Dell PowerEdge C8000 - Manual (Page 351)

Troubleshooting 351
Creating the Dell Customized VMware ESXi Offline Image Depot
1 Ensure that you have the following components:
• VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.1
• New or updated driver list carried in Dell customized VMware ESXi
5.5 ISO images
2 Install PowerCLI on supported Windows system.
For more information, see the VMware vSphere PowerCLI User's Guide at
the VMware Web site. You can also refer to the vSphere PowerCLI Release
Notes at the VMware Web site for extra installation information.
3 Download the VMware drivers from the following location and copy to a
temporary folder.
my.vmware.com/web/vmware/info?slug=
datacenter_cloud_infrastructure/vmware_vsphere/5_1#drivers_tools
NOTE: Dell customized ISO images posted at dell.com/support consist of new or
updated drivers relevant for the hardware. Refer to "Additional Information" section
of the latest Dell Customized VMware ESXi 5.5 image to identify version of added or
updated drivers.
4 Open PowerCLI shell and type the following command:
PowerCLI> Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
5 Type the following command to add the VMware base image as a local
depot:
PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot –DepotUrl \
https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUC
TION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
NOTE: If there is no internet connectivity to the system where Power CLI is
installed, then make use of offline depot instead of VMware’s online depot. For
example, download ESXi 5.5 Update1 offline depot from VMware Web site and add
to the local depot as below.
PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot –DepotUrl
download>/update-from-esxi5.1-5.1_update01.zip