VxRail: G560 Requires Different iDRAC Network Configuration

Verify the configuration before running cluster initialization or node expansion. VxRail G560 appliance has four nodes. 

After ESXi boots up, log in to each node as root, and run the command esxcfg-nics -l on the node to verify that the embedded network interface card (NIC) appears as vmnic0.

A good example:

#esxcfg-nics -l
		
Name PCI Device Driver Admin Status Link Status Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description 
vmnic0 0000:04:00.0 igbn Up Up 1000 Full 50:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 1500 Intel Corporation I350 Gigabit Network Connection 
vmnic1 0000:18:00.0 i40en Up Up 10000 Full 3c:fd:xx:xx:xx:xx 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 
vmnic2 0000:18:00.1 i40en Up Up 10000 Full 3c:fd:xx:xx:xx:xx 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 
vmnic3 0000:5e:00.0 i40en Up Down 0 Half 3c:fd:xx:xx:xx:xx 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 
vmnic4 0000:5e:00.1 i40en Up Down 0 Half 3c:fd:xx:xx:xx:xx 1500 Intel(R) Ethernet Controller X710 for 10GbE SFP+ 
vusb0 Pseudo cdc_ether Up Up 10 Half 50:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 1500 Unknown Unknown

If vmnic0 is not displayed correctly, see the additional information section.

Expected settings: (also refer to article VxRail: iDRAC Settings That Cannot be Changed)

iDRAC Settings > Connectivity > Network > Network Settings > NIC Selection = LOM1

iDRAC UI Configuration > BIOS settings > Integrated Devices > Embedded NIC1 = enabled

If the settings are not showing as expected, follow the below steps to restore the default settings.

1. Rest iDRAC to default by using the reset option-3 in iDRAC UI (Discard all settings and rest the username to root and password to default), wait for the iDRAC reboot to compete.
2. Reboot the system, and in the BIOS click the Default button to apply the defaults needed for the VxRail system.

If vmnic0 is still not displayed correctly, the node must be reimaged with RASR or NIM.