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Dell R720 and Broadcom network interface

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Hi,

 

I have tried to install a new R720 server with 5.0 Update1 iso and it failed with "No network adapters"

 

So I have decided to build a custom iso using

 

1) Downloaded latest zip file ESXi500-201206001.zip from patch page of vmware

2) Downoaded VMware ESXi 5.0 Driver zip (BCM-NetXtremeII-3.0-735414.zip) for Broadcom NetXtreme II Network/iSCSI/FCoE Driver Set  from https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=DT-ESXi50-Broadcom-bnx2x-17254v502&productId=242#dt_version_history

 

3) Created  a custome profile using following commands using power cli

 

   a) Add-EsxSoftwareeDepot -DepotURL "C:\vmware\BCM-NetXtremeII-3.0-offline_bundle-735414.zip"

   b)Add-EsxSoftwareeDepot -DepotURL "C:\vmware\BCM-NetXtremeII-3.0-offline_bundle-735414.zip"

   c) New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-5.0.0-20120604001-standard" -Name "custom2" -AcceptanceLevel CommunitySupported

   d) Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "custom2" -SoftwarePackage misc-cnic-register

        Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "custom2" -SoftwarePackage net-bnx2

        Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "custom2" -SoftwarePackage net-bnx2x

        Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "custom2" -SoftwarePackage net-cnic

       Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "custom2" -SoftwarePackage scsi-bnx2i

      Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "custom2" -SoftwarePackage scsi-bnx2fxc

 

   e)   compare-esximageprofile -comparisonprofile "custom2" -referenceprofile "ESXi-5.0.0-20120604001-standard"

 


Equal               : False
PackagesEqual       : False
RefAcceptanceLevel  : PartnerSupported
CompAcceptanceLevel : CommunitySupported
OnlyInRef           : {}
OnlyInComp          : {Broadcom_bootbank_scsi-bnx2fc_1.72.51.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0
                      .406165}
UpgradeFromRef      : {Broadcom_bootbank_net-cnic_1.72.50.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.47
                      2560, Broadcom_bootbank_net-bnx2_2.2.1l.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.
                      0.472560, Broadcom_bootbank_scsi-bnx2i_2.72.10.v50.2-1OEM
                      .500.0.0.472560, Broadcom_bootbank_misc-cnic-register_1.7
                      2.1.v50.1-1OEM.500.0.0.472560...}
DowngradeFromRef    : {}

 

 

And

 

    f) Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "custom2" -ExportToIso -FilePath "C:\Vmware\vmware4.iso"

 

 

Thus I have created custom image with new driver embedded to iso file. But again I get "No network adapters". On console of the installation I have verified that my broadcom network interface are seen using lspci -v

 

test.jpg

 

Is there something else i am missing? Can someone guide me on this.

 

 

I have also read http://communities.vmware.com/message/2027325


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