I updated to 5.5u3. Still nothing.

~ # vmware -vl

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-3029944

VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 3

~ # ethtool -i vmnic2

Can not get control fd: No such file or directory

~ # grep -i vmnic /etc/vmware/esx.conf

/vmkdevmgr/pci/p0000:0f:04.0/alias = "vmnic0"

/vmkdevmgr/pci/s00000004.01/alias = "vmnic3"

/vmkdevmgr/pci/s00000004.00/alias = "vmnic2"

/vmkdevmgr/pci/p0000:0f:04.1/alias = "vmnic1"

/device/000:015:04.1/vmkname = "vmnic1"

/device/000:009:00.1/vmkname = "vmnic3"

/device/000:015:04.0/vmkname = "vmnic0"

/device/000:009:00.0/vmkname = "vmnic2"

/net/vswitch/child[0000]/uplinks/child[0000]/pnic = "vmnic0"

/net/vswitch/child[0000]/teamPolicy/uplinks[0000]/pnic = "vmnic0"

/net/vswitch/child[0000]/portgroup/child[0000]/teamPolicy/uplinks[0000]/pnic = "vmnic0"

/net/vswitch/child[0001]/uplinks/child[0000]/pnic = "vmnic1"

/net/vswitch/child[0001]/teamPolicy/uplinks[0000]/pnic = "vmnic1"

/net/vmkernelnic/child[0000]/macFromPnic = "vmnic0"

/net/pnic/child[0000]/name = "vmnic0"

/net/pnic/child[0001]/name = "vmnic1"

~ # esxcli system module get --module igb

   Module: igb

   Module File: /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/igb

   License: GPL

   Version: Version 5.3.1, Build: 1331820, Interface: 9.2 Built on: Sep 10 2015

   Signed Status: Unsigned

   Signature Issuer:

   Signature Digest: 84fc 15df aa35 7aa5 1294 9606 3130 1cb4 89bd 8064 86f1 78af 1a2d 215d 2813 c91c

   Signature FingerPrint: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000

   Provided Namespaces:

   Required Namespaces: com.vmware.driverAPI@9.2.2.0, com.vmware.vmkapi@v2_2_0_0

some difference here:

~ # enum_instances VMware_EthernetPort root/cimv2

VMware_EthernetPort.CreationClassName="VMware_EthernetPort",DeviceID="vmnic0",SystemCreationClassName="OMC_UnitaryComputerSystem",SystemName="58364b59-3130-3038-3432-0019990a342a"

                    SystemName = 58364b59-3130-3038-3432-0019990a342a

       SystemCreationClassName = OMC_UnitaryComputerSystem

                      DeviceID = vmnic0

             CreationClassName = VMware_EthernetPort

                     AutoSense = 1

                      PortType = 53

       IdentifyingDescriptions = { PCI Bus, PCI Slot, PCI Function, PCI Vendor, PCI DeviceID, PCI Segment,  }

          OtherIdentifyingInfo = { 0x0f, 0x04, 0x00, 0x14e4, 0x1678, 0x0000,  }

ActiveMaximumTransmissionUnit = 1500

                    FullDuplex = true

              UsageRestriction = 4

          TransitioningToState = 12

                         Speed = 1000000000

                RequestedState = 5

              PermanentAddress = 0019990A342A

             OperationalStatus = { 2,  }

              NetworkAddresses = { 0019990A342A,  }

                          Name = vmnic0

                LinkTechnology = 2

                  EnabledState = 2

                EnabledDefault = 2

           EnabledCapabilities = { 5,  }

                   ElementName = vmnic0

                       Caption = vmnic0

                  Capabilities = { 5,  }

SupportedMaximumTransmissionUnit = (NULL)

           OtherLinkTechnology = (NULL)

                    PortNumber = (NULL)

          OtherNetworkPortType = (NULL)

                MaxQuiesceTime = (NULL)

        AdditionalAvailability = (NULL)

             TotalPowerOnHours = (NULL)

                  PowerOnHours = (NULL)

                  ErrorCleared = (NULL)

              ErrorDescription = (NULL)

                 LastErrorCode = (NULL)

                    StatusInfo = (NULL)

                  Availability = (NULL)

   PowerManagementCapabilities = (NULL)

      PowerManagementSupported = (NULL)

                   Description = (NULL)

                    InstanceID = (NULL)

                   InstallDate = (NULL)

            StatusDescriptions = (NULL)

                        Status = (NULL)

                   HealthState = (NULL)

           CommunicationStatus = (NULL)

                DetailedStatus = (NULL)

               OperatingStatus = (NULL)

                 PrimaryStatus = (NULL)

             OtherEnabledState = (NULL)

         TimeOfLastStateChange = (NULL)

      AvailableRequestedStates = (NULL)

                      MaxSpeed = (NULL)

                RequestedSpeed = (NULL)

                 OtherPortType = (NULL)

                   MaxDataSize = (NULL)

        CapabilityDescriptions = (NULL)

      OtherEnabledCapabilities = (NULL)

                SupportedPorts = { 1,  }

            SupportedLinkModes = { 10_HALF, 10_FULL, 100_HALF, 100_FULL, 1000_HALF, 1000_FULL,  }

           AdvertisedLinkModes = { 10_HALF, 10_FULL, 100_HALF, 100_FULL, 1000_HALF, 1000_FULL,  }

     AdvertisedAutoNegotiation = true

               PhysicalAddress = 1

                   Transceiver = 1

                  WOLSupported = { 6,  }

                    WOLOptions = { 6,  }

VMware_EthernetPort.CreationClassName="VMware_EthernetPort",DeviceID="vmnic1",SystemCreationClassName="OMC_UnitaryComputerSystem",SystemName="58364b59-3130-3038-3432-0019990a342a"

                    SystemName = 58364b59-3130-3038-3432-0019990a342a

       SystemCreationClassName = OMC_UnitaryComputerSystem

                      DeviceID = vmnic1

             CreationClassName = VMware_EthernetPort