VMware ESX 4.0 Driver CD~
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Use the VMware ESX driver CD to install drivers on ESX or ESXi installations.~
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You can use the driver CD in several ways:~
A) To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation~
B) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX installation with esxupdate~
C) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX or ESXi installation with vihostupdate~
-A) To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation~
-B) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX installation with esxupdate~
-C) To update existing drivers or install new drivers for an existing ESX or ESXi installation with vihostupdate~
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A) To install drivers for devices as part of a new ESX installation:(for ESX only)~
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Note: This procedure has changed since the 3.5 version of driver CD. You will need the ESX installation DVD to begin.~
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1. Place the ESX installation DVD in the DVD drive of the host.~
2. Restart the host.~
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement.~
4. Select a keyboard type.~
5. When prompted for Custom Drivers, select Yes to install custom drivers.~
6. Click Add to eject the ESX installation DVD.~
7. Place the driver CD in the DVD drive of the ESX host.~
8. Select driver module to import drivers to the ESX host.~
9. Click Next to continue. A dialog box displays the following message: Load the system drivers.~
10. Click Yes. After loading the driver module, continue installing ESX. After the drivers are installed you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX installation DVD.~
-1. Place the ESX installation DVD in the DVD drive of the host.~
-2. Restart the host.~
-3. Accept the terms of the license agreement.~
-4. Select a keyboard type.~
-5. When prompted for Custom Drivers, select Yes to install custom drivers.~
-6. Click Add to eject the ESX installation DVD.~
-7. Place the driver CD in the DVD drive of the ESX host.~
-8. Select driver module to import drivers to the ESX host.~
-9. Click Next to continue. A dialog box displays the following message: Load the system drivers.~
-10. Click Yes. After loading the driver module, continue installing ESX. After the drivers are installed you are prompted to swap the driver CD with the ESX installation DVD.~
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B) To update or add drivers on existing ESX installations using esxupdate: (for ESX only)~
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1. Power on the ESX host and log into an account with administrator capability.~
2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the ESX host.~
3. Mount the driver CD.~
4. Navigate to <cd mount point>/offline-bundle/ and locate the <offline-bundle>.zip file.~
5. Run the esxupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle.~
-1. Power on the ESX host and log into an account with administrator capability.~
-2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the ESX host.~
-3. Mount the driver CD.~
-4. Navigate to <cd mount point>/offline-bundle/ and locate the <offline-bundle>.zip file.~
-5. Run the esxupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle.~
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esxupdate --bundle=<offline-bundle>.zip update~
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C) To update or add drivers on existing ESX and ESXi installations using vihostupdate: (for both ESX and ESXi)~
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1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host.~
2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted.~
3. Mount the driver CD.~
4. Navigate to <cd mount point>/offline-bundle/ and locate the <offline-bundle>.zip file.~
5. Run the vihostupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle.~
-1. Power on the ESX or ESXi host.~
-2. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted.~
-3. Mount the driver CD.~
-4. Navigate to <cd mount point>/offline-bundle/ and locate the <offline-bundle>.zip file.~
-5. Run the vihostupdate command to install drivers using the offline bundle.~
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vihostupdate <conn_options> --install --bundle <offline-bundle>.zip~
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(For more details on vihostupdate, see the vSphere Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide.)~
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