vSAN Health Service - Hardware compatibility - Network (RDMA NIC: RoCE v2) is certified for ESXi release

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

This article explains the Hardware Compatibility - Network(RDMA NIC: RoCE v2) is certified for ESXi release check in the vSAN Health Service and provides details about why it might report an error.

Environment

VMware vSAN 8.0U3 and higher

Resolution

Q. What does the Hardware compatibility - Network (RDMA NIC: RoCE v2) is certified for ESXi release check do?

This health check checks whether the current ESXi release is certified for the RDMA NIC by the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (VCG).

Note: This check is only applicable when RDMA is enabled on the vSAN cluster.

Q. What does it mean when it is in a warning state?

It means that the current ESXi release is not certified for the RDMA NIC by the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (VCG).

Q. How does one troubleshoot and fix the warning state?

1. Update the latest vSAN HCL DB from the "vSAN HCL DB up-to-date" health to get the latest certified ESXi release info for the RDMA NIC.
2. Check the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (VCG) portal and make sure the RDMA NICs and the ESXi release is certified. Contact VMware for additional support.