ESX on C200M1 - No compatable network adaptor found

[eoinwhite]

Hi,

I'm trying to install ESX (i've also tried ESXi) on a C200 M1 using the onboard nic. However both ESX and ESXi state that a compatable network adaptor cannot be found.

Has anyone tried to install ESX on a C200 M1 using the onboard nics?

Thanks.

[Lucien Avramov]

Use this procedure if you cannot install ESXi on a C200 M1 Rackmount server because the
NICs aren't recognized:

After you have an install of ESXi running with the add-in network card, you need to update
the drivers to get the onboard network cards recognized. First, download the updated
drivers from VMware.

Intel driver update for ESXi 4.0U1.
http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/drivercd/esx40-net-igb_400.1.3.19.12-1.0.4.html

Burn the iso to a CD/DVD and insert it into the device you are running vSphere Client
from. Next install the remote CLI if you havent already.

Remote CLI for ESXi.
http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/vcli40u1/ZHcqYmRqZUBiZGUlcA==


Connect to the server using the vSphere client and put it into maintenance mode.
Navigate to the directory containing the offline-update on the disc. 
cd /mnt/cdrom/offline-update/

Run the command to push the drivers to the ESXi server. 
perl vihostupdate.pl -server  --install --bundle INT-intel-lad-ddk-igb-1.3.19.12-offline_bundle-166506.zip

You are prompted for username/password combination. After successful install, reboot ESXi
server through vSphere client and after it is back up, take it out of maintenance mode.

[jgraham]

How much different is this procedure for UCS-C210-M1 and ESXi 4.0 U1.  Also we have CIMC Version: 1.0(1e) if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance,

Jayce