Release Notes

In ESXi host client, physical NICs reports duplicate
entries of the speed supported
Description: When you try to edit settings for physical NICs, you will find multiple duplicated entries of the network
speed supported which is displayed multiple times. For example, 10,000 Mbps, full duplex.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x
Solution: This issue can be ignored because there is no functionality loss.
Embedded Host Client or vCenter Server reports an
error when configuring SR-IOV
Description: When configuring SR-IOV with Embedded Host Client or vCenter Server, a warning message is displayed,
Failed to configure SR-IOV.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x
Solution: By default, SR-IOV is disabled. Enable SR-IOV by running the following command:
esxcli system module parameters set -m NIC_Driver_Module -p "max_vfs=n"
For more information, see VMware Knowledge Base article 2142307.
Virtual machines fail to power on, when System BIOS
has MMIO set to 56 TB with Network Controllers
enabled with NPAR or NPAREP and SR-IOV
Description:
When system BIOS has Memory Mapped I/O Base set to 56 TB and if the server has network
controllers with NPAR and SR-IOV enabled, virtual machines fail to power on.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x and 14
th
generation PowerEdge servers
Solution: In System BIOS Settings > Integrated Devices, set Memory Mapped I/O Base to 12 TB. For more
information, seeVMware Knowledge Base article 2142307.
In ESXi 6.5, xHCI related platform erratum is reported
in VMkernel logs
Description:
After ESXi Installation, VMkernel logs displays the following warning message:
Platform erratum: xHCI Host Controller USB 2.0 Control Transfer may cause
IN Data to be dropped. BIOS firmware update may be required.
WARNING: xhci_pci_attach:340: Platform erratum: xHCI controller Parity
Error response bit set to avoid parity error on poison packet.
Applies to: ESXi 6.5.x and 14
th
generation PowerEdge Servers
Workaround: This issue can be ignored because there is no functionality loss.
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