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MegaRAID SAS Device Driver Installation User Guide
December 2012
Chapter 7: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x and ESXi 5.0 Driver Installation
Installing Async Drivers on the VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x OS
Chapter 7: VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x and ESXi 5.0 Driver Installation
This chapter describes how to install and update the VMware device drivers on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x and ESXi 5.0
operating systems (OSs).
7.1 Installing Async Drivers on the VMware ESX/ESXi 4.
x OS
You can use several methods to install async drivers on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x. Some of these methods are applicable
only to VMware ESX or ESXi OSs. Some methods copy the .zip file to the ESX host over the
network or use a local CD-ROM. You must choose the appropriate method for your environment.
7.1.1 Installing Async Drivers During a New ESX Installation
Perform the following steps during a new ESX installation:
1. Place the ESX installation DVD in the DVD drive of the host system.
2. Restart the host.
3. Accept the terms of the license agreement.
4. Select a keyboard type.
5. When prompted for custom drivers, click Yes to install custom drivers.
6. Click Add to eject the ESX installation DVD.
7. Place the driver CD in the DVD drive of the ESX host.
8. Select the driver module to import drivers to the ESX host.
9. Click Next.
10. When prompted to load the system drivers, click Yes.
11. After you load the driver module, continue installing ESX.
12. Follow on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
7.1.2 Existing ESX Installation by Using esxupdate and a CD
An existing ESX host can mount the async driver CD and install the offline bundles within using the
esxupdate
utility.
Perform the following steps to install the async driver by using the esxupdate utility:
1. Log in to the ESX host using an account with administrator privileges, such as root.
2. Enter the host into Maintenance mode.
3. Place the driver CD in the CD-ROM drive of the ESX host.
4. To mount the driver CD, type the following command, and press Enter.
mount –r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
NOTE After the drivers are installed, you are prompted to remove the driver CD and re-insert the ESX
installation DVD.
NOTE You can enter host into maintenance mode through the vSphere Client, or by adding the
--maintenancemode
option to the esxupdate command.