Network connectivity issues in Enhanced Data Path (EDP) mode with Mellanox ConnectX NICs
Article ID: 317743
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Products
VMware NSX
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
In the Enhanced Data Path (EDP) mode of NSX version 3.2.x, ESXi 7.0 U3 hosts and VMs may experience network connectivity issues with Mellanox nmlx5 driver version 4.19.16.11
In the Enhanced Data Path (EDP) mode of NSX version 3.2.x, ESXi 7.0 U3 hosts and VMs may experience network connectivity issues with Mellanox nmlx5 driver version 4.19.16.11
Cause
Default configuration of nmlx5 driver 4.19.16.11 can cause issues with NSX version 3.2.x or above
Resolution
Use async nmlx5 driver 4.22.73.1004 or higher.
Note: If you are using nmlx5 driver 4.21.71.101 (Partner Async), please refer to https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/VMwareRNv42171101/Known+Issues
Note: If you are using nmlx5 driver 4.21.71.101 (Partner Async), please refer to https://docs.nvidia.com/networking/display/VMwareRNv42171101/Known+Issues
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