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saimsaiyed
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NIC not supported in ESXi 5.0 U1 and ESXi 5.0

Hi All,

I have got new system for my vmware virtualization lab but I got an error NIC is not supported by ESXi.

My system configuraiton is as below:

Dell Optiplex 990
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30GHz
RAM : 4 GB

Which NIC I should buy which is easily available in market?

Thanks,

SS

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BharatR
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Hi

Realtec onboard NICs supported in vSphere 5 as for now and compare to other Products they are the Cheapest One.

Realtek 8168
Realtek 8169
Realtek 8111E

See more compatible hardware on vm-help.com

vSphere 5.0 running with Realtek 8168
vSphere 5.0 running with Realtek 8169
Best regards, BharatR--VCP4-Certification #: 79230, If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".

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schepp
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Hi and welcome to the communities,

you can go look at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php?deviceCategory=io to search for supported devices. Select ESXi 5 Update 1, select "Network" as I/O device and you will get a huge list of supported NICs from all Vendors.

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aravinds3107
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Welcome to the Communities..

Since you are trying to run on a whitebox setup, check Whitebox HCL which list set of system which are tested, If you are looking for server check VMware HCL

If you are planning to setup a lab for leraning purpose alternative you can run the setup on VMware Workstation, Check Building the Ultimate vSphere Lab

If you find this or any other answer useful please consider awarding points by marking the answer correct or helpful |Blog: http://aravindsivaraman.com/ | Twitter : ss_aravind
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BharatR
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Hi

Realtec onboard NICs supported in vSphere 5 as for now and compare to other Products they are the Cheapest One.

Realtek 8168
Realtek 8169
Realtek 8111E

See more compatible hardware on vm-help.com

vSphere 5.0 running with Realtek 8168
vSphere 5.0 running with Realtek 8169
Best regards, BharatR--VCP4-Certification #: 79230, If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".
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saimsaiyed
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Hi,

I got realtek 8169 NIC and its working fine.

Thanks.....

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lomejor25
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Hi saimsaiyed,

I got the Optiplex 990 ssf.  Can you tell where you bought the NIC?  thanks.

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