I recently updated my vmware hosts from 6.5 U1 to U3. The hosts are Dell R620 with Intel i350-t4 NICs. For the most part all is well, but I have two hosts with frequent flapping (link down/up). Anyone else come across this?
I should mention one host is in an offsite DC so I haven't changed the patch cable. The other host however I've changed the patch cable, patch panel location, switch port...
Hi,
Now I was writing you an answer You can see the driver versions below. The driver you have used is newer. I was going to read the driver's release notes, but I couldn't because it was in maintenance mode.
VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search
Since this problem starts after the update, it is very likely that there is a problem caused by the driver and firmware.
Hi,
I've had a similar problem before. Did you use dell custom iso when upgrading ESXi?
I solved a similar problem with the firmware update. Can you check the driver and firmware versions?
I did use the Dell custom ISO yes. I'll find the driver and fw versions and report back!
igbn | 1.4.6-1OEM.600.0.0.2768847 | INT | VMwareCertified 2019-09-16 |
ixgben | 1.7.10-1OEM.600.0.0.2768847 | INT | VMwareCertified 2019-09-16 |
net-igb | 5.3.3-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585 | INT | VMwareCertified 2019-09-16 |
net-ixgbe | 4.5.3-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585 | INT | VMwareCertified 2019-09-16 |
Then I'm seeing versions 17.x and 15.x for firmware on the two affected NICs. Current version is 24.2.
Can you send me the following values? Whichever you have trouble with, please send it.
VID =?
DID =?
SVID =?
SDID =?
You can use the following KB.
Pardon the delay!
VID: 8086
DID: 1521
SVID: 1025
SDID: 1f60
0000:01:00.0 8086:1521 1028:1f60 vmkernel vmnic0
I took a run at updating the 3xi350 on one host yesterday. Perhaps it was my method but it didn't appear to work. I used bootutil.exe -up=combo -all . It appeared to work as I was prompted to update all three cards and it showed success. However when I check the version in iDRAC it hasn't changed.
Perhaps I'm barking up the wrong tree using this: Download Intel® Ethernet Connections Boot Utility, Preboot Images, and EFI Drivers as it seems to be an update for pre-boot images only?
tayfundeger don't mean to bother you...but right now you're my only hope!
Hi,
Now I was writing you an answer You can see the driver versions below. The driver you have used is newer. I was going to read the driver's release notes, but I couldn't because it was in maintenance mode.
VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search
Since this problem starts after the update, it is very likely that there is a problem caused by the driver and firmware.
Ok I'm going ahead with driver updates now, since the firmware update didn't change anything. I'll report back!
Updating the driver to 1.4.10 (current is 1.4.6) worked. Been a few days without a bounce on the affected machines. Thanks!
I'm glad the problem is solved