topic Re:Disable VMDQ on VMware 8.0U2 in Ethernet Products

Disable VMDQ on VMware 8.0U2

ThiasIsso — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 06:03:52 GMT

Hello

We have a problem with ARP pakets on a bridge mode virtual machine they run on an ESXi 8.0U2 host.

The ARP reply where not send always over the bridge. After research I've found the article from Broadcom.

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=95979

We have non NSX-T but I think it is our problem.

When I tray to disable die VMDQ Loopback then I become from the ESXi

"It is not possible in this version by the network adapter"

It is an Dell XR4520 node as server. The installed networkcards are "Ethernet Controller E810-C for SFP"

I found the article by Dell knowlage base

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/de-de/000223462/intel-e810-c-adapter-schaltet-vmdq-loopback-via-intnetcli-failed-aus

There is described than Intel know this problem and bring a new driver at Sep 24.

Is a new driver exist?

Where can I download this driver?

Is a beta driver exist, they can I tray in our development system?

Many thans for answer

Re:Disable VMDQ on VMware 8.0U2

IntelSupport — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:02:18 GMT

Hi Matthias,

Greetings for the day!

Thank you for posting in the Intel Community. We sincerely apologize for the delay in our response. We have received your concern and would like to assure you that assisting you is our top priority.

Could you kindly let us know if the issue has been resolved, or if you require further assistance from us? Your prompt response will greatly help us in diagnosing and resolving the issue as quickly as possible.

We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards

Jerome

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re:Disable VMDQ on VMware 8.0U2

IntelSupport — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:50:31 GMT

Hi Matthias,

Greetings for the day!

This is to follow up on the issue you reported with us.

We appreciate your patience and understanding, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards

Jerome

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re: Disable VMDQ on VMware 8.0U2

ThiasIsso — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 06:16:17 GMT

Good morning

It's a long time ago I ask the question.

At the moment wie don't have the problem anymore.

We have change the driver version to Intel icen 1.14.2..

At the time we have check, there where a newer driver available on the Broadcom website.

the newer driver was not compalible whit the Intel net cli tool.

The tool version was 1.13.2.

We use now

- ESXi 8.0U3

- Driver version icen1.14.2

- Net cli version 1.13.2

This combination work fine

Kind regards

Matthias Witt

Re:Disable VMDQ on VMware 8.0U2

Sreelakshmi1 — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 07:41:00 GMT

Hi Matthias,

Greetings for the day!

Thank you for sharing the update. We will proceed to close the request.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions or need additional help in the future.

Best Regards,

Sreelakshmi

Intel Customer Support Technician