If you're having a problem with a Dell server, use the Dell ESXi image, as it had the agents and monitoring hooks built-in.It seems like you're trying to ask how to add drivers to ESXi on non-Dell/non-HP hardware. If that's the case.ESXi is bootstrapped by a small installation. There are only so many device drivers that can be shipped and supported effectively. Many systems that don't seem ESXi-compatible can be made to be compatible by just adding supported storage and network controllers. It's difficult to find server-class hardware that isn't supported by ESXi. If you're in a bind, just buy an Intel E1000 network card to complete your installation.
Posted by on Sep 24 2013 (updated on Oct 1 2013) in.ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 all worked fine with the common Realtek 8111/8168 series of network adapters, typically found in a variety of consumer-class motherboards. What to do for ESXi 5.5 in the home lab? Suddenly you can't even install ESXi, even though you have a perfectly workable system that happens to already have Realtek on board. Such as my very own. Yes, with 5.5, you'll get the dreaded “No compatible network adapter found please consult Hardware Compatibility Guide for supported adapters” message. Even though you likely won't find this chipset on the HCL, and you have no official support from VMware on Realtek, this article may help get you clear of the installer hurtle, offering two distinct approaches. For the Realtek 8111 (8111E, 8111G, etc.), there may be some gotchas.The Realtek is similar enough to the 8168 series that for many folks, the below software procedure works out fine.
That doesn't mean it'll work for you though. Your results may vary. My 8111E based NIC dropped from the network after a solid month, so I simply rebooted, and have had no further issues in many months since. Other folks report issues with getting various Realtek NICs going at all, seen in the conversation below this post, including, and similar comments elsewhere, including andHow's simply adding the driver from 5.1 back into your installer ISO image sound.
You know, the driver that VMware has apparently taken away from 5.5. Gta san andreas mega download. While this fix could be seen as a slight hack, it's hardly dangerous, and can be convenient if you just want something that works.
You're likely unsupported in the home lab anyway. You're basically just front-loading a VIB (driver bundle) that VMware's own procedure talks you through the same approach, Jul 24, 2013. It's just that the VIB is about a year old, and hasn't been tested by VMware on ESXi 5.The demand for info on this is clearly there, with 2 excellent conversations going on right at TinkerTry, and numerous discussions around the web on this common issue. The fix is pretty straight forward. I found a timely article just yesterday which has nicely explains how the tool does its gentle massage of the ISO, even from Windows 8.1.
It's titled by Erik on Sep 23 2013, where he points us to the correct file.Here's a copy of the exact file you'll need (right-click, Save As):(Sorry folks, I don't have the VMwarebootbanknet-r81696.011.00-2vmw.510.0.0.799733.vib file)That file above is the exact file I used for my RTL8111E, thanks to erick at!While Erik is talking about the 8168, it's the same driver family as the 8111, as seen on. I've tested that this injection method works fine with 5.5 and my and it's 2 RTL8111E ports in my 2011 virtualization whitebox. See screenshot I just took above. Injection took mere seconds, and I then used Rufus to take the ISO and a make bootable USB flash drive out of it, in about 2 minutes, demonstrated. That same flash drive is used to boot from USB, then chosen as the installation target. Elegant, quick, no CD/DVD burning needed.See also:by Paul Braren Dec 16 2013.by Andreas Peetz Sep 24 2013.Finally, and alternative injection technique that uses just PowerCLI 5.5:by Phil Wiffen, Sep 23 2013.Assuming you somehow got ESXi 5.5 going already, say with another brand of NIC, then the below article should get you through simply adding the VIBby Vladan Seget on Sep 30 2013.If using injection leaves you uneasy, then investing in a NIC that's likely to stay support for many years to come might be another way to go. Such as the much newer Intel I350T2 Dual Port Ethernet Server Adapter on or for around $135 USD, with specs nicely laid out on Intel's.
It's moderately pricey, but has a small form factor, 2 ports, low watt burn, and all the latest virtualization features. Intel lists the specs, and the VMware Compatibility Guide is over.
I've tested the I350T2 with 5.5, (also pictured at right) and it works well. While it's unlikely I'll be fully leveraging the advanced virtualization features like SR-IOV, at least driver support probably be one less thing to worry about for years to come, since this chip was relatively recently released in. Can't know for sure, though. Honestly, this is all just a stop-gap until 10 gigabit is affordable, on affordable motherboards, and on VMware's Hardware Compatibility list.Hmm, then again, that could be quite a while. Just some food for thought. VSphere Web Client, CIM data, Sensors, Realtek 8168 Software Components.
