For now this card was removed from VMware HCL, HP has advisories out about it, and after doing some poking around there seem to be lots of issues with it. Could be I was using a PCIe x4 slot in Gen 4, or it could be the card runs to hot to touch. ** Update ** Though I had good luck with the HP 593742-001 NC523SFP DUAL PORT SFP+ 10Gb card in my Gen 4 Home Lab, I found it faulty when running in my Gen 5 Home Lab. NOTE – Flings are NOT supported by VMware This Fling supports the most popular USB network adapter chipsets ASIX USB 2.0 gigabit network ASIX88178a, ASIX USB 3.0 gigabit network ASIX88179, Realtek USB 3.0 gigabit network RTL8152/RTL8153 and Aquantia AQC111U. ** Update ** If you are looking to do USB NICs with ESXi check out the new fling (USB Network Native Driver for ESXi) that helps with this. In this video blog post I’ll show 9 easy steps to create your own customized ESXi ISO and how to pin point IO Cards on the vmware HCL. Part of this transition was to create an ESXi ISO with the latest build (6.7U3) and appropriate network card drivers. Most recently I decided to move to 10Gbe from my InfiniBand 40Gb network. Its a balance that is sometimes frustrating, but when it works it is very rewarding. One of the challenges in running a VMware based home lab is the ability to work with old / inexpensive hardware but run latest software. Video Posted on SeptemUpdated on June 22, 2022 Create an ESXi installation ISO with custom drivers in 9 easy steps!
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |