

Locate the virtual machine in the vSphere Web Client. Using ESXi 7.0 U1/U2 with the i40en/i40enu driver, enable SR-IOV on a network device Use the enable SR-IOV on a network device procedure.įor original steps and prerequisites, consult VMware ESXi documentation for SR-IOV pass-through adapter. The Intel® Ethernet 700 Series network adapters. For ESXi 7.0 U1, you MUST use the i40en driver and for ESXi 7.0 U2 you MUST use the i40enu driver when using.Instead of allowing ESXi to auto-assign from the PF, then use the PCI device procedure. Use the enable SR-IOV on a network device procedure, or if you want to assign a specific VF For ESXi 6.7 U3 and earlier, you can use the i40e driver when using the Intel® Ethernet 700 Series network adapters.For example,ĮSXi 7.0 requires a minimum NIC firmware of 7.0 and ESXi 6.7 requires a minimum NIC firmware of 4.24. If you are running a multi-NIC configuration without DHCP, manually assign an IP address for the BIG-IP Config Utility.Īfter you complete these tasks, you can log in to the BIG-IP VE system and run the Setup utility to perform basic network configuration.īe sure to install the minimum NIC firmware required for the driver type and ESXi version you are using. If you plan to use SR-IOV, enable it on the hypervisor.ĭownload a BIG-IP VE image and deploy it.įor a single NIC configuration, remove the internal, external, and HA NICs and power on the VM. Verify that the host hardware meets the recommended requirements. See BIG-IP Virtual Edition Supported Platforms for details. See K14810: Overview of BIG-IP VE license and throughput limits on the AskF5 Knowledge Base for details.Ĭonfirm that you are running a hypervisor version that is compatible with a BIG-IP VE release. StepĬhoose the license you want to buy, the BIG-IP VE modules you want, and the throughput you need. To deploy BIG-IP Virtual Edition (VE) on ESXi, you will perform these tasks.


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