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Is my NIC supported with Enhanced Data Path (EDP) with VCF 9.0

06.23.2025 by William Lam // Leave a Comment

By default, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 will use the optimized Enhanced Data Path (EDP) Standard switch mode when configuring NSX, which will require you to have an EDP capable network adaptor. One way to check whether your network adaptor supports EDP is by using the Broadcom Compatibility Guide (BCG) and ensuring "Enhanced Data Path - Interrupt mode" feature

Alternatively, if you already have ESXi running, you can quickly check by running the following command: esxcfg-nics -e

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Categories // ESXi, NSX, PowerCLI, VMware Cloud Foundation Tags // EDP, ENS, VCF 9.0

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