Francis,
USB-C on this platform are behind Thunderbolt 3, which is not supported yet. Please avoid using USB-C on this platform, and USB-A(USB3.0) ports should work for you.
Please let me know if you have any question with USB-A ports.
Thanks,
Songtao
Trying to install USB drivers on VMware ESXi, 6.5.0, 8294253 and getting the following errors:
[root@localhost:~] esxcli system maintenanceMode set -e true
[root@localhost:~] esxcli software vib install -d ./ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip
[MetadataDownloadError]
Could not download from depot at zip:/var/log/vmware/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip?index.xml, skipping (('zip:/var/log/vmware/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip?index.xml', '', "Error extracting index.xml from /var/log/vmware/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/vmware/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip'"))
url = zip:/var/log/vmware/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip?index.xml
Please refer to the log file for more details.
[root@localhost:~]
Any suggestions?
@BobS,
Would you please try using 'localcli' commands to see if it works or not?
Thanks!
localcli system maintenanceMode set -e true
localcil software vib install -d [Path]/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip
Hi! Could you recommend a way to add this to an ESXI installer? I have a machine without a working NIC, so I need to copy the driver via usb, but it's very hard to get to access the file after booting the installer.
@Songtao,
I met the same issue above. I'm pretty sure that the zip file is located properly in the folder. Neither esxcli nor localcli prexi works.
[root@localhost:~] localcli software vib install -d /vmfs/volume/5c74ba2f-a70d7d8e-f99b-009027e14648/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip
Errors:
[MetadataDownloadError]
Could not download from depot at zip:/vmfs/volume/5c74ba2f-a70d7d8e-f99b-009027e14648/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip?index.xml, skipping (('zip:/vmfs/volume/5c74ba2f-a70d7d8e-f99b-009027e14648/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip?index.xml', '', "Error extracting index.xml from /vmfs/volume/5c74ba2f-a70d7d8e-f99b-009027e14648/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/vmfs/volume/5c74ba2f-a70d7d8e-f99b-009027e14648/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip'"))
url = zip:/vmfs/volume/5c74ba2f-a70d7d8e-f99b-009027e14648/ESXi650-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-20123976-offline_bundle-11613344.zip?index.xml
Please refer to the log file for more details.
Could you help me?
Hi! Could you recommend a way to add this to an ESXI installer? I have a machine without a working NIC, so I need to copy the driver via usb, but it's very hard to get to access the file after booting the installer.
You'll want to incorporate the offline bundle into a new ESXi Image using either PowerCLI to create the new Image Profile or if you've got an existing vCenter Server deployment, you can use the vSphere UI to build it. There are a number of examples online which you can search for
Thanks. Right now I am on a Mac, and without an access to a vSphere UI right now. I wonder if this could be done on a Mac or Linux.
No, unfortunately you'll need a Windows system if you don't have an existing vCenter Server since Image Builder cmdlets is only available on Windows today.
Thanks, William! Gonna find myself a copy of Windows to do it, then.
And thanks for the work you've put into this!
When I go to make a host a transport node in NSX-T, the vusb nics don't appear as options in the dropdown.
It's possible they're filtering out interfaces with vmnic* and so anything else including vusb* wouldn't show up. You'd probably need to ping someone from the NSX-T team to see if there's any workarounds
I am trying to test this driver on one of the newest Mac mini. (2018). My problem is that I only have USB-C adapters, and plugging anything USB-C while booting (either the installer or the installed ESXI) gives me a purple screen of death. Plugging the adapter after booting doesn't get it to be recognized. Any tips?