Hpe Proliant Esxi Image

[Agenor Ramadan]

Thereason we came up with this separate image for Synergy is due to the fact that the product architecture is different compared to any other. Synergy being a composable architecture is a system that has dependencies for functionality & management.

Although you might not really faces any issues using a non Synergy hpe custom image of ESXi, performance or stability issues might come up in future as the drivers/ management agents are different if we compare a Synergy environment to a non-Synergy one.

Ans: HPE Images for Synergy servers are custimzed as per the Synergy hardware and networking equipment used within Synergy Infra. Any other image may not have drivers/firmware of the hardware that your HPE synergy servers have.

We have had cases in the past - where networking functionalities like were hampered in the customer's environment, since there were not using HPE Custom Synergy images.

4) Just for clarity, what is the functional difference between the Synergy Custom and Proliant standard ISO? Is it software load differences for features and monitoring or something?

Ans: Please refer to the following URL: -esxi.html

I did raise a case with HPE to discuss the upgrade path and eventually escalated to the HPE local TAM, as I was not happy about the customer blaming I received from HPE support initially. The official advice I received was to do an in-place upgrade with the 2020 May Synergy ESXi 6.7u3 image, the high level sequence is vCenter>ESXi>OneView>Synergy SPP>F/W of other I/O devices (network and storage devices).

If you have hundreds Synergy nodes, you should have sufficient HPE support to confirm the information needed, also potentially some support credit to have a HPE engineer to update the Synergy infrastructure for you, this was offered by our HPE local TAM after I made enough noise.

VMware vSphere customers often rely on custom VMware ESXi images from server OEM partners, such as Cisco, Dell, and HPE, to ensure support for the specific devices that each of those manufacturers include with their hardware. This arrangement makes initial deployment easier, because all the required storage and I/O drivers are included, but often causes confusion when it comes to keeping up to date with the latest security patches published by VMware.

Since OEM partners typically only update custom images in conjunction with significant ESXi version releases or updates, vSphere admins must patch those custom images if security vulnerabilities arise. A great resource for quickly reviewing available ESXi patches and build numbers is KB 2143832. Download applicable patch bundles from My.VMware.

PowerCLI Image Builder enables admins to keep contents of an image profile up to date with the latest patches while still benefiting from the OEM images that contain hardware-specific device drivers. But selecting individual packages, known as VIBs, can be a daunting task for the uninitiated.

esxi-image-creator.ps1 is a wrapper around the Image Builder commands that takes care of some of the additional tasks typically required when creating custom images. Things like mounting depot files, and excluding or including specific VIBs are all handled with ease. An advanced option gives admins the ability to select the latest VIBs by dates and not just by version number, for scenarios that warrant such fine-grained tuning. And finally, the resulting image can be written to ISO and/or zip image for use in your deployment workflows.

Update the most recent Cisco custom image for ESXi 5.5 (U3b from December 2015) with the latest VMware patches and updated Cisco async drivers for enic and fnic devices. Exclude the tools-light VIB to optimize for Auto Deploy.

Integrate the most recent Dell ESXi 6.0U3 image, which has already been updated by Dell to include the latest express patch 7a (5224934), with NSX VIBs and remove VMware Tools for use with Auto Deploy.

Do not attempt to use the public VMware image profile repository to create a custom image, as it contains many different versions of image profiles and the resulting Frankenimage will likely be entirely unusable.

Which esxi image are you using? Try to download HPE custom image for esxi, it's has all drivers for your hardware. Can you tell me which hba model has the server ? If you have an smart array serie S its not compatible, you should install esxi without raid configured.

Contents:How to Download Drivers for VMWare ESXi?Adding Drivers to ESXi ISO Image with ESXi-Customizer-PSInject Custom Drivers to ESXi Image with ESXi-Customizer GUIUse vCenter Image Builder to Add Drivers to ESXi Custom Image

VMware recommends using the official vSphere ESXi Image Builder to customize ESXi images. But it requires vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA). Instead, most system administrators use the third-party ESXi-Customizer tool.

The ESXi-Customizer-PS PowerShell script ( -front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html) can be used to integrate drivers and updates into the ESXi 5.x, 6.x, and 7.0 installation images. To use this script, you must have VMware PowerCLI module installed on your computer.

This means that you are trying to run a PS1 script from a new version of PowerShell Core (pwsh.exe), which is not supported by the ESXi-Customizer-PS. Use the Windows PowerShell console instead (powershell.exe).List available ESXi images:

If you receive: An unexpected error occured: Could not find trusted signer while exporting the image, disable driver signature verification with the -nsc (-noSignatureCheck) option. Also, try this option if an error occurs:

Save ESXi-Customizer.cmd file and run it. In the next window, specify the path to the source ESXi ISO image, the driver file (VIB file or TGZ archive with drivers), and the folder, to which the resulting image with the integrated driver must be saved. Uncheck the automatic update option.

In vCenter Server, you can use the built-in Image Builder to modify your ESXi installation images. This service is disabled by default. Enable it via vCenter -> Auto Deploy -> Enable Image Builder.

I finally got annoyed. I have 2x esxi production hosts and 2x proxmox hosts that are my homelab testing hosts. The only reason tehy dont have esxi on them is the fact my dell optiplex mciro sff 7080s dont recongize nic and sata drivers. WEll that is now fixed

I also moved my production esxi hots from 6..5 to 6.7 and vcenter to 6.7 as well

Thanks for this guide!

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