How is the enumeration of physical NICs to VMNICs done in ESXi?
We are noticing a difference in the order in which this occurs between different batches of hosts? What are the potential reasons for this?
Can we influence the enumeration order in any way to ensure consistency?
The compute platforms are Dell M1000e blades. On one batch of blades (the newest ones) the enumeration of the fabric NICs to VMNIC numbers is the same for v5.1 and 6.5 of ESXi. With the oldest ones, the enumeration order is different. Some clues as to why this happens would be much appreciated.