https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/proliant-bl685c-g7-esxi-6/m-p/6903828#M2128 <P>I know this is an old thread, but just an FYI that the 685 G7 contains a very old Network chip called the NC551i which has been discontuined to some degree for support.</P><P>There are advisories out there but the short version is you often need a very specific version of driver and firmware for it to behave.</P> Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:31:44 GMT DanRobinson 2016-09-30T20:31:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/proliant-bl685c-g7-esxi-6/m-p/6865458#M2127 <P>I have a&nbsp;ProLiant BL685c G7 and I've installed VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-Update1-3380124-HPE-600.9.4.5.11-Jan2016.iso. &nbsp;After the OS is installed and I added static IP's, the host reboots and I am unable to connect to it or successfully complete the network test.</P><P>I've used this same method on ProLiant BL460c G7 with no issues, this is the first BL685c G7 I've built and I am stuck with this issue.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Any help is appreciated,</P><P>GlenT</P> Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:50:45 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/proliant-bl685c-g7-esxi-6/m-p/6865458#M2127 Glen_T 2016-06-02T15:50:45Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/proliant-bl685c-g7-esxi-6/m-p/6903828#M2128 <P>I know this is an old thread, but just an FYI that the 685 G7 contains a very old Network chip called the NC551i which has been discontuined to some degree for support.</P><P>There are advisories out there but the short version is you often need a very specific version of driver and firmware for it to behave.</P> Fri, 30 Sep 2016 20:31:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-vmware/proliant-bl685c-g7-esxi-6/m-p/6903828#M2128 DanRobinson 2016-09-30T20:31:44Z