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NOTICE: BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING, COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THESE KERNEL MODULES, INCLUDING DRIVERS, PLUG-INS, OR UPDATES, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THESE KERNEL MODULES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED RELATED COMPONENT(S) OF THE SOFTWARE UNDER THE TERMS OF YOUR VMWARE ESX END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (“EULA”) AND YOUR USE OF THESE KERNEL MODULES IS GOVERNED BY THE TERMS OF YOUR EULA. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, YOU MAY NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, COPY OR USE THESE KERNEL MODULES. "YOU" MEANS THE NATURAL PERSON OR THE ENTITY THAT IS AGREEING TO BE BOUND THESE TERMS, THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES TO YOU. YOU SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY FAILURE BY SUCH EMPLOYEES AND THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
VMware Infrastructure Toolkit (for Windows)
The VMware Infrastructure Toolkit (for Windows) allows administrators who are responsible for managing VMware Infrastructure to automate repetitive standard tasks such as moving or cloning virtual machines, or creating new resource pools. The VI Toolkit uses the familiar PowerShell scripting interface, eliminating the need for administrators to learn a new scripting language.
VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI
The VMware Infrastructure Remote CLI provides a command-line interface for datacenter management from a remote server. This interface is fully supported on ESX 3.5 Update 2 & later and ESXi Update 2 and later.
VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA) 1.0
The VMware Infrastructure Management Assistant (VIMA) allows developers and administrators to run agents and scripts to manage ESX and ESXi systems (version 3.5 and later). VIMA is a virtual machine that includes prepackaged software, including the latest versions of Remote CLI, VI Perl Toolkit, VMware Tools, a logging component, and an authentication component that supports non-interactive login. You can use VIMA to perform many of the tasks commonly performed in the ESX service console. When you use the VI Client to import VIMA as a virtual appliance, you can enter the following URL in the "Import from URL" field of the import wizard: http://www.vmware.com/go/importvima/vima1.ovf.OVF (Open Virtual Machine Format) Tool
Use this tool to convert a virtual machine (which comprises a folder of multiple files) to and from the (single-file) OVF portable virtual machine format.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Sun Multithreaded 10GbE and QuadGbE Networking Devices
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.3.3 of the nxge driver on ESX Server 3.5. The nxge driver supports products based on Sun Multithreaded 10 Gigabit Ethernet and Quad Gigabit Ethernet networking devices.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Sun Multithreaded 10GbE and QuadGbE Networking Devices
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters
This driver CD release includes support for version 7.09-vm6 of the qla2300_707_vmw driver on ESX Server 3.5. The qla2300_707_vmw driver supports products based on QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs (2Gb, 4Gb, and 8Gb).
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 4 Driver CD for Hitachi 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapters
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.24.10.504 of the Hitachi hfcldd driver on ESX Server 3.5 Update 4. The hfcldd driver supports products based on the Hitachi Gigabit Fibre Channel THE-FC-0401, THE-FC-0402, and THE-FC-0402-M adapters.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 4 Driver CD for Hitachi 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapters
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Emulex Converged Network Adapters
This driver CD release includes support for version elx_7.4.0.41 of the Emulex lpfc_740 driver on ESX Server 3.5. The lpfc_740 driver supports products based on the Emulex converged network adapters such as Emulex LP21000 and Emulex LP21002 (copper and optical media), including Cisco UCS M71KR-E Emulex Converged Network Adapter.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 4 Driver CD for Emulex Converged Network Adapters
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Areca arcmsr Driver
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.20.0X.15 of the Areca arcmsr driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Areca arcmsr Driver
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for cxgb3 Driver
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.1.1 of the cxgb3 driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for cxgb3 Driver
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
This driver CD release includes support for version 0.4.1.7 of the Intel e1000e driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for AMCC 3ware 9650SE and 9690SA SAS HBA Controllers
This driver CD release includes support for version 2.24.08.021vm35 of the 3w-9xxx driver on ESX Server 3.5 Update 3.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for AMCC 3ware 9650SE and 9690SA SAS HBA Controllers
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Mellanox ConnectX EN 10GBASE Network Devices
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.1.0 of the MTNIC driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Mellanox ConnectX EN 10GBASE Network Devices
