Hi,
I seem to be having this issue: Re: Cannot add network adapter to ESXi 6.5 VM? . I was trying to reset the interface so I removed the physical adapter from the vSwitch. When I go back to the vswitch and I try to add a uplink I get " There are no free physical adapters to attach to this virtual switch.". Is there any way to do a reset or something else so VmWare can see all available NIC's?
Try with above mentioned host client, alternatively you can SSH to host and execute the following command replacing vSwitch and vmnic name accordingly.
esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name=vmnic1 --vswitch-name=vSwitch0
Which version/build of the Web Client do you use?
The latest version can be found at ESXi Embedded Host Client
André
Try with above mentioned host client, alternatively you can SSH to host and execute the following command replacing vSwitch and vmnic name accordingly.
esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name=vmnic1 --vswitch-name=vSwitch0
I see that I am running:
1.21.0
5724747
6.5.0
5969303
Looking at ESXi Embedded Host Client the latest version is 1.23.0. What is the correct way to update it ? I assume from Help -> Update and then put in the URL http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxui/esxui-signed-6360286.vib or is there a bundle that should be updated for other fixes?
That's what I did for now but I would like for the GUI to work. I am going to work on upgrading to the latest. Waiting on a response to my other question.
Yes. to update the Embedded Host Client you can either use the URL (if the host has Internet access), or to download the .vib, upload it to a datastore and enter the vmfs path e.g. /vmfs/volumes/<datastore>/<folder>/esxui-signed-######.vib.
Don't forget to delete the browser cache after updating the client.
André
As Andre mentioned above, download vib and put it in datastore. Then execute command. Once command executed, you can access host via https://yourhostip/ui
esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/<datastore>/<folder>/esxui-signed-######.vib
I did that but I am still having the errors that others mentioned when trying to add NIC cards, with the system saying the network it's connected to is not valid etc. I assume this is a bug?
Please upload :
1. Output of esxcli network nic list
2. Snapshot of error, vSwitch up-links snapshot.
In order to get a snapshot I would need to remove the physical NIX from the vswitch and I don't want to do it if the system is now being used. Below is the output of the NIC's on the box.
[root@localhost:~] esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
------ ------------ ------ ------------ ----------- ----- ------ ----------------- ---- ------------------------------------------------------------
vmnic0 0000:01:00.0 ntg3 Up Up 1000 Full c8:1f:66:fb:3e:99 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic1 0000:01:00.1 ntg3 Up Down 0 Half c8:1f:66:fb:3e:9a 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic2 0000:02:00.0 ntg3 Up Down 0 Half c8:1f:66:fb:3e:9b 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic3 0000:02:00.1 ntg3 Up Up 1000 Full c8:1f:66:fb:3e:9c 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic4 0000:42:00.0 bnx2x Up Up 10000 Full 00:0a:f7:75:45:50 1500 QLogic Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57810 10 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic5 0000:42:00.1 bnx2x Up Up 10000 Full 00:0a:f7:75:45:52 1500 QLogic Corporation NetXtreme II BCM57810 10 Gigabit Ethernet
I still have an issue that others seem to have where they can't create a VM with a network interface OR add a network interface to a current guest. When I try to add a network card I get:
Unfortunately, we hit an error that we weren't expecting.
The client may continue working, but at this point, we recommend refreshing your browser and submitting a bug report.
Press the Esc key to hide this dialog and continue without refreshing.
When I try to create a VM if I have a Network card in the config I get "The VM configuration was rejected. Please see browser Console OK". It seems like I am not the only one with these two issues.
From vmnic 0 to 5, which one is the question, vmnic1 and 2 aren't configured yet !
This is the current issue.
I assume you have updated ESXI host client as Andre mentioned to version 1.23. I believe this was deployed as from OVF where issue persists as you mentioned link initially. To reproduce issue if this with embedded host client you could use PowerCli command New-NetworkAdapter and see if it works.
My esx-ui version is 1.23.0-6360286. Note that this is the only one I upgraded and I wonder if I need to upgrade the others. Also this host was created directly from VMWare. I did not go based on any iamge that was downloaded. I will look around for the powerCLI and try to use it but if there are bugs in the GUI shouldn't they be addressed?
Vijay,
Is this a know issue with the 6.5U1 ??
Yes, its an issue with 6.5U1 .. I had that with esx-ui 1.21.0. I upgraded esx-ui to 1.24.0 and can now add a second NIC to my vSwitch wich i could not do before...
Thank you for a solid fix!