vihostupdate

[winni]

Hi,

I installed ESXi 4.0.1 on an Fujitsu-Server  with an INTEL 4 port Networkcard.

ESX cannot find the card until I update the Server with the ISO-packaga vmware-esx-drivers-net-igb_400.2.1.10.2-1.0.4.164009.268793.

Therefor I need VMa - I also installed Vma but the Problem is :

I only have one Host. To install over vihostupdate the package, the server must be in maintenance-mode. But when it is in maintenance-mode i have no chance to install?

Is it possible to install the card-drivers direct on the host's console?

Can somebody help me?

[Cooldude09]

even when the server is in the maintenance mode, you should be able to install the same.

give it a try.

[winni]

sorry, but when he host is in maintenance-mode there is no possibility to run the vihostupdate command.

I have do the following steps:

starting VMa

login as vi-admin

vifptarget -s <myhost>

start vihostupdate with the zip-file as parameter

Then it will show me the message "Host must be in maintenance-mode"

When I switch to the maintenance-mode there comes a message (in my case in German) that there is one VM-Machine startet and the maintenance-mode

is forced when this machine is down.

I think I do something wrong?

Can you tell me the steps i have to do?

Nachricht geändert durch winni

[winni]

o.k. install VMsa on a standalone Machine