VMware ESXi 5上安装网卡驱动实战解析
ESXI5服务器上新增了一块Intel 82580千兆网卡，重启服务器后在网络适配器里居然没自动发现这块网卡，查了一下VMware 的官方网站，说是需要另外安装驱动。
一、VMWare 官方网站下载网卡驱动
进入VMWARE官方网站,输入要查找的驱动名称,点击SEARCH查找.
找到合适的驱动
点击MANUALLY DOWNLOAD进行下载即可.
二、通过SCP上传驱动到VMware ESXi服务器的/vmfs/volumes一个目录下
使用ssh登陆到VMware ESXi服务器后,用unzip命令解压驱动包，解压后会得到一个后缀为.vib 的驱动文件：
# unzip internh82580eb.zip
Archive: internh82580eb.zip
inflating: index.xml
inflating: vendor-index.xml
inflating: metadata.zip
inflating: vib20/net-igb/Intel_bootbank_net-igb_3.2.10-1OEM.500.0.0.472560.vib
为确保服务器稳定, 注意要进入ESXI维护模式来做如下安装网卡驱动的操作
进入维护模式的两种方法:
1 界面方法
退出维护模式时,可在这个菜单里点击"退出维护模式"
2 命令方式
进入维护模式
# vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
退出维护模式
# vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
然后使用esxcli命令行安装 vib 驱动并检查是否安装成功：
# cd /vmfs/volumes/datastore1
/vmfs/volumes/5061ce54-5696f0d2-084e-000c29c4a7c6 # ls
internh82580eb.zip net-igb-3.2.10-1OEM.500.0.0.472560.x86_64.vib
win2008 linux5
/vmfs/volumes/5061ce54-5696f0d2-084e-000c29c4a7c6 # esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/5061ce54-
5696f0d2-084e-000c29c4a7c6/net-igb-3.2.10-1OEM.500.0.0.472560.x86_64.vib
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: Intel_bootbank_net-igb_3.2.10-1OEM.500.0.0.472560
VIBs Removed: VMware_bootbank_net-igb_2.1.11.1-3vmw.500.0.0.469512
# esxcli software vib list
Name Version Vendor Acceptance Level Install Date
-------------------- ---------------------------------- ------ ---------------- ------------
net-igb 3.2.10-1OEM.500.0.0.472560 Intel VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-amd 0.3.10-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-atiixp 0.4.6-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-cmd64x 0.2.5-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-hpt3x2n 0.3.4-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-pdc2027x 1.0-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-serverworks 0.4.3-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-sil680 0.4.8-3vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
ata-pata-via 0.3.3-2vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
block-cciss 3.6.14-10vmw.500.0.0.469512 VMware VMwareCertified 2012-09-25
...........
# reboot
安装成功后重启 VMware ESXi，然后用LSPCI命令查看一下网卡驱动是否能被正确识别出来：
# lspci | grep 'Network controller'
000:004:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T [vmnic0]
000:004:00.1 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T [vmnic1]
000:024:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic2]
000:024:00.1 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic3]
000:024:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic4]
000:024:00.1 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic5]
使用vSphere Client客户端登入VMware ESXi以后，进入Configuration 页面的Network Adapters应该会看到新安装的vmnic4, vmnic5 2个网卡接口了.
或者直接在 ESXi 上用命令行界面：
# esxcfg-nics -l
Name PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Description
vmnic0 0000:04:00.00 bnx2 Up 1000Mbps Full 34:40:b5:b0:ba:2c 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic1 0000:04:00.01 bnx2 Up 1000Mbps Full 34:40:b5:b0:ba:2e 1500 Broadcom Corporation Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 1000Base-T
vmnic2 0000:18:00.00 igb Up 1000Mbps Full 00:1b:21:d1:78:de 1500 Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection
vmnic3 0000:18:00.01 igb Up 1000Mbps Full 00:1b:21:d1:78:df 1500 Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection
vmnic4 0000:18:00.00 igb Up 1000Mbps Full 00:1b:21:d4:83:dj 1500 Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection
vmnic5 0000:18:00.01 igb Up 1000Mbps Full 00:1b:21:d5:83:dk 1500 Intel Corporation 82580 Gigabit Network Connection
从这里我们看到新增网卡接口已正常显示出来了.
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