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client5543
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SR-IOV configured but Network traffic isn't coming in VMs

I configured SR-IOV  but network traffic isn't coming in VMs.

I checked SR-IOV supported with Device

Host OS: ESXi 6.5

NIC : Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57810 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Server: Dell PowerEdge R730 (SR-IOV enabled from BOIS)

Created 4VF and assign to VMs(Centos 7.4) with supported VF driver bnx2x 1.712.30

I think its configured properly But Network Data traffic isn't coming in Vms

So pls suggest me i need to do more configuration on  standard Vswitch and PortGroup

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I dont see this is in  vmware hcl.. are you sure the device is supported with vSphere?

VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search 

to check the compatibility go vmware hcl.

http://vmware.com/go/hcl

2) select IO devices under what you are looking for.

3) Select SR-IOV as feature

and you will get a list of adapters that support.

you can cut down the search results bu choosing the vendor etc..

the best option is to search using the device ID,SVID,VID etc

If you N/W card is not listed under the devices then the configuration will not work

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client5543
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Thanks ran for replying

I checked as you suggested its showing in compatibility list

VID:14e4

DID:16ae

SVID:14e4

Dell

VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search

Qlogic

VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search

so pls check it  and suggest what need to verify next

pls also check attachment

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client5543
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Yes I did same as suggested in doc but still  data traffic is not coming in vms

Screenshot-2018-1-10 server2_12.pngScreenshot-2018-1-10 server2_12(1).pngScreenshot-2018-1-10 vSphere Web Client.pngScreenshot from 2018-01-14 11-41-19.pngSriov_VF4.png

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client5543
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One thing could not understand which is wrote in SR-IOV DOC .

Using SR-IOV in vSphere:

In vSphere 5.5 and later,

"though a virtual switch (standard switch or distributed switch) does not handle the

network traffic of an SR-IOV enabled virtual machine connected to the switch,"

Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV)

so pls clearly above , what configuration need to change ?

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client5543
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i couldn't understand  highlighted area  what does mean and what need to configure.?

imageedit_2_7774120334.png

so pls assist me

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