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Article Number: 000176963

Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi Availability and Download Instructions

Summary: This article provides information on how to download the Dell VMware ESXi Customized Image ISO.

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Article Content

Symptoms

Certain Dell PowerEdge servers require the use of the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi for the easiest and most reliable deployment of a fully managed server. To determine if your server requires the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi, see ESXi 6.x Image Customization Information.


Table of Contents

  1. What drivers and files are modified or included on the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi ?
  2. Download the Dell Customized Image of ESXI from VMware
  3. Download the Dell Customized Image of ESXi from Dell Support
  4. Installation

What drivers and files are modified or included on the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi?

Each image is a customization of the base VMware image of a particular version. Dell customization of the image includes:
  • Modifying files to identify Dell and Dell support.
  • Updating the ESXi image with the latest validated asynchronous drivers.
  • Updating patches if it addresses a common issue for Dell systems.
We recommended using the latest version of the image available for your Dell system.

Download the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi from VMware Support

To find out how to download the customized image from VMware Website, watch this video or follow the step by step instructions below.


 

Step by Step Instructions

  1. Go to https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/login This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies. and login with your account credentials.
  2. Select "View and Download Products" > All Products and then click "View Download Components" link of VMware vSphere. Below snapshot is the same content when traversed to the above said location.  
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    Figure 1: Downloads page at VMware website
  3. From the drop-down menu, select the wanted ESXi version. The Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi are available for 7.0, 6.7 and 6.5 branches of ESXi. Hence if you select any other versions of ESXi, the "Custom ISOs" tab will not have the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi.
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    Figure 2: Version selection at VMware website
  4. Click "Custom ISOs"
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    Figure 3: Custom ISO's selection screen
  5. Expand the OEM Customized Installer CD's option and then click Go to Downloads for the image that you want to download. Both Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi ISO and the offline bundle (.zip format) are available in the download page.
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    Figure 4: Custom ISOs download screen

Cause

Download the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi from Dell Support

 
SLN288152_en_US__5icon Note: A valid my.vmware.com account is required to download ISO images.


To download the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi, perform the following steps:

  1. Go to Dell Support, and select your product from the Product Support section or enter service tag.
  2. Click the Drivers and Downloads tab.
  3. Filter the request "Enterprise Solutions" in the Category field. 
  4. Expand the VMware ESXi link, and click download on the required version for your server.
For example: Here is the download link of Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi 6.7 U3 in our website for your reference.

Resolution

Installation

To install ESXi, boot on the ISO file and follow the instructions. Alternative methods can be used to boot on the ISO file: Find the VMware compatibility information in VMware compatibility Guide This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies..

Article Properties

Affected Product

PowerEdge, VMware, VMware ESXi 4.x, VMware ESXi 5.x, VMware ESXi 6.5.X, VMware ESXi 6.7.X, VMware ESXi 6.x

Last Published Date

12 Feb 2024

Version

6

Article Type

Solution

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