I have a system with 4 intel x520-t2. I'm currently having issues with ESXI seeing the correct advertised speed for these nics.
I have contacted Intel and there is no firmware available for cards
Card are working but only giving me 1gb as displayed in ethtool. I have upgraded vm drives to current to no avail.
I have tried driver version ixgbe-3.19.1 and ixgbe-3.15.1.8 both break the cards. Current version that im using is ixgbe 3.7.13.7
Also have bypassed one of the nics to direct access to a 13.4 ubuntu vmmachine and nic were seen correctly by the vmmachine.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
lspci show the following:
0000:82:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82599EB 10 Gigabit TN Network Connection [vmnic2]
0000:82:00.1 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82599EB 10 Gigabit TN Network Connection [vmnic3]
0000:84:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82599EB 10 Gigabit TN Network Connection [vmnic4]
0000:84:00.1 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82599EB 10 Gigabit TN Network Connection [vmnic5]
~ # ethtool -i vmnic5
driver: ixgbe
version: 3.7.13.7.14iov-NAPI
firmware-version: 0x80000135
bus-info: 0000:84:00.1
~ # ethtool vmnic5
Settings for vmnic5:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: Unknown! (10000)
Duplex: Full
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: external
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: d
Wake-on: d
Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
Link detected: yes