Unable to migrate the vmkernel from virtual standard switch(VSS) to distributed virtual switch(DVS)
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Issue/Introduction
Issue was observed when trying to perform the migration of the vmk and vmnic from virtual standard switch(VSS) to distributed virtual switch(DVS).
VLAN was inbound on the vmnic but still we could see the nics were showing the vlans are untagged.
Environment
Vmware vsphere esxi 7.0
Vmware vsphere esxi 8.0
Cause
The issue was transpired to be happening because of the driver , on updating the drivers on the vmnics of the esxi host the tagged vlans were receive and the issue was resolve.
Resolution
1. Verifiy the nics on the exi host.
>> esxcli network nic list
2. Perform the packet captures on the nics. If you see the below output , check the driver on the nics.
3. Checking the drivers on the nic .
>> esxcli network nic get -n vmnicx
Drivers before update.
Driver: bnxtnet
Firmware version: 229.2.75.0 /pkg 22.92.07.50
Version: 223.0.206.0
4. If the drivers on the nics are older update the drivers using below command.
1. Check the current drivers vibs.
>> esxcli software vib list | grep <driver version>
2. Copy the new driver zip file using winscp to the /tmp folder of the esxi host.
3. Update the drivers
>> esxcli network vib update --depot=/tmp<new drvierversion.zip>
5. After updating the driver version, check the new driver version is updated on the vmnic.
Driver: bnxtnet
Firmware version: 229.2.75.0 /pkg 22.92.07.50
Version: 229.0.146.0
6. Verify by doing the packet captures if the desired vlan is inbound on the vmnic.
7. Try to migrate the vmk0 from VSS to DVS.
In case if the above does not help in gaining the connectivity please contact Broadcom support with the logs.
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