How to add the missing ESXi 5. ESXi 5. 5 installation ISO. The Werewolf Angela Carter Pdf here. In my previous post I warned that VMware has removed some drivers for officially unsupported NICs Realtek and Marvell from ESXi 5. ESXi 5. 1 and 5. 0 that still included them. These drivers still work with ESXi 5. ESXi 5. 1 host to 5. L2tO8aHxSs/UiYgBsOVtUI/AAAAAAAAG04/4qxl-JiVjKo/s1600/mac-mini-vsphere-5.5--thunderbolt-ethernet-adapter.png' alt='Esxi Driver Versions' title='Esxi Driver Versions' />But what if you want to install a new machine from scratch with ESXi 5. Well, the awesome Image. Builder snap in for Power. CLI can help. The following Power. CLI script will create an ESXi 5. ISO that includes the missing drivers. Add VMware Online depot. Add Esx. Software. Depot https hostupdate. VUMPRODUCTIONmainvmw depot index. GA-Z77N-WIFI-wi-fi-passthrough.jpg' alt='Esxi 5.5 Network Drivers' title='Esxi 5.5 Network Drivers' />VMware ESXi 5. Driver CD for Emulex OneConnect OCe11102OCe10102 10GbE Converged Network Adapter The ESXi 5. Driver CD includes version 10. Emulex. Release notes for earlier releases of ESXi 6. ESXi host loses network connectivity when performing a stateless. ESXi 5. 5 and 6. x hosts stop responding after. Purchased T520SOCR and found that it has 5. Will installing 5. I break somethingOne such improvement is the introduction of a new Native Device Driver architecture in ESXi 5. To that. Profile Export. To. ISO File. Path c tempESXi 5. It is pretty self explaining. If you want to learn more about Image. Builder then please read my three part deep dive series about it. In the comments of my last post the question came up whether these drivers are still supported with ESXi 5. The answer is No. In fact these drivers have never been supported, not even with ESXi 5. NICs that use them are not listed on the VMware HCL. If you want your hardware to be fully supported by VMware then stick with what is listed on the HCL However, for home labs and test setups it is perfectly okay to use these drivers.