Manually install NIC driver after ESXi install

[JimPhreak]

I know you can inject NIC drivers into a VMware ESXi installer. But is there a way to manually install the NIC drivers to an already completed install?

Just obtained the drivers for the 10GbaseT NICs on my SM X10SDV-TLN4F board from SuperMicro's tech support and was wondering if there was a quick way to inject them into my ESXi 6 install.

File is ixgbe-4.0.3.tar.gz

 

[GabrieleV]

- Upload zip to a datastore
- Enable SSH and login
- esxcli software vib install -d <ZIPpath>

Maybe you need also this command, depending on package certificate:
esxcli software acceptance set –level=<level>

 

[JimPhreak]

ok sweet. So it has to be a .zip file?

 

[rubylaser]

ok sweet. So it has to be a .zip file?

Just untar the drivers and then zip it.

 

[JimPhreak]

Unfortunately SM didn't give me a compiled .vib file. Does anyone know an easy way to create one?