Next step is to copy them up to your ESX server. I copied them into the \/home folder on both ESX systems via WinSCP, very easy to use. You can find\u00a0it at the following link:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/winscp.net\/eng\/download.php<\/a><\/p>\n Once the file has been uploaded to the directory you’ve chosen open a SSH\/Putty session and connect to the ESX server. and run the following commands:<\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 ~]# cd \/home<\/p>\n Changes directory to the home folder to verify the file is there<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 home]# ls<\/p>\n vmware-esx-drivers-net-igb_400.3.1.17-1vmw.2.17.249663.452075.iso<\/p>\n LS\u00a0lists what’s in the home folder<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 home]# mkdir \/mnt\/iso<\/p>\n Creates a mountable folder under \/mnt<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 home]# mount -o loop \/home\/vmware-esx-drivers-net-igb_400.3.1.17-1vmw.2.17.249663.452075.iso \/mnt\/iso<\/p>\n Mounts the .iso in the home folder to \/mnt\/iso<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 home]# cd\\<\/p>\n Connects back to root directory<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n ><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 ~]# cd \/mnt<\/p>\n Changes directory to \/mnt directory<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 mnt]# cd iso<\/p>\n Changes directory to \/iso directory<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 iso]# ls<\/p>\n doc\u00a0 drivers.xml\u00a0 offline-bundle\u00a0 source\u00a0 TRANS.TBL<\/p>\n Lists all items in the iso directory, verifying offline-bundle is there<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 iso]# cd offline-bundle<\/p>\n Changes directory to\u00a0offline-bundle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 offline-bundle]# ls<\/p>\n INT-intel-lad-ddk-igb-3.1.17-offline_bundle-452075.zip\u00a0 TRANS.TBL<\/p>\n Lists contents contained in\u00a0offline-bundle<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n [root@esxserver1 offline-bundle]# esxupdate update –bundle \/mnt\/iso\/offline-bundle\/INT-intel-lad-ddk-igb-3.1.17-offline_bundle-452075.zip<\/p>\n Runs updates from the .zip file and will show the following information<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Unpacking cross_vmware-esx-dr.. ######################################## [100%]<\/p>\n Installing vmware-esx-drivers.. ######################################## [100%]<\/p>\n Cleaning up vmware-esx-driver.. ######################################## [100%]<\/p>\n Running [vmkmod-install.sh]… ok. The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.<\/p>\n Reboot the ESX server and view the Configuration -> Network Adapters in your VirtualCenter console and the NIC’s should display.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We recently purchased a new redundant ISCSi storage system for a group of our ESX 4.1 servers. The existing storage is attached via Fibre Channel and the plan was to decommission it. So for starters we purchased 2 HP NC365T … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pipe2text.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/scp-esx2-1024x683.png\" "\\"scp-esx\\"")
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