ESXi not allowing me to change IP settings

[giggsey]

I've installed ESXi and via the management console, I can't edit any IP settings.

I click on the Network Management thing, and it just asks to reset it. But it doesn't actually allow me to change any settings.

Any ideas?

[vmroyale]

Hello and welcome to the forums.

Here are the instructions from the ESX Server 3i Installable Setup Guide - If the console is not behaving properly, see if the VI Client option works.

To configure static IP settings from the direct console

1 From the direct console, select Configure Management Network and press Enter.

2 Select IP Configuration and press Enter.

3 Navigate to Set static IP address and network configuration.

4 Press the spacebar to select the highlighted item.

5 Select and delete the current IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

6 Enter a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

7 Press Enter.

To configure static IP settings from the VI Client

1 From the VI Client, select the host in the inventory.

2 Select the Configuration tab and click Networking.

3 Click Properties next to Virtual Switch: vSwitch0.

4 Select Management Network and click Edit.

5 On the General tab, click Use the following IP settings.

6 Enter a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.

7 Click OK.

Good Luck!

[giggsey]

That's the problem though, I'm not getting those options. I'm trying to get it to recongise it.

RTL8111 is the card I have, but vsxcfg-nics -l is returning nothing

[Dave_Mishchenko]

ESXi doesn't ship with a Realtek driver that's why it doesn't come up in esxcfg-nics. Do you have an Intel Pro 100 /1000 or Broadcom 57xx you can add?

[maurixg]

Hi:

I´m Having the same problem.

I was checking my NIC and I have only two choices Intel 82562gz and 82573L and both are esx supportted.

What can I do?

Regards

Maurix