help! install esxi6.5 to lenovo e42 ,get message "no network adapters were detected."

[zhanjian]

install esxi6.5 to lenovo e42 ,get message "no network adapters were detected."

device is  Realtek PXE B02 D00 .

help!help!help!help!

[virtualg_uk]

If the drivers are not included in the install media, you may need to bootstrap them onto the installation media.

You can do this with help of the following post by Andreas Peetz: https://www.v-front.de/2013/09/how-to-add-missing-esxi-50-drivers-to.html

[zhanjian]

thanks for response.

network device is rt8116/rt8111,i download the via file and use customizer-v2.7.2 package via into esxi6.5

install and esxi6.5 start successed. but when use client access server and do any thing ,i get message “ha-property-collector”的“PropertyCollector.RetrieveContents”.

[TomHowarth]

Have a read of the following two items, they may give you a pointer in the right direction

PropertyCollector.RetrieveContents

PropertyCollector.RetrieveContents Failed | vmdude

[hussainbte]

what if the 3 drivers mentioned in the powercli script are not for my unsupported hardware.

I have Hp6600 Workstation. with same issue