How to install 3rd Party RAID controller drivers in VMware ESXi 6.0. July 20, 2015July 21, 2015. I recently had to install VMware ESXi 6.0 on a server sporting an Areca RAID controller. Since Areca supplies VMware drivers on their site, and this is a well-established name-brand controller, you may expect it to be easy to get it working.
with Supremo Remote Desktop
with Supremo Remote Desktop
It is possible to use nested virtualization to run VMware ESXi as a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V. To some, this may be a viable option if you are unable to acquire any new hardware, or if you simply want to test new VMware products on your Windows 10 desktop.
Although this process is not officially supported by VMware or Microsoft, it is possible to get an ESXi environment stood up using Hyper-V. There are a number of prerequisites to adhere to as well as an understanding that following this process may not give a smooth end-to-end user experience.
Before we start we MUST prep the ISO and inject Hyper-V compatible Network drivers. If you do not do this the process will fail and you will be unable to connect to your ESXi server.
VMware PowerCLI is a requirement here. Please see our related post for how to install PowerCLI.
Preparing the ESXi Hypervisor image
Esxi Install Driver Cli
Installing ESXi on Hyper-V
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Esxi Install Driver From Iso
Device drivers smooth mouse operations, make VMware features such as folder sharing available, and improve sound, graphics, and networking performance. If you do a custom VMware Tools installation or reinstallation, you can choose which drivers to install.
Install Esxi Driver Package
Which drivers are installed when you install VMware Tools also depends on the guest operating system and the VMware product. The following device drivers can be included with VMware Tools:
Add Drivers To Esxi Installer
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