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• Prior to a new ESXi installation
• Existing ESXi installation using esxcli and offline bundle async driver zip file
• Existing ESXi installation using esxcli and async driver VIB file
• Existing ESXi installation using VMware Update Manager

Prior to a new ESXi installation

1. Launch the vSphere 5.x PowerCLI command line.
2. Download a copy of the ESXi offline bundle depot and async driver zip file.
3. Extract the contents of the async driver zip file and identify the offline-bundle.zip files(s).
4. Use the Add-ESXSoftwareDepot commandlet to add both the ESXi offline bundle and async offline bundle as depots.
   
   For example:
   
   Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\path\to\new-async-driver-offline-bundle.zip, C:\path\to\esxi-offline-bundle.zip
   
   Example for ESXi 5.0:
   
   Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\path\to\new-async-driver-offline-bundle.zip, C:\path\to\VMware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512-depot.zip
   
   Example for ESXi 5.0 Update 1:
   
   Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\path\to\new-async-driver-offline-bundle.zip, C:\path\to\update-from-esxi5.0-5.0_update01.zip
   
   The output appears similar to:
   
   Depot Url
   ---------
   zip:C:\path\to\new-async-driver-offline-bundle.zip?index.xml
   zip:C:\VMware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512-depot.zip?index.xml
   
   
5. Verify that the async driver is now available as a software package.
   
   For example:
   
   Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
   
   The output appears similar to:
   
   Name                Version Vendor     Release Date
   ------------------- ------- ---------- ------------
   driver-package-name 1.2.3.4 vendorname mm/dd/yyyy
   
   
6. Clone an existing image profile:
   
   
   1. Use the Get-EsxImageProfile commandlet to list available image profiles.
      
      For example:
      
      Get-EsxImageProfile
      
      The output appears similar to:
      
      Name                       Vendor Last Modified Acceptance
      -------------------------- ------ ------------- ---------------
      ESXi-5.0.0-456551-standard VMware mm/dd/yyyy    PartnerSupported
      ESXi-5.0.0-456551-no-tools VMware mm/dd/yyyy    PartnerSupported
      
      
   2. Clone an existing available image profile by specifying a new name for the profile.
      
      For example:
      
      New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-5.0.0-456551-standard" -name"NewAsyncProfile" -Vendor "MyCorp"
      
      The output appears similar to:
      
      Name            Vendor Last Modified Acceptance Level
      --------------- ------ ------------- ----------------
      NewAsyncProfile MyCorp mm/dd/yyyy    PartnerSupported
      
      
7. Use the Add-EsxSoftwarePackage commandlet to add the async driver to the new image profile, specifying the package name from step 5.
   
   For example:
   
   Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "NewAsyncProfile" -SoftwarePackage "driver-package-name"
   
   The output appears similar to:
   
   Name            Vendor Last Modified Acceptance Level
   --------------- ------ ------------- ----------------
   NewAsyncProfile VMware today         PartnerSupported
   
   
8. Export the new image profile. Run the Export-EsxImageProfile command to export the image profile as an ISO.
   
   For example:
   
   Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "NewAsyncProfile" -ExportToISO -filepath C:\NewAsyncProfile.iso
   
   
9. If necessary, burn the ISO to a new CD. Use the CD or ISO to boot the server and install ESXi. Follow the normal installation procedures. 
   
   

Existing ESXi installation using esxcli and offline bundle async driver zip file

1. Extract the contents of the async driver zip file.
2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
3. Log into the ESXi host using the vSphere Client with administrator privileges, such as root.
4. Using the Datastore Browser, upload the offline-bundle.zip file(s) 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. Run this command to install drivers using the offline bundle (this requires an absolute path):
   
   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.
   

Existing ESXi installation using esxcli and async driver VIB file

1. Extract the contents of the async driver zip file.
2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
3. Extract the contents of the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
4. Identify the async-driver.vib file(s).
5. Log into the ESXi host using the vSphere Client with administrator privileges, such as root.
6. Using the Datastore Browser, upload the async-driver.vib file(s) to an ESXi host’s datastore.
7. Enter the host into maintenance mode.
8. Log in as root to the ESXi console through SSH or iLO/DRAC.
9. Run this command to install drivers from the VIB file (this requires an absolute path):
   
   esxcli software vib install –v /path/async-driver.vib
   
   For example:
   
   esxcli software vib install –v /vmfs/volumes/datastore/async-driver.vib
   
   
10. Reboot the ESXi host.
11. Exit maintenance mode.
    

Existing ESXi installation using VMware Update Manager

1. Extract the contents of the async driver zip file.
2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
3. From vCenter Server, go to Home > Update Manager.
4. Click the Patch Repository tab.
5. Click the Import Patches link at the top right of the screen.
6. Click Finish.
   
   The async driver is added to the patch repository.
   
   
7. Create a Host Extension baseline and remediate the ESXi host. For more information, see the Update Manager Administration Guide.
   
   Note: This guide can be found on the vSphere Update Manager Documentation page.