Adaptec 2268300R User Manual

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System

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4

Download the VMware ESXi5.0 Standard Software Depot (for example, 

vmware-ESXi-

5.0.0-469512-depot.zip

) and store in a temporary location on your Windows build 

machine. You can download the software depot from the VMware Download Center at 

www.vmware.com/downloads

; when you start the download, be sure to choose “ESXi 

Offline Bundle”.

Note: 

You may need to provide account credentials to download the software depot from 

the VMware Web site. 

5

Insert the Adaptec Installation DVD, navigate to the Linux driver folder, then copy the 
Adaptec AACRAID driver binary, 

aacraid-esxi5.0-1.1.7.28400.zip

, to a temporary 

location on the Windows build machine.

Note: 

The version string in the file name may differ from the one above.

After you copy the file, remove the Adaptec Installation DVD.

6

Launch vSphere PowerCLI, then follow the steps below to create the custom boot image:

a

At the PowerCLI prompt, add the VMware Image Builder snap-in by running the 
following cmdlet:

# Add-PSSnapIn VMware.ImageBuilder

Note: 

You will see a message if the Image Builder snap-in is already installed. You can 

ignore this message.

Note: 

Continue using PowerCLI in 

Steps

.

b

Add the VMware ESXi5.0 Software Depots:

# Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\vmware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512-

depot.zip

where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary folder on your build machine 
where the software depot is stored. 

c

Add the AACRAID driver binary as a software depot:

# Add-EsxSoftwareDepot C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\aacraid-esxi5.0-

1.1.7.28400.zip

 

where C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO is the temporary folder on your build machine 
where the software depot is stored. 

d

Verify that the software depots are added:

# $DefaultSoftwareDepots

e

List ESX Image Profiles:

# Get-EsxImageProfile

You should see a display like this:

ESXi-5.0.0-469512-no-tools

ESXi-5.0.0-469512-standard