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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 ESXi 5.0 OS
3. Log in to the ESXi host using vSphere client with administrator privileges, such as root.
4. Using the Datastore Browser, upload the offline-bundle.zip file to an ESXi host’s datastore.
5. Enter the host into Maintenance mode.
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/offline-bundle.zip
For example:
esxcli software vib install –d /vmfs/volumes/datastore/offline-bundle.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}
7.2.4 VUM Installation
The VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a plugin 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.
NOTE You can enter host into Maintenance mode through the vSphere Client or by adding the
--maintenancemode
option to the esxcli command.
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.