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To solve this issue You need to get D-Link 528T adapter driver and log on to ESXi with ssh. | To solve this issue You need to get D-Link 528T adapter driver and log on to ESXi with ssh. | ||
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+ | ===== Download and upload driver ===== | ||
First download D-Link 528T ethernet driver from {{ :vmware:dlink-528t-1.x86_64.vib_.zip |here}} , unzip it and upload to your ESXi datastore. | First download D-Link 528T ethernet driver from {{ :vmware:dlink-528t-1.x86_64.vib_.zip |here}} , unzip it and upload to your ESXi datastore. | ||
+ | ===== Enable ssh access to ESXi ===== | ||
+ | Then enable SSH access to your ESXi host. | ||
- | Then enable SSH access to your ESXi host as below: | + | ===== ESXi in Maintenance Mode ===== |
+ | Put ESXi host in Maintenance Mode. | ||
+ | ===== Access to ESXi throw ssh ===== | ||
- | Open some ssh client software for example Putty and type your host credentials login in to ESXi: | + | Open some ssh client software for example Putty and type your host credentials login in to ESXi. |
+ | ===== Change VMware level suppport ===== | ||
Then change your support level on ESXi | Then change your support level on ESXi | ||
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Host acceptance level changed to ‘CommunitySupported’. | Host acceptance level changed to ‘CommunitySupported’. | ||
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+ | ===== Install driver ===== | ||
After that You can install driver like as below: | After that You can install driver like as below: | ||
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VIBs Skipped: | VIBs Skipped: | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
+ | or | ||
<code bash> | <code bash> | ||
[root@localhost:~] esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/Samsung_SSD_960_EVO_NVMe/DLink-528T-1.x86_64.vib -f | [root@localhost:~] esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/Samsung_SSD_960_EVO_NVMe/DLink-528T-1.x86_64.vib -f | ||
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</code> | </code> | ||
+ | ===== Check Network adapter ===== | ||
You can check your Network adapter with this command: | You can check your Network adapter with this command: | ||
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00:07:00.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | 00:07:00.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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+ | ===== Reboot===== | ||
It is required to reboot ESXi host. After reboot new adapter shows on command line output. | It is required to reboot ESXi host. After reboot new adapter shows on command line output. |