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Hi,
One of the new features in the latest Intel drivers for ESXi 6.5 (1.7.11) should be possibility to control LLDP Agent also for x722 cards.
The only prerequisite should be FW 3.10 and later. However it is not working for me and I'm running FW 4.0 already.
Am I missing something, or Intel did?
See below:
esxcli system module parameters list -m i40en
Name Type Value Description
------- ------------ ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LLDP array of int 0,0,0,0 Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) agent: 0 = disable, 1 = enable, (default = 1)
RxITR int Default RX interrupt interval (0..0xFFF), in microseconds (default = 50)
TxITR int Default TX interrupt interval (0..0xFFF), in microseconds, (default = 100)
VMDQ array of int Number of Virtual Machine Device Queues: 0/1 = disable, 2-16 enable (default =8)
max_vfs array of int Maximum number of VFs to be enabled (0..128)
esxcli network nic get -n vmnic0
Advertised Auto Negotiation: true
Advertised Link Modes: Auto
Auto Negotiation: false
Cable Type: DA
Current Message Level: 0
Driver Info:
Bus Info: 0000:08:00:0
Driver: i40en
Firmware Version: 4.00 0x80001441 1.1937.0
Version: 1.7.11
Link Detected: true
Link Status: Up
Name: vmnic0
PHYAddress: 0
Pause Autonegotiate: true
Pause RX: false
Pause TX: false
Supported Ports: DA
Supports Auto Negotiation: true
Supports Pause: true
Supports Wakeon: true
Transceiver:
Virtual Address: 00:50:56:5a:72:cc
Wakeon: MagicPacket(tm)
cat /var/log/vmkernel.log | grep -i lldp
2018-10-17T12:22:30.057Z cpu35:66169)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:363: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2018-10-17T12:22:30.100Z cpu35:66169)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:363: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2018-10-17T12:22:30.136Z cpu35:66169)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:363: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2018-10-17T12:22:30.171Z cpu35:66169)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:363: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2018-10-17T12:22:33.626Z cpu42:66391)Loading module lldp ...
2018-10-17T12:22:33.626Z cpu42:66391)Elf: 2043: module lldp has license VMware
2018-10-17T12:22:33.627Z cpu42:66391)Mod: 4972: Initialization of lldp succeeded with module ID 42.
2018-10-17T12:22:33.627Z cpu42:66391)lldp loaded successfully.
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Hi mavatko,
Thank you for posting in Wired Ethernet Communities.
Please share the brand and model of your server system.
Regards,
Vince T.
Intel Customer Support
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Hello,
Lenovo ThinkSystem SN550 Server
https://lenovopress.com/lp0637-thinksystem-sn550-server Lenovo ThinkSystem SN550 Server Product Guide > Lenovo Press
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Hi mavatko,
Thank you for providing the information.
While we're still checking this internally, please contact Lenovo support as well.
Best Regards,
Vince T.
Intel Customer Support
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I know the answer from them without asking, as the official driver for ESXi from them is i40en-1.7.5 :/
However since we really miss LLDP function, if it would work with the new driver we can maybe push them to certify it sooner.
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Hi mavatko,
After further investigation, the LLDP engine enable/disable feature was not included in driver version 1.7.11. The next release of the driver will have this capability and is expected to release in December.
Best Regards,
Vince T.
Intel Customer Support
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Hi DTeke,
For the next release of the driver, please get in touch with VMWare. They will be hosting it in their site.
Let us know if there's other assistance needed.
Best Regards,
Vince T.
Intel Customer Support
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Hi, just tested today and getting the same message
2019-01-04T09:56:13.511Z cpu11:66134)i40en: i40en_InitSharedCode:5259: Driver Version: 1.7.17
2019-01-04T09:56:13.511Z cpu11:66134)i40en: i40en_InitSharedCode:5260: Firmware Version: 4.00 0x80001441 1.1937.0
2019-01-04T09:56:13.515Z cpu11:66134)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:223: : Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) set to 8
2019-01-04T09:56:13.515Z cpu11:66134)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:253: Single Root Input/Output Virtualization (SR-IOV) set to 0
2019-01-04T09:56:13.515Z cpu11:66134)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:350: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
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Hi,
we are experiencing the same problem here and are also running the same ESXi, driver and firmware versions as @DTeke .
This time, the driver release notes explicitly states that this problem should be fixed:
Bug Fixes:
----------
- Fixed an issue where wake on lan does not allow the driver to exit from recovery mode for X722 adapters.
- Fixed enabling and disabling LLDP on X722 adapters.
@VinceT_Intel could you please clarify: is the feature really included in driver version 1.7.17, or were just the releasenotes updated?
Thank you
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Hi,
we have the same issue with our Fujitsu RX2540 M4 server with onboard Intel x722 OCP:
2019-03-21T15:47:04.035Z vmkernel: cpu12:2098073)Elf: 2101: module lldp has license VMware
2019-03-21T15:47:04.034Z vmkernel: cpu12:2098073)Loading module lldp ...
2019-03-21T15:47:00.103Z vmkernel: cpu12:2097845)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:350: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2019-03-21T15:47:00.018Z vmkernel: cpu12:2097845)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:350: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2019-03-21T15:46:59.932Z vmkernel: cpu12:2097845)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:350: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
2019-03-21T15:46:59.847Z vmkernel: cpu12:2097845)i40en: i40en_InitAdapterConfig:350: X722 device does not support LLDP setting for FW API version older than version 1.6
esxcli system module parameters list -m i40en
Name Type Value Description
------- ------------ ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LLDP array of int 0,0,0,0 Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) agent: 0 = disable, 1 = enable, (default = 1)
RxITR int Default RX interrupt interval (0..0xFFF), in microseconds (default = 50)
TxITR int Default TX interrupt interval (0..0xFFF), in microseconds, (default = 100)
VMDQ array of int Number of Virtual Machine Device Queues: 0/1 = disable, 2-16 enable (default =8)
max_vfs array of int Maximum number of VFs to be enabled (0..128)
esxcli network nic get -n vmnic2
Advertised Auto Negotiation: true
Advertised Link Modes: Auto, 10000BaseSR/Full
Auto Negotiation: false
Cable Type: FIBRE
Current Message Level: 0
Driver Info:
Bus Info: 0000:3d:00:0
Driver: i40en
Firmware Version: 3.33 0x800010ef 1.1876.0
Version: 1.7.17
Link Detected: true
Link Status: Up
Name: vmnic2
PHYAddress: 0
Pause Autonegotiate: false
Pause RX: false
Pause TX: false
Supported Ports: FIBRE
Supports Auto Negotiation: true
Supports Pause: true
Supports Wakeon: true
Transceiver:
Wakeon: MagicPacket(tm)
When will the bug fix be available? Thanks!
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Hi,
Lenovo released new bundle with tool to configure LLDP for x722, I tested it and it works ;)
You can risk it and try it with your firmware version or contact your vendor to provide it to you
15) In \TOOLS folder, a tool for end users to configure LLDP setting in NVM for X722 products
( To enable or disable LLDP in X722 FW/NVM ) is provided in /X722-LLDP-FW-Setting-Tool folder.
Please follow the information and instructions provided.
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Haven't installed QV driver either. If you check installer script, its install dir is SYSTEM_DRIVERS_DIR=/var/log/vmware , doesn't look right to me...
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