Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi Availability and Download Instructions

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?

• 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.

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 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.  
   
   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.
   
   Figure 2: Version selection at VMware website
4. Click "Custom ISOs"
   
   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.
   
   Figure 4: Custom ISOs download screen

Download the Dell Customized Image of VMware ESXi from Dell Support

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.

Installation

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