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1. VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO HOW TO
2. VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO INSTALL
3. VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO DRIVERS
4. VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO UPDATE

Great solution that allows the system to be fully functional even with these NICs type installed. Performing a fresh installation once again using the customized ISO image, the Realtek NICs are now detected by the system. When the process ends, you will find in the directory specified in the script (C:\Temp) the new customized ISO image. The script takes few minutes to download and build the new image. 5,871,038: VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.1 with IBM Customization VMware: ibmswhyper799733vmwaresx532-64.txt. # Export the custom profile into ISO fileĮxport-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile $MyProfile -ExportToISO -FilePath c:\temp\ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-standard-customized.isoįrom the PowerCLI console launch the PowerCLI script. CHANGE HISTORY for the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.1 with IBM Customization VMware: ibmswhyper799733sourcevmwaresx532-64.zip. # Add latest versions of missing driver packages to the custom profileĪdd-EsxSoftwarePackage -SoftwarePackage net-r8168 -ImageProfile $MyProfileĪdd-EsxSoftwarePackage -SoftwarePackage net-r8169 -ImageProfile $MyProfileĪdd-EsxSoftwarePackage -SoftwarePackage net-sky2 -ImageProfile $MyProfile $MyProfile = New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile $CloneIP -Vendor $CloneIP.Vendor -Name (($CloneIP.Name) + "-customized") -Description $CloneIP.Description $CloneIP = Get-EsxImageProfile ESXi-5.5.0-1331820-standard # Clone the ESXi 5.5 GA profile into a custom profile

VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO DRIVERS

The script used to create a new ESXi 5.5 image including missing drivers is listed here. To enable the execution of unsigned scripts, use the Set-ExecutionPolicy cmdlet launching from PowerCLI console the command: Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser Unrestricted

VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO INSTALL

Once downloaded vSphere PowerCLI, install the program in your computer.īecause PowerCLI by default won’t execute unsigned scripts for security reasons, you need to set the system to allow also unsigned scripts.

VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO HOW TO

To fix the problem, I found an excellent blog post that explains how to build a custom ISO image of VMware ESXi5.5 with Realtek drivers included in few steps. Fortunately, ESXi formerly known as ESX helps balance the need for both better business outcomes and IT savings. At the same time, they must stretch IT resources to accommodate increasingly complex projects.

The problem comes when you perform a fresh installation.Īfter a fresh installation of the hypervisor, the Realtek NICs installed in the host are not detected. IT teams are under constant pressure to meet fluctuating market trends and heightened customer demands. Upgrading VMware ESXi 5.1 to 5.5 the installed NIC drivers will stay in place without interrupting the functionality. To enable Realtek NIC on VMware ESXi 5.5 you need to create a custom ISO image. Another work around is tocreate custom ISO with the “HP 5.5u1 ISO (VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update1-1746018-HP-5.74.27-Jun2014” using ESXi Image Builder.VMware removed Realtek drivers from ESXi 5.5 base installation making installed NIC unusable once performed a fresh installation.

VMWARE ESXI 5.1 ISO UPDATE

After the upgrade use VMware Update Manager to install the latest patches. This issue occurs due to the version numbering of the Broadcom NX2 and Nx2x driver drivers within the HP Custom Image for ESXi 5.5 Update 1, which prevents the upgrade installation of these drivers in ESXi 5.5 Update 1. When upgrading from VMware vSphere 5.1 Update 2 to vSphere 5.5 Update 1 using the HP 5.5u1 ISO (VMware-ESXi-5.5.0-Update1-1746018-HP-5.74.27-Jun2014) the following error occurred: