Adaptec CDP-00277-01-A Installation And User Manual page 48

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 ESXi 5.0 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 (where xxxxx is the build number):
# Add-EsxSoftwareDepot
C:\ESXi5.0-PMC-CustomISO\aacraid-esxi5.0-1.1.7.xxxxx.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
f) Create a copy of the standard image profile, using the -CloneProfile option:
# New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-5.0.0-469512-standard -Name
"ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 7"
g) Change the vendor and acceptance level of the new image profile:
# Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 7" -vendor
PMC-Sierra -AcceptanceLevel VMwareCertified
h) Check if the new driver package is available:
# Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
You should see a line like this:
scsi-aacraid 5.0.5.2.1.29900-1 Adaptec_Inc 8/24/201...
i) Add the scsi-aacraid software package to the new image profile:
# Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "ESXi 5.0 Adaptec Series 7"
-SoftwarePackage scsi-aacraid
j) Export the custom ISO image:
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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide
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