Requirements set, let's get down to business: Acquiring the module If you are not sure how to set it up, read more about installing ESXi 6.7 in the official VMware ESXi Installation and Setup Guide. You can skip this step if you have already downloaded an offline installable bundle of the module. In my case, I am using a network card on my host system that is no longer supported by recent ESXi versions.
To still utilize the network card, all I needed was installing the appropriate driver. To find out the relevant network card, I logged into the local ESXi console using a connected monitor and switched to the shell as explained in the final step. On the local ESXi shell I lspci -v | grep -A1 -i ethernetĠ000:03:00.0 Network controller Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. P8 series motherboard Class 0200: 10ec:8168Īfter identifying the relevant controller I downloaded the offline bundle for that adapter from a community repository. To be accessible from the internal shell, VMware ESXi requires USB drives to be formatted as FAT16. Pick a USB drive of your choice and modify the existing partition table or create a new one. In this step, you will need to create a partition with a size of your choice but below 2GB. If you are not sure how to do that, I recommend to use graphical tools like GParted or the partitioning wizard in Windows.ĭouble-check the partition is using the FAT16 filesystem.
#Esxi realtek 8168 install#
Install the module by pointing esxcli software install vib -dto the absolute path to your module.Change the software acceptance level: esxcli software acceptance set -level CommunitySupported.Verify the USB appears as NO NAME: ls /vmfs/volumes/.Stop the ESXi USB passthrough daemon to be able to access the drive in the shell: /etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop.In this final step, you will need to perform console input using a keyboard on the ESXi host system.Īfter plugging in the USB drive, log into ESXi and enable the ESXi Shell (Troubleshooting Options) and switch to it by pressing ALT+F1.Įnter the following commands as shown in the screen capture below: Now copy over the entire offline bundle ZIP-archive to the partition on the USB drive. Optionally: Reboot your system to apply changes.
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