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
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.
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
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
go through the below link for requirements.
go through the below links for configuration
Enable SR-IOV on a Host Physical Adapter
Assign a Virtual Function as SR-IOV Passthrough Adapter to a Virtual Machine
Yes I did same as suggested in doc but still data traffic is not coming in vms
One thing could not understand which is wrote in SR-IOV DOC .
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 ?
i couldn't understand highlighted area what does mean and what need to configure.?
so pls assist me