CIM data, Sensors, Devices. CIM data, Sensors, Network.Oct 01 2013 UpdateVery relevant, spot-on post by Vladan yesterday (with new software fix section added above).
You'll want to read the whole articleby Vladan Seget on Sep 30 2013, where he states:VMware did strip down many drivers from the ESXi 5.5 ISO, and additionally, theyVMware provides full list of hardware which is “deprecated” in the ESXi 5.5. Here is VMware KB listing all unsupported NICs –Hopefully this post help someone who was in the same situation. Good option is to go for Intel based NICs which in most cases are supported. The best option is to check the VMware HCL before buying a NIC, still. DisclaimerEmphasis is on home test labs, not production environments. No free technical support is implied or promised, and all best-effort advice volunteered by the author or commenters are on a use-at-your-own risk basis.
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Earlier this month I wrote an demonstrating a functional USB ethernet adapter for ESXi 5.1. This was made possible by using a custom built driver for ESXi that was created over three years ago by a user named.
After having re-discovered the thread several years later, I had tried reaching out to the user but concluded that he/she has probably moved on given the lack of forum activity in the recent years. Over the last few weeks I have been investigating to see if it was possible to compile a new version of the driver that would function with newer versions of ESXi such as our 5.5 and 6.0 release.UPDATE (02/12/19) - A new has just been released for ESXi 6.5/6.7, please use this driver going forward. If you are still on ESXi 5.5/6.0, you can continue using the existing driver but please note there will be no additional development in the existing vmklinux-based driver.UPDATE (01/22/17)- For details on using a USB-C / Thunderbolt 3 Ethernet Adapter, please see this post.UPDATE (11/17/16) - New driver has been updated for ESXi 6.5, please find the details.After reaching out to a few folks internally, I was introduced to Songtao Zheng, a VMware Engineer who works on some of our USB code base. Songtao was kind enough to provide some of assistance in his spare time to help with this non-sanction effort that I was embarking on.
Today, I am please to announce that we now have a functional USB ethernet adapter driver based on the that works for both ESXi 5.5 and 6.0. This effort could not have been possible without Songtao and I just want to say thank you very much for all of your help and contributions. I think it is safe to say that the overall VMware community also thanks you for your efforts. This new capability will definitely enable new use cases for vSphere home labs that were never possible before when using platforms such as the Intel NUC or Apple Mac Mini for example. Thank you Songtao! Esxcfg - vswitch - M vusb0 - p 'VM Network' vSwitch0You will also need to run /sbin/auto-backup.sh to ensure the configuration changes are saved and then you can issue a reboot to verify that everything is working as expected. SummaryFor platforms that have limited built-in networking capabilities such as the Intel NUC and Apple Mac Mini, customers now have the ability to add additional network interfaces to these systems. This will now open up a whole new class of use cases for vSphere based home labs that were never possible before, especially with solutions such as VSAN and NSX. I look forward to seeing what our customers can now do with these new networking capabilities.
Additional InfoHere are some additional screenshots testing the dual USB 3.0 ethernet adapter as well as a basic iPerf benchmark for the single USB ethernet adapter. I was not really impressed with the speeds for the dual ethernet adapter which I had shared some more info. Unless you are limited on number of USB 3.0 ports, I would probably recommend just sticking with the single port ethernet adapter.iPerf benchmark for Ingress traffic (single port USB ethernet adapter):iPerf benchmark for Egress traffic (single port USB ethernet adapter). Thx for this great post.
I’m quite interested with USB ethernet adapter on ESXi indeed.I just wondering if there’s a reason you have added that ‘jjkjkj’ odd string at line 1721 of ax88179178.c:———————#ifndef RXSKBCOPYjjkjkj axskb = skbclone(skb, GFPATOMIC);#else———————OK it has no impact since you have removed the comment of #defined RXSKBCOPY in ax88179178.h!Was it to be sure skbclone will not be used? From Jose Gomes comment, this makes the server crash after 5 min!? William, can you say if more work will be done (by whomever) to try and fix the egress traffic issues when using these USB adapters?
If that were fixed and the driver made more stable, that would really be the opening of the gate for so many home labs with or without the Intel NUC. Many running (or that could run) a home lab with this hardware really do need at a minimum of two solid 1 GbE adapters. With just 1.5 at the moment, it’s still a bit of a plunge to take.
