Monday, May 28, 2012

ESXi 5 Install Offline Bundle

To install the ESXi 5 host with the Offline Bundle:

  • Download the ISO file from VMware
  • Extract the ISO file and find the offline-bundle ZIP file
  • SCP this ZIP file to the ESXi host (e.g. /tmp/driver.zip)
  • Run the following command

esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/offline-bundle.zip

Reboot

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