[root@dell930-2:~] vmware -l
VMware ESXi 6.0.0 GA
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lists internal broadcom NICS but not the Intel X520 10GbE NIC
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[root@dell930-2:~] esxcli network nic list
Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
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vmnic0 0000:01:00.0 tg3 Up Up 1000 Full 20:47:47:7f:97:ec 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic1 0000:01:00.1 tg3 Up Down 0 Half 20:47:47:7f:97:ed 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic2 0000:02:00.0 tg3 Up Down 0 Half 20:47:47:7f:97:ee 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic3 0000:02:00.1 tg3 Up Down 0 Half 20:47:47:7f:97:ef 1500 Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet
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Latest IXGB VIB installed
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[root@dell930-2:/tmp] esxcli software vib list |grep -i ixgb
net-ixgbe 3.21.6-1OEM.600.0.0.2159203 INT VMwareCertified 2016-02-18
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the dual port card can be seen by PCI bus
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[root@dell930-2:/tmp] lspci |grep -i 520
0000:41:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter [vmnic4]
0000:41:00.1 Network controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet 10G 2P X520 Adapter [vmnic5]
Any suggestions are appreciated.
I saw one post which said - replace SFP with Intel ... is this really true ?