ESXi ARM 2.1 Fling Install No network adapter were detected

[Stephen Qin]

I'm trying install ESXi 8 Arm64 Fling2.1 on Ampere Altra *2 Server.It's a MegaRAC SP-X Server Made by Inspur.

I have try Intel 82599ES 10G SFP+ network adapter & SolarFlare SFC9220 Dual Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet & 82599ES 10G SFP+ OCP3.0

And try Fling2.1 & 1.15 ESXi8 & 7:

All screenshot with No network adapter were detected 

So what network adapter can i install for that?

(Tips:It running PVE-7.4.1 port-ARM version well)

[Andrea Consalvi]

Hi Stephen,

I’ve looked into your issue. Unfortunately, the Intel 82599ES 10G SFP+ adapter is not supported by ESXi 8.x, as indicated in the Broadcom Compatibility Guide. However, the SolarFlare SFC9220 adapter is officially supported, so I recommend checking if the sfvmk driver is loaded properly.

If the adapter is still not recognized, you could try using a temporary USB NIC to get network access and continue troubleshooting. You could also check the output of the lspci command to see if the adapter is detected by the system, and look for any driver-related errors in the /var/log/boot.gz file.

Let me know if that helps or if you need further details.