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
Is there something else i am missing? Can someone guide me on this.
I have also read http://communities.vmware.com/message/2027325
