Hello,
Sorry that my first post is a call for help but I am stumped on this one. My 10Gb Nics are only showing link down in webgui but can be seen to be flapping Up/Down about 6 times per second in vmkernel.log
Server running ESXi 7u1d
Card updated to latest firmware and ixgben driver updated to 1.8.9(latest)
I have tried various Dell, Intel, Cisco and third party SFP+ and DAC cables, all behave the same. The card works fine in another server running windows and a second card also behaves the same so I assume it's a ESXi issue.
[root@esxi-mgmt:~] esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
------ ------------ ------ ------------ ----------- ----- ------ ----------------- ---- -----------
vmnic0 0000:0a:00.0 ne1000 Up Up 1000 Full 00:25:90:7f:a2:7c 1500 Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
vmnic1 0000:0b:00.0 ne1000 Up Down 0 Half 00:25:90:7f:a2:7d 1500 Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
vmnic2 0000:06:00.0 ixgben Down Down 0 Half a0:36:9f:13:9d:50 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter
vmnic3 0000:06:00.1 ixgben Up Down 0 Half a0:36:9f:13:9d:52 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter
vmkernel.log output
2021-02-23T17:44:07.102Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:07.102Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:07.503Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:07.503Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:07.903Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:07.903Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:08.102Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:08.103Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:08.503Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:08.503Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:08.903Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:08.903Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:09.104Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:09.104Z cpu15:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:09.704Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:09.704Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:09.905Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is up for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
2021-02-23T17:44:09.905Z cpu11:2097831)ixgben: ixgben_CheckLink:3020: Link is down for device vmnic2 (0x430b74801240)
Please can anyone suggest anything to try?
Thank you for your help in advance.
Alex
Edit: Also found this
[root@esxi-mgmt:~] esxcli network nic get -n vmnic2
Advertised Auto Negotiation: false
Advertised Link Modes: 10000BaseX/Full
Auto Negotiation: false
Cable Type:
Current Message Level: 0
Driver Info:
Bus Info: 0000:06:00:0
Driver: ixgben
Firmware Version: 0x8000095d, 19.0.12
Version: 1.8.9.0
Link Detected: false
Link Status: Down by linkflapping
Name: vmnic2
PHYAddress: 0
Pause Autonegotiate: true
Pause RX: true
Pause TX: true
Supported Ports:
Supports Auto Negotiation: false
Supports Pause: true
Supports Wakeon: false
Transceiver:
Virtual Address: 00:50:56:59:b3:55
Wakeon: None
