Replacing Async Drivers with Inbox Drivers on ESXi in VMware Cloud Foundation
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Issue/Introduction
This article provides instructions for replacing async drivers with inbox drivers on ESXi in VMware Cloud Foundation.
Resolution
- Download the ESXi offline bundle zip from customerconnect.vmware.com and extract the contents.
- Navigate into the folder in which the bundle was extracted and locate the desired driver and vib file.
- Upload the driver vib to the VSAN datastore using the datastore browser from the vSphere Web Client.
- Place the host into maintenance mode.
- Connect to the SSH or DCUI for the ESXi host and copy the vib from the data store to the ESXi host using a temporary location such as a /tmp.
- Issue a command similar to the following to install the desired driver:
esxcli software vib install -v /path_to_driver_file/driver_filename.vib
- Reboot the ESXi host by issuing the reboot command.
- Repeat steps four through seven on any other hosts that need the different driver installed.
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