- #Add network drivers to esxi 6 web patch download#
- #Add network drivers to esxi 6 web update#
- #Add network drivers to esxi 6 web upgrade#
This command will add all Offline bundles and VIB files that are stored in the directory C:\temp\pkg. \ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -pkgDir C:\temp\pkg This will make the script connect to the V-Front Online Depot and add the sata-xahci and net55-r8168 packages from there to the latest ESXi 6.0 Imageprofile.Į) Adding local Offline Bundles and/or VIB files
#Add network drivers to esxi 6 web upgrade#
for details see my ultimate guide to upgrade your white box to ESXi 6.0ĭ) Connect the V-Front Online Depot and other depots Please note that this does not work for ESXi 6.0, because these drivers are blacklisted there. These packages are still in the VMware Online Depot, because they are part of all ESXi 5.0 and 5.1 image profiles, and the script just re-adds them to the latest ESXi 5.5 image profile. This script call will build the latest ESXi 5.5 installation ISO with the NIC drivers added that were dropped with ESXi 5.5. Again you can modify the behavior by using -outDir, -sip and/or -ozip like described under a).Ĭ) Adding additional packages from connected Online Depots
The command above will create an ESXi installaton ISO from the ESXi 6.0 GA Offline bundle. HP) also provide their customized ESXi version as Offline Bundles (these can be found on the vSphere download pages), and you could finally create your own customized ESXi Offline bundle using this script.
#Add network drivers to esxi 6 web patch download#
\VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-depot.zipĮSXi Offline Bundles can be downloaded from the VMware Patch Download portal.
#Add network drivers to esxi 6 web update#
-outDir : Write the ISO file to a custom directory.You can modify this behavior by using one or more of the following parameters: The ISO file will be created in the script directory. Here are some examples to get you going:Ī) The simplest use case: Create a vanilla ESXi installation ISO with the latest patch levelĬalling the script without any parameters will create an ESXi installation ISO of the latest ESXi version (6.5 as of now) and its latest patch level. To get the full picture though you should read through the following documentation before you start using the script. Highly recommended - If you like learning by watching videos then give it a try!