vSAN Skyline Health - Network(RDMA NIC: RoCE v2) is certified for ESXi

Products

• VMware vSAN

Issue/Introduction

This article introduces 'Network(RDMA NIC: RoCE v2) is certified for ESXi' check and provides details on why it might report the error and how to fix the error state.

Environment

vSAN 8.0U3

Resolution

Q: What does the 'Network(RDMA NIC: RoCE v2) is certified for ESXi' check do? 

This health check checks whether the current ESXi release is certified for the RDMA NIC by the VMware 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 VMware 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 VMware Compatibility Guide (VCG) portal and make sure the RDMA NICs and the ESXi release is certified. Contact VMware for additional support.