Hi !
I get in trouble with the following new lab environment.
I have a brand new Apple Mac Pro 6.1 (black) which runs perfectly with the last ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Patch03 (ESXi550-201410001).
But I'm now trying to add the 10G-PCIE2-8B2-2S TWO-PORT 10-GIGABIT ETHERNET NETWORK ADAPTERS from Myricom, with the Async VMware certified driver Myri10GE_ESXi5_1.5.3
Directly plugged-into a Sonnet - xMac Pro Server Thunderbolt 2 PCIe Enclosure .
As you can see below, ESXi accept to install it, "see" the network card and the installed driver but don't recognize/load it at boot...
~ # esxcli software vib list |grep -i net-myri10ge
net-myri10ge 1.5.3-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Myricom VMwareCertified 2014-11-19
~ # lspci
0000:00:00.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E7 v2/Xeon E5 v2/Core i7 DMI2 [PCIe RP[0000:00:00.0]]
0000:00:01.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E7 v2/Xeon E5 v2/Core i7 PCI Express Root Port 1a [PCIe RP[0000:00:01.0]]
0000:00:02.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E7 v2/Xeon E5 v2/Core i7 PCI Express Root Port 2a [PCIe RP[0000:00:02.0]]
0000:00:03.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E7 v2/Xeon E5 v2/Core i7 PCI Express Root Port 3a [PCIe RP[0000:00:03.0]]
//
0000:ab:00.0 Network controller: MYRICOM Inc. Myri-10G Dual-Protocol NIC (10G-PCIE-8)
0000:ac:00.0 Network controller: MYRICOM Inc. Myri-10G Dual-Protocol NIC (10G-PCIE-8)
~ # vmkload_mod -l
Name Used Size (kb)
vmkernel 122 9770
chardevs 95 48
user 1 784
vprobe 0 424
procfs 2 16
procMisc 0 8
vmkapi_mgmt 2 28
iodm 1 20
applesmc 0 8
vfat 1 52
vmci 1 168
vmkapi_socket 7 24
vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_vmkernel_shim0 56
vmkapi_v2_0_0_0_vmkernel_shim0 56
vmkplexer 1 20
vmklinux_9 15 600
vmklinux_9_2_0_0 0 44
vmklinux_9_2_1_0 0 44
vmklinux_9_2_2_0 12 48
iscsi_trans 7 52
iscsi_trans_compat_shim 1 8
iscsi_trans_incompat_shim1 8
etherswitch 3 296
netsched 1 92
cnic_register 0 12
tg3 0 332
random 2 32
usb 4 144
ehci-hcd 0 48
xhci 0 92
hid 0 24
dm 3 12
nmp 19 156
vmw_satp_local 5 12
vmw_satp_default_aa 0 8
vmw_psp_lib 6 12
vmw_psp_fixed 5 12
vmw_psp_rr 0 16
vmw_psp_mru 1 12
libata_92 3 148
libata_9_2_0_0 0 12
libata_9_2_1_0 0 12
usb-storage 0 68
vmkapi_v2_0_0_0_nmp_shim 0 8
vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_nmp_shim 0 8
healthchk 3 168
teamcheck 0 152
vlanmtucheck 0 160
heartbeat 1 140
shaper 0 156
lldp 0 24
cdp 7 192
ipfix 0 156
tcpip4 1 1184
dvsdev 0 16
dvfilter 6 144
lacp 3 44
vmkstatelogger 0 160
svmmirror 1 56
cbt 0 20
migrate 2 404
hbr_filter 2 196
vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_dvfilter_shim0 8
vmkapi_v2_0_0_0_dvfilter_shim0 8
dvfilter-generic-fastpath0 180
esxfw 1 160
libfc_92 3 104
libfcoe_92 2 28
libfc_9_2_0_0 0 8
libfcoe_9_2_0_0 0 8
libfc_9_2_1_0 0 8
libfcoe_9_2_1_0 0 8
ahci 1 32
sunrpc 1 72
nfsclient 0 116
vmkibft 0 28
iscsi_vmk 2 200
vmw_satp_alua 1 24
lvmdriver 0 104
deltadisk 0 196
tracing 10 52
rdt 7 176
vsanutil 5 152
lsomcommon 2 224
plog 1 292
vmfs3 0 448
vflash 1 60
vfc 0 136
dvfg-igmp 0 28
cmmds_net 1 68
cmmds 2 240
cmmds_resolver 1 52
vsan 0 1260
vmklink_mpi 2 32
swapobj 2 48
vmkapi_v2_1_0_0_iscsi_shim0 8
vmkapi_v2_0_0_0_iscsi_shim0 8
Someone got an idea of why the network card isn't recognized ?
Thanks in advance !
Best Regards,
appleguillaume
Hello,
This is exactly the project we have to replace our Xserve in 2015.
So that's very interesting for me.
Have you some news from vmware about this problem?
David
Hi David,
Actually, I don't have yet an answer from Vmware.
But, technical support of Myricom is very nice, available and competent. And they are trying to do their best to update and certified their new drivers for ESXi 5.5 and 6.
For now, I'm installing a "beta" unsigned version of a new driver they sent me for testing...
Let's wait and see 😉
Guillaume
Hi,
Thanks for the info.
I will come back to you if I have any news on my side.
Regards.
David