This issue is resolved in:
Note: Ensure to update VMware Tools immediately after updating the ESXi host version.
To work around this issue if you do not want to upgrade, use one of these options:
- Use the VMXNET3 virtual adapter and reduce the usage of the E1000e series adapter. For more information on adding or modifying a virtual machines virtual network interfaces, see Change the Virtual Network Adapter (NIC) Configuration in the vSphere Web Client section in the vSphere Virtual Machine Administration Guide.
- In virtual machines that use the E1000e adapter, disable RSS or configure the RSS multiple rx queue to 1 in the guest operating system.
- To enable or disable TCP Chimney Offload on Windows, follow these steps:
- Open Device Manager.
- Under Network Adapters, double-click the network adapter that you want.
- On the Advanced tab, click Enabled or Disabled in the box next to the TCP offload entry.
Note Different manufacturers may use different terms to describe TCP Chimney Offload on the Advanced properties page of the network adapter.