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for NetXen NX3031 based Ethernet Devices
This driver CD release includes support for version 4.0.230 of the NetXen NIC (unm_nic) driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for NetXen NX3031 based Ethernet Devices
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for Sun Multithreaded Quad Gigabit Ethernet Networking Devices
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.3.1 of the nxge driver on ESX Server 3.5 Update 3.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Intel 82598EB 10Gb Ethernet Controller
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.3.31.5 of the Intel ixgbe driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Intel 82598EB 10Gb Ethernet Controller
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for Intel 82575 and 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
This driver CD release includes support for version 1.3.8.6 of the Intel IGB driver on ESX Server 3.5.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for Intel 82575 and 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for SATA CD and DVD Drives
This driver CD release supports SATA CD and DVD optical drives on HP ProLiant DL385 G5p Server.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD for SATA CD and DVD Drives
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U3 Driver CD for Hitachi 4Gb FC HBA controllers
This Driver CD includes version 1.24.10.502 of the hfcldd driver which enables support for products based on the Hitachi HFC0401/HFC0402/HFC0402-M FC HBA controllers.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U3 Driver CD for Hitachi 4Gb FC HBA controllers
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U3 Driver CD for Brocade(R) 8Gb FC HBA controllers
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U3 Driver CD for Brocade(R) 8Gb FC HBA controllers. This Driver CD includes version 1.1 of the bfa driver which enables support for products based on the Brocade(R) 415/425/815/825 FC HBA controllers.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U3 Driver CD for Brocade(R) 8Gb FC HBA controllers
VMware ESX 3.5 Driver CD for Intel driver "ixgbe" version 1.3.31.6
This Driver CD includes version 1.3.31.6 of the Intel ixgbe driver which enables support for products based on the Intel(R) 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
VMware ESX 3.5 Driver CD for Intel driver "ixgbe" version 1.3.31.6
ESX 3.5 Driver CD for driver "e1000" version 7.6.15.5vmw
This ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD includes support for version 7.6.15.5vmw of the e1000 driver, which enables support for HP NC360m and HP NC364m network adapters.
ESX 3.5 Driver CD for driver "e1000" version 7.6.15.5vmw
ESX 3.5 Driver CD for "hpsa" 2.4.66.84vm
This ESX Server 3.5 Update 3 Driver CD includes support for version 2.4.66.84vm of the hpsa driver, which enables support for the HP Smart Array P700m controller.
ESX 3.5 Driver CD for "hpsa" 2.4.66.84vm
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for NetXen 10Gb Ethernet Devices
This ESX Server 3.5 driver CD includes support for version 3.4.350 of NetXen NIC (unm_nic) driver, which enables support for 10Gb Ethernet devices.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for NetXen 10Gb Ethernet Devices
Mware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
This Driver CD includes version 0.4.1.7 of the Intel e1000e driver which enables support for products based on the Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
Mware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Intel 82574L Gigabit Ethernet Controller
VMware ESX 3.5 Driver CD for driver "ixgbe" version 1.3.31.5.
This Driver CD includes version 1.3.31.5 of the Intel ixgbe driver which enables support for products based on the Intel(R) 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
VMware ESX 3.5 Driver CD for driver "ixgbe" version 1.3.31.5.r
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for ServerEngines BladeEngine 10Gbps Ethernet controller
This Driver CD includes version 1.0.748.1155 of the benet driver which enables support for products based on BladeEngine 10 Gbps Dual-Port Ethernet Controller.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for ServerEngines BladeEngine 10Gbps Ethernet controller
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U2 Driver CD for Brocade(R) 8Gb FC HBA controllers
This Driver CD includes version 1.0.0.02 of the bfa driver which enables support for products based on the Brocade(R) 415/425/815/825 FC HBA controllers.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 U2 Driver CD for Brocade(R) 8Gb FC HBA controllers
VMware ESX 3.5 U2 Driver CD for driver "qla2300_707_vmw" version 7.08-vm60
The ESX Server 3.5 Update 2 driver CD includes support for version 7.08-vm60 of the QLogic qla2300_707_vmw driver. This QLogic Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) driver supports QLogic QLE8042 10GbE FCoE Converged Network Adapter.
VMware ESX 3.5 U2 Driver CD for driver "qla2300_707_vmw" version 7.08-vm60
VMware ESX 3.5 U2 Driver CD for driver " lpfc_740 " version elx_7.4.0.31
This Driver CD includes version elx_7.4.0.31 of the lpfc_740 driver which enables support for products based on the Emulex Converged Network Adapters: LP21000 (copper and optical) and LP12002 (copper and optical).
VMware ESX 3.5 U2 Driver CD for driver " lpfc_740 " version elx_7.4.0.31
VMware ESX 3.5 Driver CD for driver "bnx2" version 1.5.10b.1.1
This Driver CD includes version 1.5.10b.1.1 of the Broadcom NetXtreme II (bnx2) driver which supports Broadcom RemotePHY backplanes on Dell PowerEdge blade servers.
