Installing async drivers in ESXi

To install async drivers using esxcli and the async driver VIB file:

1. Extract the contents of the async driver zip file.
2. Identify the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
3. Extract the contents of the offline-bundle.zip file(s).
4. Identify the async-driver.vib file(s).
5. Log in to the ESXi host using the vSphere Client with administrator privileges, such as root.
6. Using Datastore Browser, upload the async-driver.vib file(s) to an ESXi host’s datastore.
7. Enter the host into maintenance mode.
8. Log in as root to the ESXi console through SSH or iLO/DRAC.
9. Run this command to install drivers from the VIB file:
   
   esxcli software vib install –v /path/async-driver.vib
   
   Note: This command requires an absolute path.
   
   For example:
   
   esxcli software vib install –v /vmfs/volumes/datastore/async-driver.vib
   
   Note: If hostd is not responding, try using localcli instead of esxcli. 
   
   For example:
   
   localcli software vib install –v /vmfs/volumes/datastore/async-driver.vib
   
   
10. Restart the ESXi host.
11. To confirm if the VIB is installed successfully, run this command:
    
    esxcli software vib list | grep -i vib_name
    
    
12. Exit maintenance mode.