Install HPE driver on ESXi 6.7

[adam900331]

Hy!

I would like to install the Fibre Channel card driver on ESXi.

https://support.hpe.com/connect/s/softwaredetails?language=en_US&softwareId=MTX_4197e8d2db524c5ab4e08de605&tab=Installation+Instructions

Is there a step-by-step documentation which is referred to install the FC card driver?

Thanks.

[support_s]

System recommended content:

1. Advisory: HPE Host Bus Adapters - Broadcom Fibre Channel Brcmnvme Driver Smart Component For VMware ESXi 7.0 Version 12.8.528.6 Will Be Incorrectly Selected For Install In ESXi 7.0 U3 When Deployed via SUM or OneView and Will Fail to Install

2. Advisory: VMware - Online Firmware and Driver Update Will Fail With a "MissingVibError" Message On HPE Gen10 Platforms Upgraded From VMware ESXi 6.5/6.7 to VMware ESXi 7.0 U2a

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[Jags_21]

Hi,

The instruction is pretty much clear if you like to use the HPE SPP and HPE SUM, if you are looking for the steps from the CLI point of view, please check below (this is available with in the download file cp046818.zip under doc folder in the link that you have shared)

VMware ESX 6.7 VIB Installation Instructions

VMware uses a file package called a VIB (VMware Installation Bundle) as the
mechanism for installing or upgrading software packages on an ESX server.

The file may be installed directly on an ESX server from the command line, or
through the VMware Update Manager (VUM).

COMMAND LINE INSTALLATION

New Installation
----------------

For new installs, you should perform the following steps:

1. Copy the VIB or offline bundle to the ESX server. Technically, you can
place the file anywhere that is accessible to the ESX console shell,
but for these instructions, we'll assume the location is in '/tmp'.

Here's an example of using the Linux 'scp' utility to copy the file
from a local system to an ESX server located at 10.10.10.10:
scp VMware_bootbank_net-driver.1.1.0-1vmw.0.0.372183.vib root@10.10.10.10:/tmp

2. Issue the following command (full path to the file must be specified):
esxcli software vib install -v {VIBFILE}
or
esxcli software vib install -d {OFFLINE_BUNDLE}

In the example above, this would be:
esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/VMware_bootbank_net-driver.1.1.0-1vmw.0.0.372183.vib

Note: Depending on the certificate used to sign the VIB, you may need to
change the host acceptance level. To do this, use the following command:
esxcli software acceptance set --level=<level>
Also, depending on the type of VIB being installed, you may have to put
ESX into maintenance mode. This can be done through the VI Client, or by
adding the '--maintenance-mode' option to the above esxcli command.

Upgrade Installation
--------------------

The upgrade process is similar to a new install, except the command that should
be issued is the following:

esxcli software vib update -v {VIBFILE}
or
esxcli software vib update -d {OFFLINE_BUNDLE}

VUM INSTALLATION

The VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a plugin for the Virtual Center Server
(vCenter Server). You can use the VUM UI to install a VIB by importing
the associated offline bundle package (a ZIP file that contains the VIB and
metadata). You can then create an add-on baseline and remediate the
host(s) with this baseline. Please see the vCenter Server documentation for
more details on VUM.

Thanks,