Summary
This Fling is a collection of ESXi Native Drivers which enables ESXi to recognize and consume various PCIe-based network adapters (See Requirements for details). These devices are not officially on the VMware HCL and have been developed to enable and support the VMware Community.
Requirements
- VMware ESXi 7.0 (x86) or newer is required
- Any PCIe network adapters with VID/PID listed below are supported
igc-community (All devices below is now available in ESXi 8.0 and newer)
Vendor | Chipset | VendorID | ProductID |
---|---|---|---|
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-LM | 0x8086 | 0x15f2 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-V | 0x8086 | 0x15f3 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-IT(2) | 0x8086 | 0xd9f |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-I | 0x8086 | 0x15f8 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-K | 0x8086 | 0x3100 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-K(2) | 0x8086 | 0x3101 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I225-LMvP(2) | 0x8086 | 0x5502 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I226-K | 0x8086 | 0x5504 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I226-LM | 0x8086 | 0x125b |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I226-V | 0x8086 | 0x125c |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I226-IT | 0x8086 | 0x125d |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I220-V | 0x8086 | 0x15f7 |
Intel | Ethernet Controller I221-V | 0x8086 | 0x125e |
e1000-community (All devices below is now available in ESXi 7.0 Update 3f and newer)
Vendor | Chipset | VendorID | ProductID |
---|---|---|---|
Intel | Ethernet Connection (6) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x15bd |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (6) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x15be |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (7) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x15bb |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (7) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x15bc |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (10) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x0d4e |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (10) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x0d4f |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (11) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x0d4c |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (11) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x0d4d |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (12) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x0d53 |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (12) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x0d55 |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (13) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x155b |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (13) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x155c |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (13) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x15fb |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (13) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x15fc |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (14) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x15f9 |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (14) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x15fa |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (15) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x15f4 |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (15) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x15f5 |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (16) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x1a1e |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (16) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x1a1f |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (17) I219-LM | 0x8086 | 0x1a1c |
Intel | Ethernet Connection (17) I219-V | 0x8086 | 0x1a1d |
Instructions
Step 1 - Download the Offline Bundle zip file for the Community Networking Driver for ESXi and upload to ESXi host using either SCP or Datastore Browser
Step 2 - Install the ESXi Offline Bundle by running the following command on ESXi Shell to install ESXi Offline Bundle:
esxcli software vib install -d /path/to/the offline bundle zipStep 3 - Reboot the ESXi host for the change to go into effect. Once the host has rebooted, ESXi should now allow be able to claim and use the network adapter.
Note: For the Intel NUC 11 (Pro/Performance), you will need to incorporate the Community Networking Driver for ESXi into a new ESXi Image Profile before you can install. You can use either the Image Builder UI in vCenter Server or Image Builder CLI with PowerCLI.
Changelog
Mar 15, 2022 - v1.2.7
Net-Community-Driver_1.2.7.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_19480755.zip
md5: cd505cfc2e435510b2e23e87870e4822
What's New:
Oct 29, 2021 - v1.2.2
Net-Community-Driver_1.2.2.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_18835109.zip
md5: 5d508eb40d578dd0ec6de3838c8cec13
What's New:
May 19, 2021 - v1.2
Net-Community-Driver_1.2.0.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_18028830.zip
md5: fc3b23201d78d3b0d75c8a4fcad759f3
What's New:
April 08, 2021 - v1.1
Net-Community-Driver_1.1.0.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_17858744.zip
md5: 587d7d408184c90f6baf4204bb309171
What's New:
February 17, 2021 - v1.0 (Initial Release)
Net-Community-Driver_1.0.0.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15525992_17594603.zip
md5: 23eb1a3084b096333ea5789fbfb86ef2
Known Issues:
Net-Community-Driver_1.2.7.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_19480755.zip
md5: cd505cfc2e435510b2e23e87870e4822
What's New:
- Support for additional Intel I225 devices with any PHY ID
- Support for new Intel I226-K devices with any PHY ID
- Fixed potential deadlock in changing MTU
- Fixed potential RX hang in device layer ops
- Fixed potential PHY reset failure
Oct 29, 2021 - v1.2.2
Net-Community-Driver_1.2.2.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_18835109.zip
md5: 5d508eb40d578dd0ec6de3838c8cec13
What's New:
- Support for additional Intel I225/I226/I220/I221 devices
May 19, 2021 - v1.2
Net-Community-Driver_1.2.0.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_18028830.zip
md5: fc3b23201d78d3b0d75c8a4fcad759f3
What's New:
- Support for Jumbo Frames (MTU up to 9000)
- Support for Wake-on-LAN (WOL) for Intel i225 NIC
April 08, 2021 - v1.1
Net-Community-Driver_1.1.0.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15843807_17858744.zip
md5: 587d7d408184c90f6baf4204bb309171
What's New:
- Resolve issue when using Intel vPro which can cause ESXi PSOD
February 17, 2021 - v1.0 (Initial Release)
Net-Community-Driver_1.0.0.0-1vmw.700.1.0.15525992_17594603.zip
md5: 23eb1a3084b096333ea5789fbfb86ef2
Known Issues:
- The igc-community driver currently does not include optimization features such as Jumbo Frames/TSO/CSO/VLAN stripping
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