Hello,
I must virtualize my dedicated server with ESXi. Processor of the server is a Ryzen 3600 and I need to use ESXi 6.7 or newer. Server's network adapter is RealTek RTL-8169 and it's driver hasn't been supported by default since ESXi 6.1 (https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Net51-r8169 ). This page says the driver does NOT work With: ESXi 6.7 and newer.
I tried to inject the driver with VMWare PowerCLI into latest ESXi 6.7 but some kind of a dependency problem occurred and below are the logs:
PowerCLI C:\> .\ESXi\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -v67 -vft -load sata-xahci,esxcli-shell,net51-r8169
This is ESXi-Customizer-PS Version 2.6.0 (visit https://ESXi-Customizer-PS.v-front.de for more information!)
(Call with -help for instructions)
Logging to C:\Users\mbdor\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-29064.log ...
Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI version 6.5.0.2604913
Connecting the VMware ESXi Online depot ... [OK]
Connecting the V-Front Online depot ... [OK]
Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ... [OK]
Using Imageprofile ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard ...
(dated 11/25/2019 11:42:42, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported,
Updates ESXi 6.7 Image Profile-ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard)
Load additional VIBs from Online depots ...
Add VIB sata-xahci 1.42-1 [New AcceptanceLevel: CommunitySupported] [OK, added]
Add VIB esxcli-shell 1.1.0-15 [OK, added]
Add VIB net51-r8169 6.011.00-2vft.510.0.0.799733 [OK, added]
Exporting the Imageprofile to 'C:\ESXi\ESXi-6.7.0-20191204001-standard-customized.iso'. Please be patient ...
WARNING: The image profile fails validation. The ISO / Offline Bundle will still be generated but may contain errors and may not boot or be functional. Errors:
WARNING: VIB VFrontDe_bootbank_net51-r8169_6.011.00-2vft.510.0.0.799733 requires vmkapi_2_1_0_0, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile. However, additional VIB(s)
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-0.14.1598313, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.87.8934903, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.52.2575044, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.100.9313334,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-0.5.838463, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.57.5050593, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-0.0.2494585, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.29.6765664,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-0.8.2809111, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.19.1312874, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.71.10868328, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.76.6856897,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.15.1142907, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.29.1900470, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.60.3070626, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.82.3872638,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.61.10175896, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.96.13932383, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.11.5146843, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.114.7967571,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.28.1892794, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.37.3825889, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-0.6.2715440, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.64.10390116,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.54.2403361, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.47.2323231, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-0.11.2809209, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.50.2323236,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.16.1157734, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.20.3073146, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.34.3620759, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.101.14320405,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.62.2718055, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.26.5969303, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.9.4887370, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.22.1472666,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-0.10.1021289, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.113.13003896, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.85.3872664, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.58.5224934,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.107.7618464, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-0.0.1331820, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.86.4179631, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.71.3116895,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.138.15169789, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-0.14.3017641, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.72.6765062, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-0.5.2615704,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.14.5146846, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.83.13004031, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.66.5485776, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-0.9.914609,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-0.0.799733, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.57.9298722, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.108.14990892, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.103.6480267,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.33.7273056, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.50.8294253, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.41.2191354, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.18.1881737,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.28.1743533, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.26.3380124, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.129.14513180, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.81.3343343,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.79.6921384, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.42.2302651, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.106.6480324, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.40.4179598,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.20.1312873, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.124.9919047, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.120.9313066, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.55.2583090,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.27.1743201, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.22.3247720, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.95.4345813, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.117.8934887,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.16.1746018, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.23.5969300, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.105.14874964, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.93.9239792,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.58.2638301, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.59.2702869, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.31.3568943, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.67.10719125,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.89.4179633, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-3.57.3021178, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-0.8.911593, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.75.3247226,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.116.13635687, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.55.2456374, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.0.4564106, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.52.4600944,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.39.2143827, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.41.7967591, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.15.1623387, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.43.4192238,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.96.9239799, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.65.3029837, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.15.5224529, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.111.15177306,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.101.5230635, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.23.1483097, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.29.3568940, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.54.5047589,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.47.8285314, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.32.1904929, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.84.3568722, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-0.15.1746974,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.100.4722766, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-1.36.7388607, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.69.5572656, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.49.4558694,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.25.1892623, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.84.7967664, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.17.3029758, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.97.4756874,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.107.10474991, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.116.15256468, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-0.19.5310538, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-0.8.1474528,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.79.11925212, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.88.13635690, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.35.2000251, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-1.30.1980513,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-0.7.1474526, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.13.1117900, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.135.15018929, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.75.10884925,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.33.2068190, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.92.13873656, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.78.3248547, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-0.11.1063671,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-1.23.3341439, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.26.1612806, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.92.4345810, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.51.2352327,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-3.120.15256549, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-2.46.4510822, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-2.36.2093874, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.5.0-2.54.8935087,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.5.0-3.68.3029944, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.110.10719132, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-2.44.2191751, VMware_bootbank_esx-base_6.0.0-3.125.14475122,
VMware_bootbank_esx-base_5.1.0-1.12.1065491 from depot can satisfy this requirement.
All done.
I coloured the logs. The red text is the important section of the log. I do not have any idea about "vmkapi", I need help.