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Date:      Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:40:07 +0200
From:      Sami Halabi <sodynet1@gmail.com>
To:        =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9mi_Pauchet?= <remi.pauchet@netasq.com>
Cc:        freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Jack Vogel <jfvogel@gmail.com>
Subject:   Re: ixgbe and ixgbevf drivers are not working in virtualization environment
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Hi,
did you try explicit "ifconfig ix0 up" instead of rebooting?

Sami

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 4:29 PM, R=E9mi Pauchet <remi.pauchet@netasq.com>wr=
ote:

> more informations about the SR-IOV issue.
>
> The problem is that the link is not updated in the virtual machine (VF
> driver).
>
> ie: I start the VM with my fiber unplugged, the vf link is "no carrier".
> I plug the fiber, the link stays in state "no carrier".
> If I reboot the vm, I get the active link.
> I reproduce the issue with esxi 5.1 and xenserver 6
>
>
> On other hand, I still haven't managed to get an active link with VMWare
> DirectPath.
>
> Regards,
> R=E9mi
>
>
> Le 17 oct. 2012 =E0 09:42, R=E9mi Pauchet a =E9crit :
>
> > Hi
> >
> > My interface is configured, UP and running and I still can't get a link
> >
> > Can you help me with this issue ?
> >
> > Regards,
> > R=E9mi
> >
> >
> > Le 12 oct. 2012 =E0 09:38, R=E9mi Pauchet a =E9crit :
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Unfortunately not:
> >>
> >> ix0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu
> 1500
> >>
>  options=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWC=
SUM,TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO>
> >>      ether 00:e0:ed:1c:99:4e
> >>      inet 172.16.255.254 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.16.255.255
> >>      inet6 fe80::2e0:edff:fe1c:994e%ix0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x2
> >>      nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> >>      media: Ethernet autoselect
> >>      status: no carrier
> >> ix1: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu
> 1500
> >>
>  options=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWC=
SUM,TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO>
> >>      ether 00:e0:ed:1c:99:4f
> >>      inet 172.17.255.254 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.17.255.255
> >>      inet6 fe80::2e0:edff:fe1c:994f%ix1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
> >>      nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> >>      media: Ethernet autoselect
> >>      status: no carrier
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> R=E9mi
> >>
> >> Le 11 oct. 2012 =E0 18:25, Jack Vogel a =E9crit :
> >>
> >>> The ixgbe device will not get link until you have run init, so assign
> it an address or just do an ifconfig up.
> >>>
> >>> I have never used the driver using a passthru type setup but I believ=
e
> its been done successfully if
> >>> memory serves.
> >>>
> >>> Jack
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 8:39 AM, R=E9mi Pauchet <remi.pauchet@netasq.=
com>
> wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I'm trying to use the ixgbe (10Gb) driver in a FreeBSD virtual machin=
e
> on an esxi 5 using DirectPath (PCI Passthrough) and the card is detected,
> but I can't get a link (status: no carrier)
> >>>
> >>> ix0: <Intel(R) PRO/10GbE PCI-Express Network Driver, Version - 2.3.11=
>
> mem 0xd2420000-0xd243ffff,0xd2400000-0xd2403fff irq 18 at device 0.0 on p=
ci3
> >>>
> >>> ix0: flags=3D8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
> >>>
> options=3D401bb<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCS=
UM,TSO4,VLAN_HWTSO>
> >>>         ether 00:e0:ed:1c:99:4e
> >>>         nd6 options=3D29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
> >>>         media: Ethernet autoselect
> >>>         status: no carrier
> >>>
> >>> I have also tested with XenServer 6, using SR-IOV (ixgbevf driver)
> with the same result: the driver is loading, but no link detected.
> >>>
> >>> In both case (VMWare DirectPath and XenServer SR-IOV), I tested Linux
> with success.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> The card is an Intel 82599EB, the motherboard is an Intel X58
> (supermicro X8ST3) with a Xeon W3680 and I've tested FreeBSD 8.3 and 9.0
> >>>
> >>> I've found a forum thread with the same issue:
> http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D29855 and no answer :)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Please find in attachment the dmesg (boot -v) with the ix driver
> compiled with DEBUG flags using vmware.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Can anyone provide feedback about this issue ?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> R=E9mi Pauchet
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
>
>


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Sami Halabi
Information Systems Engineer
NMS Projects Expert
FreeBSD SysAdmin Expert



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