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  • 1.  Physical NIC -- USB Network adapter RTL8153 -- ESXi on Arm Fling (Build 18427252)

    Posted Dec 04, 2021 02:17 AM

    Hi all,

    Somebody with problems when adding aditional Physical NIC?

    This is my workbench:

    ESXi on Arm Fling (Build 18427252) in a RPi4 8GB (Installed last version VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0.0-18427252.aarch64.iso)

    Reading documentation I've seen the "ESXi700-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-39035884-component-16770668" as a VMKUSB driver to use for RTL8153  network adapters.

    In my case: tp-link UE300 V3

    After completing the following steps, Nothing happens, the component was installed successfully and lsusb command (via CLI) shows physical adapter.

    https://flings.vmware.com/usb-network-native-driver-for-esxi#summary

     

    All help is welcome

     

     



  • 2.  RE: Physical NIC -- USB Network adapter RTL8153 -- ESXi on Arm Fling (Build 18427252)
    Best Answer

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Dec 04, 2021 03:03 AM

    Hi, this VMKUSB fling drivers are for ESXi x86 only.



  • 3.  RE: Physical NIC -- USB Network adapter RTL8153 -- ESXi on Arm Fling (Build 18427252)

    Posted Dec 04, 2021 03:20 AM

    Thanks for the clarify

     

    I've seen (deep google search) one post talking about in v7.0.1 was solved/added but I wonder whether was on other architecture, you are right

    Do you know if VMWARE are thinking about add support to this driver/component?

    Many thanks



  • 4.  RE: Physical NIC -- USB Network adapter RTL8153 -- ESXi on Arm Fling (Build 18427252)

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Dec 05, 2021 06:38 PM

    Hi, do you mean the driver has been added to ESXi 7.0.1 for x86?

    As for ESXi Arm Fling, there's no public roadmap.

    Cyprien