Hello,
I have four of the above adapters installed in two Dell PE R720 servers (two per server) running ESXi 6.0 Update 1. I've configured each CNA in PF mode (no NPAR, or NPAR + SR/IOV). Host 1 is showing 4 x Broadcom iSCSI Storage Adapters but Host 2 is only showing 2... Because the second host is only showing two of theses adapters, the VMware Software iSCSI Initiator is having issues binding VMK adapters to the physical ports on the CNA that doesn't have its associated storage adapters showing in ESXi. I've had one of the cards (the card with the missing storage adapters)replaced but it didn't make a difference. The firmware on the two adapters in Host 1 is different than the firmware on the adapters in Host 2 (but only by a minor revision). The bnx2 drivers on both hosts are also different (by a minor revision). Each card's BIOS is configured identically.
Please see attached for clarity on the issue.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Steve