0 06:07.00 e1000 Up 1000Mbps Full Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vmnic1 07:08.00 e1000 Up 1000Mbps Full Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controller

*********************

[root@hydra root]# lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3590 (rev 09)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [40] #09 [4105]

00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3595 (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
Memory behind bridge: fe800000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f8000000-00000000f8000000
Secondary status: SERR
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/1 Enable -
Capabilities: [64] #10 [0041]

00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3597 (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/1 Enable -
Capabilities: [64] #10 [0141]

00:05.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3598 (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fe300000-fe7fffff
Secondary status: SERR
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/1 Enable -
Capabilities: [64] #10 [0041]

00:06.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 3599 (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=08, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit- Queue=0/1 Enable -
Capabilities: [64] #10 [0141]

00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB USB (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI ])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
I/O ports at bce0 [size=32]

00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB USB (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI ])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
I/O ports at bcc0 [size=32]

00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB USB (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI ])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at bca0 [size=32]

00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB USB2 (rev 02) (prog-if 20 [EHC I])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
Memory at feb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [58] #0a [20a0]

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BA/CA/DB/EB PCI Bridge (rev c2) (prog -if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=09, subordinate=09, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fe100000-fe2fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f0000000-f7ffffff

00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controller (r ev 02) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at <unassigned>
I/O ports at fc00 [size=16]
Memory at 11000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

01:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 0330 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=64
Memory behind bridge: fe900000-feafffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000f8000000-00000000f8000000
Capabilities: [44] #10 [0071]
Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable -
Capabilities: [6c] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d8] PCI-X non-bridge device.

01:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 0332 (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=01, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=64
Capabilities: [44] #10 [0071]
Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable -
Capabilities: [6c] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d8] PCI-X non-bridge device.

02:0e.0 RAID bus controller: Dell Computer Corporation PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4E/SI/DI (rev 06)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, stepping, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 29
Memory at f80f0000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
Memory at fe9c0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]
Expansion ROM at fea00000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable -
Capabilities: [e0] PCI-X non-bridge device.

05:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 0329 (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=05, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff
Memory behind bridge: fe600000-fe7fffff
Capabilities: [44] #10 [0071]
Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable -
Capabilities: [6c] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d8] PCI-X non-bridge device.

05:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation: Unknown device 032a (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=05, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
Memory behind bridge: fe400000-fe5fffff
Capabilities: [44] #10 [0071]
Capabilities: [5c] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable -
Capabilities: [6c] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [d8] PCI-X non-bridge device.

06:07.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controll er (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 30
Memory at fe6e0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at ecc0 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device.

07:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controll er (rev 05)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 31
Memory at fe4e0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
I/O ports at dcc0 [size=64]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [e4] PCI-X non-bridge device.

09:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 016d
Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, stepping, medium devsel, latency 3 2, IRQ 18
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
I/O ports at cc00 [size=256]
Memory at fe1f0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Expansion ROM at <unassigned> [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

Re: No Network connect in Guest

8. Dec 14, 2006 1:05 PM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

found a file /etc/vmware/pciid/e1000.xml....dont know for what this file is but in this file there are a lot of intel NIC chipsets listed, also the one that i use:

....
<name>8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Controller</name>
<table file="pcitable" module="ignore">
<desc>Intel Corporation|8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter</desc>
</table>
<table file="pcitable.Linux" module="e1000">
<desc>Intel Corporation|8254NXX Gigabit Ethernet Adapter</desc>
....

so i guess it cant be a comptability thing...it should work with these cards..

i'm missing the relaxed time with ESX 2.5 ....

Re: No Network connect in Guest

9. Dec 14, 2006 1:06 PM

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masaki

1,814 posts since
Oct 26, 2005

Mmmm,
I think this "Unknown device" is a false problem.

Just to be sure: Where did you connect the vm? On vmnic1 or 0?

I see vmnic1 has some Rx packets, so the source could be the vm.

Can you put vmnic1 in the same lan of vmnic0 to be sure?

Re: No Network connect in Guest

10. Dec 14, 2006 1:19 PM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

until now i've connected it to vmnic0. The RX Packets from vmnic1 are maybe from my tests. I've tested if failover/teaming is working with both cards on my virtual switch vswitch0. It worked well in failover mode (..another hint that the esx can deal with the cards...so i also think that "unknown device" is a false problem)...

i will try tomorrow morning to connect the VM only over vmnic1...thats something i didn't try so far...will post it if found something...thx for your help so far

good night...

Re: No Network connect in Guest

11. Dec 14, 2006 11:50 PM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

Good Morning Vietnam...

Heureka...Problem is solved:

I've created now a second VSwitch named vswitch1 over the Second nic vmnic1 and i attached the VM's via this switch....and voilà everything works...so i knew there has to be a configuration issue with the first virtual switch named vswitch0.

So i've deleted the vlan named "testserver" on the vswitch0 and created it new (this time without a VLAN ID)....and i've attached the VM's again over vmnic0 and vswitch0...and it worked. So i got the feeling that it could be the VLAN ID Tag...to make another test i've deleted and created the vlan "testserver" on vswicht0 again newly, but this time with a VLAN ID Tag...an it worked not...

So the VLAN ID Tag was the problem. Can someone explain me why? Is it a configuration error on my side or is this a bug?

greets and thx Masaki for your kind help!

Re: No Network connect in Guest

12. Dec 15, 2006 12:30 AM

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masaki

1,814 posts since
Oct 26, 2005

Now with the two vswitch

execute again:

esxcfg-vswitch -l
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports Uplinks
vSwitch0 256 5 256 vmnic0

PortGroup Name Internal ID VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
TestServer VLAN portgroup8 10 2 vmnic0
Service Console portgroup0 0 1 vmnic0

Which is now your VLAN ID in vswitch1?

Re: No Network connect in Guest

13. Dec 15, 2006 12:59 AM

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roeschu

25 posts since
Nov 16, 2006

i've deleted it because i dont need 2 virtual switches in this environment. i've created the second switch vswitch1 only for solving the problem

I'm using now vmnic1 and vmnic0 for failover/teaming on vswitch0:

*****
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports Configured Ports Uplinks
vSwitch0 64 4 64 vmnic1,vmnic0

PortGroup Name Internal ID VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
VLANTestserver portgroup12 0 0 vmnic0,vmnic1
VLANProdserver portgroup11 0 0 vmnic0,vmnic1
Service Console portgroup0 0 1 vmnic0,vmnic1

greets

Re: No Network connect in Guest

14. Dec 15, 2006 1:22 AM

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masaki

1,814 posts since
Oct 26, 2005

Yes, now VLAN ID testserver is 0 instead of 2.

This ID must match the one on your physical switches.

But VLAN ID 0 means no VLANs.

I think your network has no vlans so this is why.

as described also in this thread:

http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=292887&#292887

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