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vmxnet3
Is it possible to configure a KVM antlet with vmxnet3 as the NIC?
I'm trying to install ESXi 7.0, and it no longer apparently supports the e1000.
Thanks,
I have the same question and dilemma, have you made any headway?
@rmcilmoyle Unfortunately no I have not - have you?
I have been wondering if I'm reading this right. Here's the NIC support for the installed qemu:
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -net nic,model=help
qemu: Supported NIC models: ne2k_pci,i82551,i82557b,i82559er,rtl8139,e1000,pcnet,virtio
The format of that command indicates an older version of qemu, which is:
# yum list installed | grep qemu
ipxe-roms-qemu.noarch 20180825-2.git133f4c.el7 @base
libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu.x86_64 4.5.0-33.el7 @base
qemu-img.x86_64 10:1.5.3-173.el7_8.1 @updates
qemu-kvm.x86_64 10:1.5.3-173.el7_8.1 @updates
qemu-kvm-common.x86_64 10:1.5.3-173.el7_8.1 @updates
I'm tempted to build a newer version from source, but of course I'm sure that will break something 🙂
** On a related topic, have you tried to install ESXi 6.7? It recognizes the e1000 emulated NIC and does install, however it acts like it cannot communicate over the network - can't even get a DHCP address.
Creating a fresh version from the ground up appeals to me, but I'm afraid it may break things.
The answer to this question fascinates me as well.
As for why this works, I have no idea; others have reported having no problems while using the same version of Ubuntu 14.04 as the KVM host.
Quote from word hurdle on May 20, 2020, 2:16 pm@rmcilmoyle Unfortunately no I have not - have you?
I have been wondering if I'm reading this right. Here's the NIC support for the installed qemu:
# /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm -net nic,model=help
qemu: Supported NIC models: ne2k_pci,i82551,i82557b,i82559er,rtl8139,e1000,pcnet,virtioThe format of that command indicates an older version of qemu, which is:
# yum list installed | grep qemu
ipxe-roms-qemu.noarch 20180825-2.git133f4c.el7 @base
libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu.x86_64 4.5.0-33.el7 @base
qemu-img.x86_64 10:1.5.3-173.el7_8.1 @updates
qemu-kvm.x86_64 10:1.5.3-173.el7_8.1 @updates
qemu-kvm-common.x86_64 10:1.5.3-173.el7_8.1 @updatesI'm tempted to build a newer version from source, but of course I'm sure that will break something
** On a related topic, have you tried to install ESXi 6.7? It recognizes the e1000 emulated NIC and does install, however it acts like it cannot communicate over the network - can't even get a DHCP address.
The transition to black and white on the television is something I enjoy doing.
Developing a whole new version from scratch is an attractive prospect for me, but I'm concerned that doing so would cause issues.