Loading NEW NIC drivers in ESXi 4.0

[cumminss]

Good day VM Gurus

I currently have an HP C7000 Blade Server with Proliant BL-460c Blades, each blade has the HP NC532i Dual Port 10gb Multifunction BL-cNIC, I am pretty sure I need to replce the drivers with the ones I downloaded from VM Ware, I just don't know how to do that, Is there any document on how to upload new nic drivers in the ESXi software?

[a_p_]

On the VMware web site where you downloaded the drivers, look on the right. In "Related Resources" click "Documentation".

This link brings you a detailed description on how to update.

André

[cumminss]

I found it, So what are those key strokes I use to get from an ESXi admin console to a command prompt in Linux. I forgot

[a_p_]

Are you asking for Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support ?

André

[pdarcy]

when you download the driver iso you need to extract the .zip file.

Then if you using the vSphere vMA you need to SCP the file to the /tmp directory on the vMA.

On the vMA host change directory into /tmp

Type vifpinit (hostname)

vihostupdate --install --bundle filename.zip

I hope this helps.

[cumminss]

Andre'

Yeah, That is it, I know it is supposed to be a scarely used otion and not for "laymen", But it is commonly known. And thank you so much for all your help I really do appreciate it

[a_p_]

You are welcome.

André

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[cumminss]

Andre' and Pdarcy

Well, My Linux skils are non-existenant. I have my offline-bundle on a cd, i know I have to mount the cd and copy my offline-bundle to my /root/tmp. I am having an issue wioth getting my CD mounted, What commands will do this?

[pdarcy]

This was my issue also, in the end i put the cd in my windows pc and

copied the files off, then i used winscp to copy the files to the

/tmp directory. Hope that helps.