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Prerequisites, Create Customized ISO, APPENDIX D: CUSTOMIZED, VMWARE ESXI, INSTALLATION CD

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Altos R380 F3 Installation Configuration Guide APPENDIX D: CUSTOMIZED VMWARE ESXI INSTALLATION CD In order to load required driver for a new installation, it is necessary to create a customized ESXi ISO image. Prerequisites 1. A Windows system with .Net Framework 2.0 (or later), Windows PowerShell and VMWare PowerCLI installed 2. Intel Integrated RAID Module driver for VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2 You can find the file "VMW-ESX-5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00-2160906.zip" with Resource Kit. Please extract "VMW-ESX-5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00offline_bundle-2160906.zip" from the driver file. 3. ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Offline Bundle It is the file "update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update02-2068190.zip" that can be downloaded from VMware Download Center. NOTE. VMware Power CLI and ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Offline Bundle can be downloaded from VMware Download Center (www.wmware.com/downloads) Create Customized ISO Please place VMW-ESX-5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00offline_bundle-2160906.zip and ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Offline Bundle file on the same folder (e.g. C:\temp) of a Windows system with Windows PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI installed. 1. Run VMware PowerCLI as administrator. 2. Import software depots with Add-EsxSoftwareDepot command. PowerCLI C:\temp> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot .\update-fromesxi5.5-5.5_update02-2068190.zip PowerCLI C:\temp> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot .\VMW-ESX5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00-offline_bundle-2160906.zip 3. Get image profile with Get-EsxImageProfile command. PowerCLI C:\temp> Get-EsxImageProfile | Select Name 4. Create an image profile with New-EsxImageProfile command. PowerCLI C:\temp> New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-5.5.0-20140902001-standard -Name ESXi55U2CustomProfile -AcceptanceLevel PartnerSupported -vendor LSI 50

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Altos R380 F3 Installation Configuration Guide
In order to load required driver for a new installation,
it is necessary to create a customized ESXi ISO image.
Prerequisites
1.
A Windows system with .Net Framework 2.0 (or later), Windows PowerShell and
VMWare PowerCLI installed
2.
Intel Integrated RAID Module driver for VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 2
You can find the file
VMW-ESX-5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00-2160906.zip
with
Resource Kit. Please extract
VMW-ESX-5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00-
offline_bundle-2160906.zip
from the driver file.
3.
ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Offline Bundle
It is the file
update-from-esxi5.5-5.5_update02-2068190.zip
that can be
downloaded from VMware Download Center.
NOTE. VMware Power CLI and ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Offline
Bundle can be downloaded from VMware Download Center
(
www.wmware.com/downloads
)
Create Customized ISO
Please place VMW-ESX-5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00-
offline_bundle-2160906.zip and ESXi 5.5 Update 2 Offline
Bundle file on the same folder (e.g. C:\temp) of a Windows
system with Windows PowerShell and VMware PowerCLI
installed.
1.
Run VMware PowerCLI as administrator.
2.
Import software depots with
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot
command.
PowerCLI C:\temp> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot .\update-from-
esxi5.5-5.5_update02-2068190.zip
PowerCLI C:\temp> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot .\VMW-ESX-
5.5.0-lsi_mr3-6.605.10.00-offline_bundle-2160906.zip
3.
Get image profile with
Get-EsxImageProfile
command.
PowerCLI C:\temp> Get-EsxImageProfile | Select Name
4.
Create an image profile with
New-EsxImageProfile
command.
PowerCLI C:\temp> New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile
ESXi-5.5.0-20140902001-standard -Name
ESXi55U2CustomProfile -AcceptanceLevel
PartnerSupported -vendor LSI
APPENDIX D: CUSTOMIZED
VMWARE ESXI
INSTALLATION CD