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