Download the following:
- ESX 5.5 ISO
- ESXi-Customizer v2.7.2
- net-e1000e-3.1.0.2-glr-offline_bundle.zip (https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Net-e1000e)
- uNetbootin
Follow these steps:
- Edit ESXi-Customizer.cmd, edit lines 593-595 (source: https://community.broadcom.com/home?start=15&tstart=0)
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findstr /I /L "<payload" %1 | "%SED%" -e "s#.*<payload name=\"#set %2PayloadName=#I;s#\".*##I" >>%3
echo.>>%3
findstr /I /L "<payload" %1 | "%SED%" -e "s#.*<payload .* type=\"#set %2PayloadType=#I;s#\".*##I" >>%3
to this:
findstr /I /R "<payload.*name" %1 | "%SED%" -e "s#.*<payload name=\"#set %2PayloadName=#I;s#\".*##I" >>%3
echo.>>%3
findstr /I /R "<payload.*name" %1 | "%SED%" -e "s#.*<payload .* type=\"#set %2PayloadType=#I;s#\".*##I" >>%3
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- Run ESXi-Customizer.cmd to use net-e1000e-3.1.0.2-glr-offline_bundle.zip with ESX 5.5 ISO to generate a customized ISO with the Intel NIC driver
- Install ESXi onto NUC
- Access ESXi to enable SSH
- SSH into ESXi to run these commands (source: https://www.virten.net/2015/02/how-to-install-esxi-on-5th-gen-intel-nuc-nic-and-ahci-workaround/
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cd /tmp
mkdir ahci
cd ahci
vmtar -x /bootbank/sata_ahc.v00 -o sata_ahc.tar
tar xvf sata_ahc.tar
rm sata_ahc.tar
echo "regtype=linux,bus=pci,id=8086:9c83 0000:0000,driver=ahci,class=storage" >> etc/vmware/driver.map.d/ahci.map
tar cvf sata_ahc.tar etc usr
vmtar -c sata_ahc.tar -o sata_ahc.vgz
mv sata_ahc.vgz /bootbank/sata_ahc.v00
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- Reboot ESXi
- use vSphere Client to add Storage
- Done!
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