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gashbaugh
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How to get certain build of ESXi ISO

Hi,

I'm interested in trying to find the Cisco ESXi ISO variant of this build version:

10357 esx/6.7p01 10.3.21 15160138 (After I install this, I'd prefer for it not to say there is a newer version of tools available). We have to stay in the 10.x range due to some incompatibility issues with our backup software.

Is there a way I can download this pre-built and ready to go so I don't have to do the Critical and Non-Critical patches with VUM? How can I achieve this? I was hoping I could Download the ISO ready to go in this exact version.

https://packages.vmware.com/tools/versions

There is also a version:

10358 esx/0.0 10.3.22

But it's not associated with a particular build version. How would I implement that if I wanted to test it? Is there a repo anywhere of just the baselines for the various tools version? Remember I need to do the cisco version. If not, is there a way to use the normal standard ESXi ISO and then install the necessary Cisco drivers for a particular version?

Just some extra information, these are for the Cisco Model:UCSC-C240-M4S.

Hope this all makes sense. Thank you!

Cheers - GA
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IRIX201110141
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Its possible to change the VM Tools which can be located on a ESXi or specify a location where to look for the VM Tools because ESXi installation without VM Tools exits. Think about PXE boot ESXi installation which needs to be "small".

Similar is the a reason when Upgrades of Hosts are not possible but you have a need for a more recent VMware Tools version.

Take a look to Configure a Centralized VMware Tools Installation Repository | Virtual Machine Lifecycle | VMware vS...

Regards,
Joerg

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