
Section 9 Installing VMware CLI, Drivers, Updates and Upgrades Installing Drivers
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Installing Drivers
Identify Hardware Requiring Additional Drivers
Due to the difficulty in identifying hardware which ESX does not automatically
detect, it is vital to have an inventory of the computers configuration. This should
contain details on, for example, additional NIC cards including the chipset. This
information is used to identify the correct driver in the VMware web site.
Download Driver from VMware
1. Browse to the VMware web site, www.vmware.com
2. Select Support & Downloads.
3. Select VMware vSphere.
4. Select the Drivers & Tools tab.
5. Press the Download button for the driver for the supported hardware.
6. (In this case VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x Driver CD for Intel 82576 and 82580
Gigabit Ethernet Controller).
7. Press the Download button on the details page.
8. Save the iso file to disk.
Prepare the ESX Server
On the ESX server that requires the driver to be applied, logon to each guest node
and shutdown the guest in the same manner as if it was a physical computer.
VMware CLI is a requirement for installing drivers.
The following procedure uses the Intel 82576 based NIC as an example
Since the guests in the ESX server need to be shutdown, ensure that this does
not interfere with production. Preferably, this should be done during a
maintenance stop.
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