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robertogp
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error network adapter not sopported installing vsphere esxi 6.7

when try installing vsphere esxi 6.7 in new mother  GIGABYTE X390 UD ( WITH NETWORK ADAPTER EMBEBBED  REALTEK 8118 ) installation cancel because not have network adapter !!!   what can i do ??

roberto

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sjesse
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Get supported hardware, as consumer hardware is rarely going to work, and I don't think is ever supported. Look at the below link to find correct hardware, if its not on here it probably won't work which is why it can't see the network adapter, because its not on the list.

VMware Compatibility Guide - I/O Device Search

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robertogp
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Thank you for the answer, can't the drivers of the REALTEJ 8118 network board be added to ISO 6.7 U3 in any way ??? so that when starting the installation again it detects the REALTEK 8118 DRINKED IN THE MOTHERBOARD?... THANK YOU

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daphnissov
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That's consumer hardware. ESXi does not support nor was it designed for consumer hardware. Apples and oranges.

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sjesse
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Drivers in esxi are special, they aren't the same ones Linux or windows has, so you can't just add them unless someone has made them. You can try looking on like for a community supported vib(this is the driver) and instructions on how to add it. Your unlikely to get much direction here as most people here run supported hardware, since running workloads off unsupported hardware is unreliable and can break at any time. If this is for your testing and you must use this hardware your better off buying vmware workstation and running the esxi host in there.

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