I installed a second NIC in my ESXi server, and ever since then, when I reboot my ESXi server, vmnic1 (Intel 82541PI GB PCI) comes up, but eth0 (onboard Broadcomm BCM5761) does not. *HOWEVER*, if I simply unplug the ethernet cable and reconnect, then vmnic0 becomes active and all is well.
How can I make both NICs active on boot?
Hi,
This KB article is not for ESXi 5.5 but maybe resolved your issue with NICs:
VMware KB: ESXi/ESX host loses network connectivity after adding new NICs or an upgrade
Looks relevant, thank you! I'll check it out and report back.