virtualization - VMkernel NIC what is it? - Server Fault
Aug 3, 2019 · I just started playing around with vSphere hypervisor (free version), and so it wasn't something i would call complicated but then Vmkernel NIC appeared. What is it used for ? Why …
What is wrong with ESXi VMKernel Port in Active/Active configuration?
Feb 9, 2022 · A vSwitch with a VMKernel port and VM ports is configured to use both physical NICs in an Active/Active configuration: I have run esxtop and can see that the ESXi host has chosen the …
VM Distributed Switch Networking on Same VMKernel Adapter
Jan 11, 2021 · I have built 5 new hosts and I have added the management network from our distributed switch fine on an existing cluster but we have 2 more networks/port groups I need to add which must …
No compatible network adapter found VMware ESXi 7.0
Feb 14, 2025 · I have an HPE proliant DL380 Gen 10 with ESXi 7.0.0. I disabled ntg3 and rebooted the server. After ESXi loads, the following message is logged: No compatible network adapter found. …
Change IDRAC password for a VMWare ESXI 7.0.3 VMKernel server?
Nov 9, 2022 · I have a new server we bought from dell, a DELL EMC PowerEdge T440 that has VMWare ESXi 7.0.3 VMKernel Release Build 19482537 on it. Basically looks like a …
How to connect a VM running on an ESXi host to that host via a …
You'll need a VMKernel port group for the host to use to connect, and a Virtual Machine port group for the VM to "plug in". Since these won't need to talk outside the host, a vSwitch with no physical …
ESXi can't add new VM to port group once VMKernel NIC attached to …
Dec 11, 2016 · If I create a new port group, where the only difference is that it isn't attached to a VMKernel NIC, I can add the VM to that port group. I'm new to ESXi, so sorry if I've missed …
Cannot remove passthrough setup on ESXi - Server Fault
Jul 22, 2016 · The following best practice prevents this problem from occurring: Always unmark devices for passthrough before removing them from the server. The following workaround describes how to …
cannot migrate from vswitch to distributed switch with only one ...
Dec 2, 2014 · I am trying to migrate vmkernel management interface from vswitch0 to vDS on ESXi 5.1 as lots of documents on the internet are describing , but it keeps disconnecting me and reverting the …
VMkernel not listed in vsphere machine creation wizard
Jan 27, 2017 · The VMKernel port and VMKernel networking layer are used by the host, not the guest. You bind the guest to the Virtual Machine Port Group of your vSwitch, not the VMKernel port of the …