VMware ESXi 6.7 封裝 Realtek RTL8111 網卡驅動

以下為VMware ESXi 6.7.0 Update 3 ISO 封裝 Realtek RTL8111 網卡驅動

我的ESXi機器配置 (AsRock DeskMini A300)：
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G
RAM: Crucial SODIMM 8GBx2 DDR4 2400MHz
SSD: Crucial BX500 240GB
NIC: Realtek RTL8111H

由於 ESXi 7 不再支援 VMKlinux Driver，所以以下方法不適用於 ESXi 7，詳細資料：

virtuallyGhetto:
Homelab considerations for vSphere 7

VMware Blogs:
What is the Impact of the VMKlinux Driver Stack Deprecation? - VMware vSphere Blog

設置環境

下面的工具在製作ISO後就不會再使用了，盡量不影響系統環境，所以我在 Windows 10 Enterprise EVAL 2004 VM 中進行封裝

1. 下載ESXi (VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) Offline Bundle zip):
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/downloads/details?downloadGroup=ESXI67U3B&productId=742&rPId=48016

2. 下載Realtek驅動 (Offline Bundle of version 8.045a zip)：
https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Net55-r8168

3. 安裝VMware PowerCLI 6.5 Release 1:
https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/downloads/get-download?downloadGroup=PCLI650R1

如果安裝 PowerCLI 時出現 "PowerShell execution policy of this computer is not set to RemoteSigned" ，打開PowerShell並輸入：

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

驗證是否成功啟用RemoteSigned：

Get-ExecutionPolicy

封裝網卡驅動

1. 把 ESXi 和 Realtek 驅動放到 D:\ESXi\ ，PowerShell切換到該目錄

2. Import-Module

Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name VMware* | Import-Module

3. Add-EsxSoftwareDepot

Add-EsxSoftwareDepot "D:\ESXi\net55-r8168-8.045a-napi-offline_bundle.zip", "D:\ESXi\ESXi670-201912001.zip"

4. Get-EsxImageProfile
完整的 Name 可在 D:\ESXi\ESXi670-201912001\metadata\profiles 找到，然後去除尾段數字

Get-EsxImageProfile

5. New-EsxImageProfile
可以自行修改 -Vendor Razz

New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard -name ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111 -Vendor Razz

6. Set-EsxImageProfile

Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111 -AcceptanceLevel CommunitySupported

7. Get-EsxSoftwarePackage

Get-EsxSoftwarePackage | Where {$_.Vendor -eq "Realtek"}

8. Add-EsxSoftwarePackage

Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111 -SoftwarePackage net55-r8168

9. Export-EsxImageProfile

Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111 -ExportToIso -filepath D:\ESXi\ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111.iso

現在已經可以看到輸出的ISO，建議用Rufus抄錄至USB。

另外服務器的BIOS要設置 Legacy (非UEFI) ，否則安裝ESXi時會出現紫畫面  Failed to Validate Acceptance Level. Failed to Check Acceptance Level: None

下載

MEGA:
https://mega.nz/file/GkEy2SSZ#UoQ9-4VbdhFxyFCRUkSuh_0NoARGBug3Cth1MIyHlgw

MediaFire:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/9w62bu7238wuqel/ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111.iso/file

Name: ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-RTL8111.iso
Size: 352477184 bytes (336 MiB)
CRC32: 57D0EBF3
CRC64: 5B83F38B51DD1A88
SHA256: 9AC9F774AD97357C7E207FFA0DC66B6DCDD68FEE928208CA9BA58FEE2AFFEFEC
SHA1: CF8D5C434C52CDD21DEB26AE232A4194D05A1099
BLAKE2sp: FB2F93DA7ACFEFE3FA60F02FA24A26DED232BD8FF4DD98D2BCBF7E49F50DA7C2

參考資料:
Sysadmin Stories: Adding Realtek 8111 driver to vSphere 6.7 image