Hi everyone
I have 3 Dell PowerEdge R610 server which run VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 1. When I installed VMware I used the following Dell customized image: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.5.0-1331820.x86_64-Dell_Customized_A02. Now I would like to install the most recent drivers for the Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 NICs but I am struggling to find the right one.
~ # vmware -vl
VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-1746018
VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 1
~ # esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Link Speed Duplex MTU Description
------ ------------- ------ ---- ----- ------ ----------------- ---- -------------------------------------------------------------
vmnic0 0000:001:00.0 bnx2 Up 1000 Full 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic1 0000:001:00.1 bnx2 Up 1000 Full 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic2 0000:002:00.0 bnx2 Up 1000 Full 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic3 0000:002:00.1 bnx2 Up 1000 Full 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
~ # ethtool -i vmnic2
driver: bnx2
version: 2.2.3t.v55.7
firmware-version: 6.2.15 bc 5.2.3 NCSI 2.0.11
bus-info: 0000:02:00.0
~ # vmkchdev -l | grep vmnic2
0000:02:00.0 14e4:1639 1028:0236 vmkernel vmnic2
I searched through VMware's compatibility guide based on this information:
VID=14e4
DID=1639
SVID=1028
SSID=0236
I got results for the VID, DID and SVID but unfortunately the SSID does not match. The compatibility guide only lists SSID 0235 but there is no SSID 0236. Is this important?
Based on the results I got (see VMware Compatibility Guide: I/O Device Search) I am tempted to choose this driver:
ESXi 5.5 U1 bnx2 version 2.2.5f.v55.6 7.10.xx async
Is there anyone with a similar setup who could verify that this is indeed the correct driver? Due to the different SSID number I am not sure. Thanks in advance!
Regards
Paul
