DeLL X710 / VMware ESXi 6.5u1 - Malicious Driver Detection Event Occured

[MGrei2]

Hi Guys

The issue has occured once more this moment.

i40en 1.4.3 is NOT the solution for that problem, at least not with DELL X710 10GBE rNDC NICs FW 18.0.17

regards

Martin

[idata]

HI Martingreiner,

Thank you for the update. Just to double check if you are referring using Dell OEM X710? The firmware version you have is different. Have you tried contacting Dell* to check with them as well? Thanks,Sharon

[idata]

Hi Martingreiner,

Please feel free to provide me more information about your setup and NIC information. What is the serial number of your X710, please look for the serial# on the physical NIC with the format of 16 alphanumeric + 6 alphanumeric + 6 digits -3 digits Looking forward to your reply.Thanks,Sharon

[MGrei2]

Hi Sharon

I am sorry, but I can not find the serial-number in any interface I have access to (ESXi, DRAC)

I have no access to the hardware at the moment and can not take a physical look on the NIC.

This is all information I can get out about the NIC:

Integrated NIC 1 Port 1 Partition 1 - PCI Device

BusNumber 1DataBusWidth UnknownDescription Ethernet 10G 4P X710/I350 rNDCDevice Type PCIDeviceDeviceDescription Integrated NIC 1 Port 1 Partition 1DeviceNumber 0FQDD NIC.Integrated.1-1-1FunctionNumber 0InstanceID NIC.Integrated.1-1-1LastSystemInventoryTime 2017-09-20T10:47:27LastUpdateTime 2017-09-08T10:12:28Manufacturer Intel CorporationPCIDeviceID 1572PCISubDeviceID 1F99PCISubVendorID 1028PCIVendorID 8086SlotLength UnknownSlotType

Unknown

Link-Verbindung

LinkstatusUp Link-Geschwindigkeit10 GbpsBetriebssystem-TreiberzustandOperationalAutomatische VerhandlungDisabled

MAC-Adressen

MAC-Adressen 24:6E:96:4D:30:84Virtuelle MAC-Adressen24:6E:96:4D:30:84

Schnittstelleneigenschaften

Familien-Firmware-Version18.0.17Familien-Treiberversion1.3.1.0PCI-Geräte-ID 1572

[idata]

Hi Martingreiner,

Thank you for the information. This is an OEM NIC and the firmware version is very different, I would recommend you to contact Dell* for customized driver which might be of help. Thanks,Sharon

[idata]

Hi Martingreiner,

Have you check with Dell yet? I will also try to further check for you if there is any finding. Regards,Sharon

[MGrei2]

Hi Sharon

Yes, I am in contact with DELL.

They have replaced my Intel rNDC NIC with one from QLogic (Broadcom).

We are testing this for two weeks and will replace all NICs if the tests could be passed without issues!

I will keep you up to date about the results.

regards

Martin

[idata]

Hi Martingreiner,

Thank you for the update and hope all goes well with the new NICs. Hope to hear good news from you.Regards,Sharon

[CSmit29 · Accepted solution]

Malicious Driver Detection (MDD) Event - Resolved - New 1.7.11 i40en driver

How is this issue being addressed?

The Malicious Driver Detection issue that we are aware of is addressed in the 1.7.11 i40en driver release for ESXi 6.0, ESXi 6.5 and ESXi 6.7.

Available 1.7.11 i40en driver Download Links: For Intel Ethernet 700 Series Network Adapters ( X710, XL710, XXV710, and X722)

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details%3FdownloadGroup%3DDT-ESXI60-INTEL-I40EN-1711%26productId%3D564 ESXi 6.0 i40en 1.7.11 Driver

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details%3FdownloadGroup%3DDT-ESXI65-INTEL-I40EN-1711%26productId%3D614 ESXi 6.5 i40en 1.7.11 Driver

https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/details%3FdownloadGroup%3DDT-ESXI67-INTEL-I40EN-1711%26productId%3D742 ESXi 6.7 i40en 1.7.11 Driver

For more information please see the blog post: /community/tech/wired/blog/2018/05/23/malicious-driver-detection-mdd-event-resolved Malicious Driver Detection (MDD) Event – Resolved