Background / Problem • I have two new servers (Dell R720 & Dell R520) that I plan to install ESXi onto. • During the VMWare Hypervisor installation, I'm told that no network adapters exist. • Upon checking, I realized that the Broadcom NetXtreme I drivers are required additionally • I have obtained the Broadcom driver software bundle from VMWare's web site • I have installed PowerCLI on my desktop in case I will need it. Question Most ESXi guides describe doing this on a server that's already been set up once, but I am installing ESXi on these boxes for the first time. • How do I properly get these network card drivers into the installation process? • I am under the impression that I may need to configure a custom installation package that includes these drivers (and use PowerCLI to do this) -- if so, how do I best go about doing this? Another way that can work: • Download the offline software bundle for the NetXtreme I cards from VMWare.

Compatibility Information for Intel® Ethernet Network Connections, Controllers, and Adapters using VMware ESXi* Driver and NVM Image. Gantter online. The following information provides the recommended combinations of VMware ESXi* driver and NVM firmware versions for Intel® Ethernet Network Connections, controllers, and adapters to use in VMware environment. Nov 17, 2016 - I had several folks ask me about an updated USB 3.0 Ethernet Driver for ESXi 6.5, similiar to what I had created for ESXi 5.5 and 6.0.

• Download the software • Extract ESXi customizer • Run ESXi customizer as an administrator. • Select the ISO file • Select the.VIB file for the drivers • Select an output directory • During the installation, allow ESXi customizer to replace the VIB file • ESXi Customizer creates a bootable ISO. • Use the custom ESXi ISO to install. A huge thanks for these tools as they are the only thing that allowed me to get this done quickly.

I'm going to wait to see how the Dell ISO works out and then try this one. I'll mark the answer as correct in that order of which one works. References • •.

Copy this WAD file to the WAD folder on the SD card. Copy this folder to the SD card root (let it merge with the existing Apps folder). Hackmii installer 0.5. Download YAWMM.zip and extract the YAWMM folder in it somewhere. Open the YAWMM folder you just extracted to find a folder named Apps. In this folder should be a WAD file.