Installing NIC's

[burdweiser]

I need to install a couple of Intel quad port NIC's into my host servers. Is there a certain procedure I need to follow?

[khughes]

Shut down the server, install the NICs, power back up and the host should see the new physical NICs available to assign to portgroups.

• Kyle

[burdweiser]

Will I need to load drivers for the NIC's?

[khughes]

No all the drivers should be there already

• Kyle

[burdweiser]

Just out of curiosity, where do those get stored? I'm guessing there is a repository for all major vendor hardware? I have not seen this referenced in any books.

[mcowger · Accepted solution]

Driver/modules are included on the boot files system for the ESX host.

--Matt

VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

[JoJoGabor]

ESX only supports a limited set of hardware, check the HCL list that the card is supported.