It sounds simple: download a file, burn it to a USB, and install it. However, between Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, changing hardware support lists, and the need for custom drivers, finding the right ISO is often the hardest part of the deployment.
# Connect to VMware Depot Connect-VIServer Add-EsxSoftwareDepot .\my-custom-driver.vib Clone the base profile New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-8.0U3-standard" -Name "MyCustomISO" Add your driver Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "MyCustomISO" -SoftwarePackage "my-driver-name" Export to ISO Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "MyCustomISO" -ExportToIso -FilePath C:\ISOs\my-esxi-custom.iso esxi iso
If you have spent any time in the virtualization space, you know that VMware ESXi is the gold standard for bare-metal hypervisors. But before you can install it, you need to talk about the ESXi ISO . It sounds simple: download a file, burn it
Use VMware PowerCLI.