What's in the Release NotesThese release notes cover the following topics:What's In This ReleaseThis release of the VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1 provides an installable ESXi ISO image that includes drivers for various products produced by VMware partners. For complete information about the vSphere 5.5 release, see the vSphere 5.5 documentation at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html. You can download the VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1 at https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details?downloadGroup=ESXI550&productId=353&rPId=4607. Third-Party Drivers Added or Updated in the VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1For detailed information about ESXi Server hardware compatibility, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.
Compatibility and InstallationESXi, vCenter Server, and vSphere Client Version CompatibilityThe VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides details about the compatibility of current and previous versions of VMware vSphere components, including ESXi, VMware vCenter Server, the vSphere Client, and optional VMware products. In addition, check this site for information about supported management and backup agents before installing ESXi or vCenter Server. The vSphere Web Client and the vSphere Client are packaged with the vCenter Server and modules ZIP file. You can install one or both clients from the VMware vCenter™ Installer wizard. Installation Notes for This ReleaseImportant: The ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1 is designed for fresh installations of ESXi hosts. VMware does not support using the ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1 to upgrade an existing ESXi installation. Read the vSphere Installation and Setup documentation for step-by-step guidance on installing and configuring ESXi and vCenter Server. After successful installation, you must perform some licensing, networking, and security configuration. For information about these configuration tasks, see the following guides in the vSphere documentation.
Known IssuesThe following known issues apply specifically to this release of the ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1. For a complete list of known issues in the vSphere 5.5 release, see the vSphere 5.5 release notes at https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-pubs.html.
Open Source Components for VMware vSphereThe copyright statements and licenses applicable to the open source software components distributed in vSphere 5.5 are available at http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_5, on the Open Source tab. You can also download the source files for any GPL, LGPL, or other similar licenses that require the source code or modifications to source code to be made available for the most recent generally available release of vSphere. |
Hello, as you probably know the only way to find out about HBA firmware and driver versions these days is by running:
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -d to see which are the HBA devices, then
/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -l -i vmhba1/qlogic to actually retrieve the needed info for a hba. In this particular case I get this precious data below:
Vmware Esxi Nic Drivers
value:
QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for QMH2562:
Esxcli network nic get –n vmnic0. Under Driver Info, we can determine the driver type, driver version, and firmware version. NOTE – General network adapter information can also be viewed from the VMware vSphere Client. The adapter and driver are found under Physical Adapters within the Configure tab. This release of the VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Driver Rollup 1 provides an installable ESXi ISO image that includes drivers for various products produced by VMware partners. VCenter Server, and vSphere Client Version Compatibility. The VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides. USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (NIC) driver for ESXi 6.5 by William Lam 159 Comments I had several folks ask me about an updated USB 3.0 Ethernet Driver for ESXi 6.5, similiar to what I had created for ESXi 5.5 and 6.0. Install the NIC Driver on ESXi For the best performance, use SR-IOV with Intel 10GB network interfaces which requires the ixgbe 4.4.1 driver to support multiple queues for each interface. Obtain a list of network interfaces on the ESXi host. Lately I troubleshoot some NIC driver problems in VMware ESXi 5.x. During the troubleshooting I needed to Identify the NIC driver, software version used and the latest driver version supported by VMware. Here are the steps outlined. Identify the NIC driver and software version: Make a SSH connection to the ESXi host.
FC Firmware version 8.02.00 (90d5), Driver version 2.1.50.0
which I need to retrieve from all my ESXi and save to a file. I enjoy writing simple powercli scripts but I'm puzzled about this one. I know that esxcli commands can be scripted too but what about this? I could script something with plink
$plink = plink path
Nic Card
$plinkAuth=' -v -pw $Pswd'
$remoteCommand='/usr/lib/vmware/vmkmgmt_keyval/vmkmgmt_keyval -l -i vmhba1/qlogic'
ESXi 6.5 not recognizing Realtek 8111/8168 even with driver loaded, help? I have an ISO with the 8168 driver loaded (latest version 8.045). On the MiniPC the installer doesn't detect the NIC. On the MiniITX board it detects just fine. So I used the MiniITX system to install to USB, just to move forward.
$command='Echo Yes| '+$plink+' '+$plinkAuth+' '+$User+'@'+$hostName+' '+$remoteCommand
Update Nic Drivers Esxi Host
$result=Invoke-Expression-command$command
$result
but as the command above throws quite some stuff I don´t know how to grab only the data output I need and save it. Obviously this is to compare with vmware compatibility matrix later. Anyone did this? I already checked Re: Host Hardware info with HBA and nic driver information but the following values are returned blank, and not sure those match the ones above that I need. I already added the -V2 switch to the script of that post.
Fnicvendor :
fnicdriver :
enicdriver :
Enicvendor :