Awesome work and I’m watching your blog carefully to see if any new developments happen over the next several months! Hi, Just got around to running iPerf. On my i3 BRIX 6.0u2 I. Hi William,I am thinking about updating my ESXi-based lab by replacing two 2012 Mac Minis (quad-core i7 2.6 GHz CPUs) with two NUC Skull Canyons(i7 quad-core 6th generation NUC).
It appears that standard images of ESXi 5.5 U3 and ESXi 6.0 U1 may not require any tweaks to run on the NUC Skull Canyon (6th generation NUC) based on this article:Are you planning to get a NUC Skull Canyon (6th generation NUC) to try in your lab. Do you believe that based on the article I linked to above, the 6th generation NUC Skull Canyon will be able to run ESXi 5.5 U3 and/or ESXi 6.0 U1 without any additional tweaks?If 6th generation NUC Skull Canyon can run ESXi 5.5 U3 or ESXi 6.0 U1, the only downside to replacing Mac Minis with 6th generation NUC Skull Canyon is that the latter has only one built-in Gigabit Ethernet adapter, and there are currently (as of this writing) no Thunderbolt3-to-GigabitEthernet adapters (that I can find) on the market. Your work on the driver for USB3-based Ethernet adapters is commendable, but I really do not want to take a hit on the egress throughput from ESXi via a USB3-based Ethernet adapter judging by the iPerf stats that you provided. Therefore, I’ve been looking at alternatives.What do you think about using this (soon-to-be-released-as-of-this-writing) Thunderbolt3-to-Thunderbolt adapter from StarTech to be used together with the Apple’s Thunderbolt-to-GigabitEthernet adapter so that the NUC Skull Canyon (6th generation NUC) can have two GigabitEthernet NICs (just like the 2012 Mac Minis have in my lab)?—–Thank you. I was wondering if anyone else is running into this issue while trying to install. I’m using a clean ESXi 6U2 install on gen5 i7 NUC. Error states the VIB does not contain a signature.
I changed to CommunitySupported, and the issue still persists.Any help is very appreciated. Unsure where to locate the log it’s referencing – checked a few in /var/log, but no clues.: lsusbBus 002 Device 006: ID 05ac:024f Apple, Inc.Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. AX88179 Gigabit EthernetBus 002 Device 005: ID 8087:0a2a Intel Corp.Bus 002 Device 004: ID 15d9:0a4c Trust International B.V.
USB+PS/2 Optical MouseBus 002 Device 002: ID 05ac:1006 Apple, Inc. Hi!Does anybody have a problem when trying to use the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter together with your Startech USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet dongles?I’m running pfSense 2.3 and an Intel NUC D54250WYK and have the following setup:Startech No.
1 (WAN) to my ethernet jack in my wall which gives me internetStartech No. Playing around with a USB to Ethernet adapter (Orico UTR-U3) with the installed vib on ESXi 6.0u2 the limit seemed to be 4088 MTU.
It seems to have the same chipset as the others listed.: lsusbBus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.Bus 001 Device 003: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. KeyboardBus 001 Device 002: ID 18a5:0302 Verbatim, Ltd Flash DriveBus 002 Device 002: ID 0b95:1790 ASIX Electronics Corp. I emailed the guys some time back at GoRite about the Skull Canyon Lids with GiG E.
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I just recently emailed them again about offering alternate Chipsets. I suspect in order for it to be plug/plug we need to be using some chipset that supports the e1000e adapter can someone confirm that?I was hoping they were early enough in dev to change. But this is what they had said the chipset would be DL-3950/5910. If early enough and there is enough demand, we might be able to show interest for a chipset that would be esxi compatible. Hi Mike,The DisplayLink chipset offers more than just Ethernet (HDMI/DVI/DP), but in anyway, they are USB 3.0 based. I don’t think it would make sense for GoRite to provide Ethernet only capability, as it would be too niche.Also, except for the NUC5i5MYHE, no other NUC exposes PCIe based interfaces than trough mSATA/M.2, so having a second ESXi compatible Ethernet PHY is almost impossible. For USB based Ethernet we already have drivers for AXIS and Realtek based adapters anyway.G2 Digital seems to be developing an M.2 based Ethernet adapter, but there is no indication that the project is actually progressing.
I don’t know which chipset they are planning on using either. William, first of all thank you for the detailed stepseverything worked fine for me. I tested the procedure on a Gigabyte Brix and TrendNet U3 adaptersworked just fine.Now the caveat on my case was the addition of 3 adapters which I need for a specific use case. Although they were successfully detected and mapped to vswitches, after a reboot the last adapter needs to be manually mapped again – and this keeps happening after every reboot. This is an acceptable workaround for me but I’m wondering if you’ve ever come across such issue and why the issue only applies to the 3rd adapter (vusb2 in my case).Any hints will be appreciated!Cheers,Peixe. I recently bought an 7th Gen Intel NUC (Kaby Lake) – NUC7i5BNH and a StarTech USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Adapter.
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I installed driver as instructed above on ESXi 6.0 U3. I attached the vusb0 and the onboard vmnic0 both to my distributed virtual switch. In itself it all works fine, but every couple minutes I get this sequence of events:USB configuration has changed.Lost uplink redundancy on DVPorts:. Physical NIC vusb0 is down.Uplink redundancy restored on DVPorts:. Physical NIC vusb0 is up.Alarm ‘Network uplink redundancy lost’ on srvchanged from Green to RedAlarm ‘Network uplink redundancy lost’ on srvchanged from Red to GreenAny suggestions? I purchased the Startech 31000S USB-NICs mentioned in this blog article, but I used it to lab up a Hyper-V (2016) cluster. Turns out there’s an issue with these NICs when it comes to trunking VLANs.
I found that, despite assigning “Management”, “Cluster” and “Live Migration” traffic to separate VLANs, all traffic went out on the same VLAN (the Management VLAN). Only discovered that after reviewing the upstream switch’s MAC address tableSo, I used the NUC’s onboard NIC instead and it worked right away, using the same PoSH script that I tried with the Startech NIC, to configure the converged network stack.It may be a flaw with the driver, as the Hyper-V hosts were 2016 and perhaps the Startech NICs aren’t fully compatible yet. Hope this comment saves someone else from spending hours trying to get Hyper-V converging networking working with these NICs. Hi,When I run::/vmfs/volumes/5bb38b55-b7ef9023-967d-00e0670f2612/123 esxcli software vib install -v /r8152-2.06.0-4esxi65.vib -fI get this:VibDownloadError(‘/r8152-2.06.0-4esxi65.vib’, ‘/tmp/vibap8dsokv’, “unknown url type: ‘/r8152-2.06.0-4esxi65.vib'”)url = /r8152-2.06.0-4esxi65.vibPlease refer to the log file for more details.My system isVersion: 6.7.0 (Build 8169922)lsusb::/vmfs/volumes/5bb38b55-b7ef9023-967d-00e0670f2612/123 lsusbBus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
RTL8153 Gigabit Ethernet AdapterBus 002 Device 003: ID 0951:1666 Kingston Technology DataTraveler 100 G3/G4/SE9 G2Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:0411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Bus 001 Device 003: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying ReceiverBus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:5411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hubBus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hubWhat am I doing wrong?Any hints will be appreciated.Thanks in advance. @william and all other here:The driver seems to be no longer working with ESXi 6.7 U1.Can someone confirm?I’ve also tried the other options (v-front, devtty,.) with no luck:: lsusbBus 001 Device 004: ID 0bda:8153 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Rick,This works for me on latest 6.7 Update 1, see output below:: esxcfg-nics -lName PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Descriptionvmnic0 0000:00:1f.6 ne1000 Up 100Mbps Full b8:ae:ed:7c:9e:96 1500 Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection I219-Vvusb0 Pseudo ax88179178a Up 100Mbps Full 8c:ae:4c:f4:34:7a 1500 Unknown Unknown: vmware -vlVMware ESXi 6.7.0 build-10302608VMware ESXi 6.7.0 Update 1You most likely didn’t disable the vmkusb native driver & reboot esxcli system module set -m=vmkusb -e=FALSE. Hi,Want to set esxi 6.5 or 6.7 to HP Elitebook 8570pHost from both of ESXi ver.
Today, I am very excited to announce a new Fling that I have been working on which is a Native Driver for ESXi that will enable support for three of the most popular USB network adapter chipsets found in the market today. The ASIX USB 2.0 gigabit network ASIX88178a, ASIX USB 3.0 gigabit network ASIX88179 & the Realtek USB 3.0 gigabit network RTL8153.
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