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2. Enable the ESXi Shell and the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol on the vSphere host from the Troubleshooting
menu of the vSphere Configuration Console (Figure 36).
Figure 36. ESXi Configuration Console
3. Upload the NVIDIA driver (vSphere Installation Bundle [VIB] file) to the /tmp directory on the ESXi host using a
tool such as WinSCP (shared storage is preferred if you are installing drivers on multiple servers) or using the
VMware Update Manager.
4. Log in as root to the vSphere console through SSH using a tool such as Putty.
Note: The ESXi host must be in maintenance mode for you to install the VIB module.
5. Enter the following command to install the NVIDIA vGPU drivers:
esxcli software vib install --no-sig-check -v /<path>/<filename>.VIB
The command should return output similar to Figure 37.
Figure 37. ESX SSH Console Connection for vGPU Driver Installation
Note: Although the display states “Reboot Required: false”, a reboot is necessary for the VIB file to load and for
xorg to start.
xorg to start.
6. Exit the ESXi host from maintenance mode and reboot the host by using the vSphere Web Client or by
entering the following commands:
esxcli system maintenanceMode set -e false
reboot
a. After the host rebooted successfully, verify if the kernel module has loaded successfully, using following
command:
command:
esxcli software vib list | grep -i nvidia
The command should return an output similar to the following: