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  • 1.  Esxi network driver version

    Posted Feb 09, 2023 01:03 PM

    vCenter version: 7.03 build 20150588

    (6) Esxi servers: VMware ESXi, 7.0.3, 20328353

    I applied a network driver on all of the six node vsan cluster. Of the six servers four are correct and two are not.

    Here is an example of one server with the correct version:
    We want the Version to be 218.0.62.0

    [root@esx0101:~] esxcli network nic get -n vmnic7
    Advertised Auto Negotiation: false
    Advertised Link Modes: 1000BaseSR/Full, 10000BaseSR/Full, 25000BaseSR/Full
    Auto Negotiation: false
    Cable Type: FIBRE
    Current Message Level: 0
    Driver Info:
    Bus Info: 0000:86:00:1
    Driver: bnxtnet
    Firmware Version: 218.0.219.13 /pkg 21.85.21.91
    Version: 218.0.62.0
    Link Detected: true
    Link Status: Up
    Name: vmnic7
    PHYAddress: 1
    Pause Autonegotiate: false
    Pause RX: true
    Pause TX: true
    Supported Ports: FIBRE
    Supports Auto Negotiation: false
    Supports Pause: true
    Supports Wakeon: false
    Transceiver: internal
    Virtual Address: 00:50:56:52:6f:8d
    Wakeon: None
    [root@esx0101:~]

    We have two servers that look like this note the version, 222.0.155.0

    The question is how do we revert to 218.0.62.0?

    [root@esx0103:~] esxcli network nic get -n vmnic7
    Advertised Auto Negotiation: true
    Advertised Link Modes: 1000BaseSR/Full, 10000BaseSR/Full, 25000BaseSR/Full, Auto
    Auto Negotiation: true
    Cable Type: FIBRE
    Current Message Level: 0
    Driver Info:
    Bus Info: 0000:86:00:1
    Driver: bnxtnet
    Firmware Version: 218.0.219.13 /pkg 21.85.21.91
    Version: 222.0.155.0
    Link Detected: true
    Link Status: Up
    Name: vmnic7
    PHYAddress: 1
    Pause Autonegotiate: false
    Pause RX: true
    Pause TX: true
    Supported Ports: FIBRE
    Supports Auto Negotiation: true
    Supports Pause: true
    Supports Wakeon: false
    Transceiver: internal
    Virtual Address: 00:50:56:55:ca:cd
    Wakeon: None

    Thanks.