Comments on: Custom ESXi 6 image for Adaptec 6805 RAID controller https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/ Blog @ SIB Visions Wed, 05 Mar 2025 13:10:49 +0100 hourly 1 By: rjahn https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-737 rjahn Tue, 13 Jul 2021 20:43:03 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-737 Perfect! Perfect!

]]> By: Kevin J https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-736 Kevin J Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:37:39 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-736 Hello, recently i tried to build a esxi iso with adaptec 6806 driver for hp dl380eg8 and your post helped me a lot. thank you. Hello, recently i tried to build a esxi iso with adaptec 6806 driver for hp dl380eg8 and your post helped me a lot. thank you.

]]> By: Andrew GR https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Andrew GR Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:15:13 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-719 Thank you so much, that helped a lot! ) Thank you so much, that helped a lot! )

]]> By: genuine https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-712 genuine Sun, 10 Feb 2019 17:23:38 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-712 Hi, Nice to see someone shared information about adaptec installation esxi 6.7 did someone managed to get cim manager working Hi,
Nice to see someone shared information about adaptec installation esxi 6.7
did someone managed to get cim manager working

]]> By: Michael Firth https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Michael Firth Wed, 06 Jun 2018 14:05:49 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-700 A slightly more straightforward option is to use the "EX Customiser" tool from this URL: https://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html To build a bootable ISO with the AAC-RAID driver included. What I did was: Download the VMware ESXi 6.7.0 offline bundle (this is available for download if you register for a trial) from: https://my.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=vsphere-eval Downloaded an AAC-RAID driver from the MicroSemi website - I actually picked one for a newer RAID card, as it seems to be a superset of the one needed for the 6805: https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/speed/raid/aac/linux/aacraid_vmware_drivers_1.2.1-56009_cert_tgz.php The one listed for the 6805 is here: https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/speed/raid/aac/linux/aacraid_vmware_drivers_1.2.1-52040_cert_tgz.php Install PowerCLI (as ESX Customiser is just a wrapper around this) Create a folder, and put the ESX Customer script, and the 6.7.0 bundle file in it. Create a "Extra" sub folder, and extract the .vib from the Adaptec driver package into that folder. Then an ISO can be built with: .\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -izip .\VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-depot.zip -pkgDir .\extra In theory the customiser script should be able to download the VMware image directly, without having to give it the bundle, but that seems to always time out for me. A slightly more straightforward option is to use the "EX Customiser" tool from this URL:

https://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html

To build a bootable ISO with the AAC-RAID driver included.

What I did was:

Download the VMware ESXi 6.7.0 offline bundle (this is available for download if you register for a trial) from:

https://my.vmware.com/en/group/vmware/evalcenter?p=vsphere-eval

Downloaded an AAC-RAID driver from the MicroSemi website - I actually picked one for a newer RAID card, as it seems to be a superset of the one needed for the 6805:

https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/speed/raid/aac/linux/aacraid_vmware_drivers_1.2.1-56009_cert_tgz.php

The one listed for the 6805 is here:

https://storage.microsemi.com/en-us/speed/raid/aac/linux/aacraid_vmware_drivers_1.2.1-52040_cert_tgz.php

Install PowerCLI (as ESX Customiser is just a wrapper around this)

Create a folder, and put the ESX Customer script, and the 6.7.0 bundle file in it. Create a "Extra" sub folder, and extract the .vib from the Adaptec driver package into that folder.

Then an ISO can be built with:

.\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -izip .\VMware-ESXi-6.7.0-8169922-depot.zip -pkgDir .\extra

In theory the customiser script should be able to download the VMware image directly, without having to give it the bundle, but that seems to always time out for me.

]]> By: witalis https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-650 witalis Mon, 27 Mar 2017 15:41:07 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-650 thanks a lot, really helpful thanks a lot, really helpful

]]> By: victor bueno https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-628 victor bueno Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:21:28 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-628 i mean it, you helped me a lot to install esxi6 in an inspur server i mean it, you helped me a lot to install esxi6 in an inspur server

]]> By: rjahn https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-627 rjahn Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:17:40 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-627 Great! Great!

]]> By: victor bueno https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-626 victor bueno Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:15:41 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-626 Thanks a lot, now you have a friend at venezuela Thanks a lot, now you have a friend at venezuela

]]> By: rjahn https://blog.sibvisions.com/2016/01/22/custom-esxi-6-image-for-adaptec-6805-raid-controller/comment-page-1/#comment-578 rjahn Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:43:02 +0000 http://blog.sibvisions.com/?p=5351#comment-578 Thank you for the feedback! Thank you for the feedback!

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