ESXi NIC driver update procedure - esxcli

List NIC adapters ...

esxcli network nic list

[root@esx21:~] esxcli network nic list

Name    PCI Device    Driver  Admin Status  Link Status  Speed  Duplex  MAC Address         MTU  Description

------  ------------  ------  ------------  -----------  -----  ------  -----------------  ----  -------------------------------------------------------

vmnic0  0000:01:00.0  ntg3    Up            Up            1000  Full    90:b1:1c:13:fc:14  9000  Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet

vmnic1  0000:01:00.1  ntg3    Up            Up            1000  Full    90:b1:1c:13:fc:15  9000  Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet

vmnic2  0000:02:00.0  ntg3    Up            Down             0  Half    90:b1:1c:13:fc:16  1500  Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet

vmnic3  0000:02:00.1  ntg3    Up            Down             0  Half    90:b1:1c:13:fc:17  1500  Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5720 Gigabit Ethernet

List of drivers

esxcli software vib list | grep ntg3

[root@esx21:~] esxcli software vib list | grep ntg3

ntg3                           4.1.3.2-1vmw.670.1.28.10302608        VMW     VMwareCertified   2018-12-15

Driver details

vmkload_mod -s ntg3

[root@esx21:~] vmkload_mod -s ntg3

vmkload_mod module information

 input file: /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/ntg3

 Version: 4.1.3.2-1vmw.670.1.28.10302608

 Build Type: release

 License: BSD

 Required name-spaces:

  com.vmware.vmkapi#v2_5_0_0

 Parameters:

  initRingSzRxJmb: ushort

    RX Jumbo Ring Size

  initRingSzRxStd: ushort

    RX Standard Ring Size

  intrMode: ushort

    Interrupt mode: 0=IntX, 1=MSI(Default)

Update driver version

esxcli software vib update -d. file.vib

Reboot server