Users Guide

2–Driver Installation and Configuration
VMware Driver Installation and Configuration
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To install the asynchronous drivers:
1. Extract the contents of the asynchronous driver zip file.
2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file or files.
3. From vCenter Server, go to Home, and then select Update Manager.
4. Click the Patch Repository tab.
5. Click the Import Patches link at the top right of the window.
6. Click Finish.
The asynchronous driver is now added to the patch repository.
7. Create a baseline and remediate the ESXi host. For more information, refer
to Installing and Administering VMware vSphere Update Manager:
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vum_pubs.html
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Remote Installation of the CIM Provider on an ESXi Host
1. Copy the offline-bundle.zip file to any location on the host where
either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vSphere Management
Assistant (vMA) is hosted.
2. Navigate to the location of the offline-bundle.zip file.
3. To install the offline bundle, issue the vihostupdate command as
follows:
# vihostupdate.pl <conn_options> --install --bundle
offline-bundle.zip --nosigcheck
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. You might
need to reboot the ESXi system.
NOTE
Before performing this procedure, ensure that the remote ESXi system is in
Maintenance Mode. To do so using vSphere Client, select Inventory, select
Host, and then select Enter Maintenance Mode.
NOTE
For more details on the vihostupdate command, see the vSphere
Command-Line Interface Installation and Reference Guide at:
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_vcli.pdf