VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 Driver CD for Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Network Controllers

[Pighinr]

I am new to the VMWare world and we are slowly getting our environment up and running. I was wondering if the drivers found on the +*VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 Driver CD for Broadcom NetXtreme II Ethernet Network Controllers* +could possibly be downloaded via Update Manager. We configured Update Manager today and did a pull and this update did not come thru. Or does it need to be run from the CD we created.

thanks for the help

Ryan

[Pighinr]

Figured out how to do it.

[petkom]

How you did it. Someone may need to do this as well. These discussions are more about sharing knowledge...

[Pighinr]

Had to do it with the CD.  Supposedly you can use an HP plug in for Vsphere to do it (Insight Manager) but I have not tried it.

[julianwood]

This cannot be installed with Update Manager but you can put the updated files on a volume somewhere and either use ESXUPDATE or PowerCLI to

install them.

Have a look here for PowerCLI.

http://www.wooditwork.com/2010/11/15/updating-broadcom-bnx2x-nic-drivers-with-powercli/