Confirming ESX/ESXi vmnic Firmware Version from vSphere Client

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0
• VMware vSphere ESX 7.x

Issue/Introduction

This article provides the steps to determine the firmware version and driver version for physical network interface cards (NICs) on ESXi hosts using the vSphere Client.

Environment

• VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x
• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x
• VMware vSphere ESXi 9.x

Resolution

To determine the version information for a physical network interface card (vmnic) from the vSphere Client:

1. Log in to vCenter Server using the vSphere Client.
2. Select the specific ESXi host from the inventory.
3. Click Configure → under Hardware, select Firmware.
4. Review the Physical network adapters section.

The Firmware Version and Driver Version for each vmnic will be displayed like below.

Additional Information

For more details on determining network or storage firmware and driver versions directly from an ESXi host, refer to the following article:

Determining Network/Storage firmware and driver version in ESXi