I really need help with this. I'm trying to get a ConnectX-2 (MHQH29C-XTR) to work with ESXi 6.5 with the inbox drivers. According to VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search should work, although I am using firmware version 2.9.1000 since that is all I have and cannot locate later versions. The two ports show up in vmware, but the LEDs do not light up and they show up as "Link down".
I do have some ESXi 5.1 and Windows hosts on the same switch, and they have been working well.
I'm using an IS5025 unmanaged switch. I have the OFED subnet manager running on one of the Windows boxes.
This is my vmware version:
Here are the packages:
Here is my card information:
The nics show up in vmware:
Thank you in advance.
I do have some ESXi 5.1 and Windows hosts on the same switch, and they have been working well.
I'm using an IS5025 unmanaged switch. I have the OFED subnet manager running on one of the Windows boxes.
This is my vmware version:
Code:
VMkernel localhost 6.5.0 #1 SMP Release build-4887370 Jan 5 2017 19:17:59 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 ESXi
Code:
[root@localhost:/opt/mellanox/bin] esxcli software vib list|grep mlx
net-mlx4-core 1.9.7.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2017-07-08
net-mlx4-en 1.9.7.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2017-07-08
nmlx4-core 3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2017-07-08
nmlx4-en 3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2017-07-08
nmlx4-rdma 3.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2017-07-08
nmlx5-core 4.16.0.0-1vmw.650.0.0.4564106 VMW VMwareCertified 2017-07-08
Code:
[root@localhost:/opt/mellanox/bin] ./flint -d mt26428_pci_cr0 q
Image type: FS2
FW Version: 2.9.1000
Device ID: 26428
Description: Node Port1 Port2 Sys image
GUIDs: 0002c9030010ea34 0002c9030010ea35 0002c9030010ea36 0002c9030010ea37
MACs: 0002c910ea34 0002c910ea35
VSD:
PSID: MT_0FC0110009
[root@localhost:/opt/mellanox/bin] ./mdevices_info
PCI devices:
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ConnectX2(rev:b0) mt26428_pciconf0
ConnectX2(rev:b0) mt26428_pci_cr0
[root@localhost:/opt/mellanox/bin] ./mst status -v
PCI devices:
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DEVICE_TYPE MST PCI RDMA NET NUMA
ConnectX2(rev:b0) mt26428_pciconf0
ConnectX2(rev:b0) mt26428_pci_cr0 14:00.0 net-vmnic4,net-vmnic1000402
Code:
[root@localhost:/opt/mellanox/bin] esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
------------ ------------ -------- ------------ ----------- ----- ------ ----------------- ---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
vmnic0 0000:02:00.0 bnx2 Up Up 1000 Full 00:26:55:2f:d4:54 1500 QLogic Corporation NC382i Integrated Multi Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic1 0000:02:00.1 bnx2 Up Down 0 Half 00:26:55:2f:d4:56 1500 QLogic Corporation NC382i Integrated Multi Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic1000402 0000:14:00.0 nmlx4_en Up Down 0 Half 00:02:c9:10:ea:35 1500 Mellanox Technologies MT26428 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB QDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]
vmnic2 0000:03:00.0 bnx2 Up Down 0 Half 00:26:55:2f:d4:58 1500 QLogic Corporation NC382i Integrated Multi Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic3 0000:03:00.1 bnx2 Up Down 0 Half 00:26:55:2f:d4:5a 1500 QLogic Corporation NC382i Integrated Multi Port PCI Express Gigabit Server Adapter
vmnic4 0000:14:00.0 nmlx4_en Up Down 0 Half 00:02:c9:10:ea:34 1500 Mellanox Technologies MT26428 [ConnectX VPI - 10GigE / IB QDR, PCIe 2.0 5GT/s]