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#ADD NETWORK DRIVERS TO ESXI 6 WEB HOW TO#
#ADD NETWORK DRIVERS TO ESXI 6 WEB ZIP FILE#
#ADD NETWORK DRIVERS TO ESXI 6 WEB DRIVER#

Tip: For ‘SoftwarePackage:’ you should enter the ‘name’ space ‘version number’ from step 6. We’ll need to combine these two with a space in the next step.ħ) Add the software package to the cloned profile. Make sure you note the name and version number columns.

#ADD NETWORK DRIVERS TO ESXI 6 WEB DRIVER#

New-EsxImageProfile -cloneprofile ESXi-6.7.0-20190802001-standard -Name ESXi-6.7.0-20190802001-standard-QLogic -Vendor QLogicĦ) Validate the LSI driver is loaded in the local depot. To correct this and see the full name use the ‘| select name’ĥ) Create a clone profile to start working with. The default command only shows part of the name.

#ADD NETWORK DRIVERS TO ESXI 6 WEB ZIP FILE#

I started up PowerCLI and did the following commands:ġ) Add the ESXi Update ZIP file to the depot:Īdd-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\tmp\update-from-esxi6.7-6.7_update03.zipĢ) Add the LSI Offline Bundle ZIP file to the depot:Īdd-EsxSoftwareDepot ‘C:\tmp\qlcnic-esx55-6.1.191-offline_bundle-2845912.zip’ģ) Make sure the files from step 1 and 2 are in the depot:Ĥ) Show the Profile names from update-from-esxi6.7-6.7_update03.

Note: make sure you download the Update ZIP file and not the ESXi ISO file.

Note: Extract the offline bundle from this package.

If you are looking for more detail, watch the video.īefore you start – m ake sure you have PowerCLI installed, have download these files, and have placed these files in c:\tmp. Here are the written steps I took from my video blog.

#ADD NETWORK DRIVERS TO ESXI 6 WEB HOW TO#

However, this doesn’t mean the steps in this video are only for this card, the steps in this video help you to better understand how to add drivers into an ISO. I’m looking for a replacement and may go with the HP NC550SFP. For now this card was removed from VMware HCL, HP has advisories out about it, and after doing some poking around there seem to be lots of issues with it. Could be I was using a PCIe x4 slot in Gen 4, or it could be the card runs to hot to touch. ** Update ** Though I had good luck with the HP 593742-001 NC523SFP DUAL PORT SFP+ 10Gb card in my Gen 4 Home Lab, I found it faulty when running in my Gen 5 Home Lab. In this video blog post I’ll show 9 easy steps to create your own customized ESXi ISO and how to pin point IO Cards on the vmware HCL. Part of this transition was to create an ESXi ISO with the latest build (6.7U3) and appropriate network card drivers.

Most recently I decided to move to 10Gbe from my InfiniBand 40Gb network. Its a balance that is sometimes frustrating, but when it works it is very rewarding. One of the challenges in running a VMware based home lab is the ability to work with old / inexpensive hardware but run latest software. Video Posted on SeptemUpdated on March 6, 2020

Create an ESXi installation ISO with custom drivers in 9 easy steps!