X710 adapter is displayed as 154b in lspci after ESXi and firmware upgrade.

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

After ESXi and firmware upgrade, it is possible to find X710 network adapters disappeared from vmnic list. Meanwhile X710 network adapters may show as "154b".

 

"lspci" output

####:##:##.# Ethernet controller: Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+
####:##:##.# Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Device 154b
####:##:##.# Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Device 154b
####:##:##.# Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Device 154b

Resolution

Reach out to hardware vendor for further investigation.

Additional Information

Configuring a blank X710 - Intel Community