6–VMware Driver Software
Download, Install, and Update Drivers
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4.
Log in to the VMware driver download page and click
Download
to
download the desired driver package (
Figure 6-5. Download Driver Package
5.
This package is double zipped—unzip the package once before copying the
offline bundle zip file to the ESXi host.
6.
To install the driver package, issue the following command:
esxcli software vib install -d <path>/<offline bundle
name.zip> --maintenance-mode
or
esxcli software vib install --depot=/<path>/<offline bundle
name.zip> --maintenance-mode
NOTE
If you do not unzip the outer zipping, the installation will report that it can
not find the drivers.
Use double dashes (--) before the depot and maintenance-mode
parameters.
Do not use the -v method of installing individual driver vSphere
®
installation bundles (VIBs).
A reboot is required after all driver installations.