Microsemi Adaptec ASR-8405E - Install Driver on VMware ESXi

7. Install the loadable module:
insmod /lib/modules/3.16.0-23-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko
8. Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to the installation screen, then follow the on-screen prompts to
continue the installation.
Note: Do not press Continue at the end of the installation until you complete Step [
9 ] !
9. When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console.
10. Type the following commands to complete the driver installation:
cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko
/target/lib/modules/3.16.0-23-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko
chroot /target
/sbin/depmod -a 2.6.32-28-server
update-initramfs -u -v
exit
11. Press CTRL+ALT+F1 to switch back to the installation screen, then reboot.
12. Continue with Managing Your Storage Spacetopic.
7.7 Installing with VMware
Note: You will need a writable CD or USB ash drive to complete this task. You must have
administrator privileges to create the driver disk and install the driver image.
To install the RAID controller driver with VMware ESXi 6.0 or VMware ESXi 6.5, you must create a custom
boot image using the ESXi-Customizer tool. This tool automates the process of customizing the ESXi install-ISO
and runs as a script under Microsoft PowerShell.
You can download the ESXi-Customizer tool, ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.5.ps1, from
https://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html and other locations on the Web.
Note: Be sure to install the prerequisite software rst, including Powershell and VMware
POWERCLI, before you install ESXi-Customizer.
Note: VMware 6.0 driver supports VMware 6.5.
To install the RAID controller driver while installing VMware:
1. Download and install Microsoft PowerShell and VMware POWERCLI, as needed. You can download
PowerShell from the Microsoft Download Center at www.microsoft.com/download, and POWERCLI
from my.vmware.com.
Note: PowerShell is pre-installed on many Windows systems, including Windows
Server 2012 and Windows Server 2016.
2. Download the ESXi-Customizer tool from https://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html or other
Web location. Then, unpack the archive to a local directory on your Windows system;
C:\ESXi-Customizer, for instance.
3. Copy the VMware driver vib for your OS version to a temp directory, such as C:\temp\pkg. The driver
vib les (listed below, where xxxxxxx is the driver version number) should be in the driver download
directory on your Windows system (see Creating a Driver Disk).
DescriptionOption
VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.0.0-2494585.x86_64.isoESXi 6.5/6.0
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