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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide 
June 2014
VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x and ESXi 5.x Driver Installation
Installing Async Drivers on the VMware ESXi 5.x OS
7.2.2 Existing ESXi Installation by using esxcli and an Offline Bundle Async Driver Zip File
In this procedure, you copy the offline bundle zip file to the ESXi host by using the Datastore Browser and install it by
using the esxcli utility in the ESXi shell.
NOTE This procedure requires remote ESXi network connectivity using
vSphere client.
Perform the following steps to install the async drivers:
1. Extract the contents of the async driver zip file.
2. Identify the megaraid_sas.zip file.
3. Log in to the ESXi host using vSphere client with administrator privileges, such as root.
4. Using the Datastore Browser, upload the megaraid_sas.zip file to an ESXi host’s datastore.
5. Enter the host into Maintenance mode.
NOTE You can enter host into Maintenance mode through the vSphere
Client or by adding the --maintenancemode option to the
esxcli
command.
6. Log in as root to the ESXi console through SSH or iLO/DRAC.
7. To install drivers using the offline bundle (this action requires an absolute path), type the following command,
and press Enter.
esxcli software vib install –d /path/megaraid_sas.zip
For example:
esxcli software vib install –d /vmfs/volumes/datastore/megaraid_sas.zip
8. Reboot the ESXi host.
9. Exit Maintenance mode.
7.2.3 Upgrade Installation
The upgrade process is similar to a new installation, except for the esxcli command. To upgrade, type the following
command, and press Enter.
esxcli software vib update -v {VIBFILE}
NOTE Before you run the esxcli command, enter the ESXi host into
Maintenance mode. You can enter the host into Maintenance mode
through the vSphere Client, or by adding the -maintenancemode
option to the esxcli command.
7.2.4 VUM Installation
The VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a plug-in for the Virtual Center Server (vCenter Server™). You can use the VUM
utility to install a VIB by importing the associated offline bundle package (a zip file that contains the VIB and
metadata). You can then create an add-on baseline and remediate the host or hosts with this baseline.
Refer to the vCenter Server documentation for more information about VUM.