VMware ESX 3.5 Driver CD for driver "bnx2" version 1.5.10b.1.1
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Chelsio(R) T3 10Gb Ethernet controller
This Driver CD includes version 1.1.0 of the cxgb3 driver which enables support for products based on the Chelsio(R) T3 Third Generation 10Gb Ethernet controller.
VMware VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Chelsio 10Gb devices
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for HT1100 SATA/IDE controller
This is an ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for Dell PowerEdge R905 systems which enables support for the Broadcom/Serverworks HT1100 SATA/IDE controller to allow access to the built-in CDROM on Dell PowerEdge R905 systems.
VMware ESX Server 3.5 Driver CD for HT1100 SATA/IDE controller
Driver CD for igb version 1.0.0 for ESX Server 3.0.2
This Driver CD includes version 1.0.0 of the igb driver which enables support for products based on the Intel® 82575 Gigabit Ethernet Controller.
Driver CD for igb version 1.0.0 for ESX Server 3.0.2
Driver CD for megaraid_sas version 3.0.9 for ESX Server 3.0.1
This is an ESX Server 3.0.1 Driver CD that enables support for LSI 1078 controller with version 3.0.9 of the megaraid_sas driver.
Driver CD for megaraid_sas version 3.0.9 for ESX 3.0.1
Driver CD for cciss version 2.4.66 for ESX Server 3.0.2
This is an ESX Server 3.0.2 Driver CD that has critical bug fixes and support for more than 16 logical drives with version 2.4.66 of the cciss driver.
Driver CD for cciss version 2.4.66 for ESX 3.0.2
Driver CD for cciss version 2.4.66 for ESX Server 3.0.1
This is an ESX Server 3.0.1 Driver CD that enables support for HP Smart Array P800 and E500 with version 2.4.66 of the cciss driver.
Driver CD for cciss version 2.4.66 for ESX 3.0.1
Upgrade Package
This package provides expert users with remote, headless upgrade capability to ESX 3.x. Most normal upgrades can be accomplished using the standard CD image.
Upgrade Package for ESX 3.5
Upgrade Package for ESX Server 3.0.1
Upgrade Package for ESX Server 3.0.0
VMware License Server
Stand-alone license server installer (enables centralized license management for ESX 3.x hosts not being managed by VirtualCenter).
License Server for ESX 3.5
License Server for ESX Server 3.0.1
License Server for ESX Server 3.0.0
CPU Identification Utility
Displays CPU features for VMotion compatibility and indicates 64-bit VMware support. To find the latest version of the CPU Identification Utility, visit the VMware Shared Utilities page.
Service Console Backup Enablers
Enabler package for Legato Networker backup software
Enables Legato Networker 7.2.1 to back up your ESX Service Console. Installing this package resolves the "failed dependencies:" error message during Networker installation.
Legato Networker for ESX 3.5
Legato Networker for ESX Server 3.0.1
Legato Networker for ESX Server 3.0.0
Enabler package for Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
Enables IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) (v5.2 and earlier) to back up your ESX Service Console. Installing this package resolves the "failed dependencies: libX11.so.6" error message during TSM installation. This package is not needed for TSM 5.3 and later.
Note: no longer needed for 3.0.1
VMware Consolidated Backup Integration Guide
This guide offers information on VMware Consolidated Backup integrations developed by VMware Technology Alliance Partners.
VMware Consolidated Backup ‐ Partner Integration Guide
Consolidated Backup Integration Modules
These integration modules are provided by VMware to enable Consolidated Backup to work with specific backup software packages.
Integration Module to Legato Networker
Legato Networker for ESX 3.5 Update 2
Legato Networker for ESX 3.5
Legato Networker for ESX Server 3.0.2
Legato Networker for ESX Server 3.0.1
Legato Networker for ESX Server 3.0.0
Integration Module to Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)
TSM for ESX 3.5 Update 2
TSM for ESX 3.5
TSM for ESX Server 3.0.2
TSM for ESX Server 3.0.1
TSM for ESX Server 3.0.0
Integration Module Integration for Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Backup Exec for ESX 3.5 Update 2
Backup Exec for ESX 3.5
Backup Exec for ESX Server 3.0.2
Backup Exec for ESX Server 3.0.1
Backup Exec for ESX Server 3.0.0
Symantec has integrated support for VCB into NetBackup 6.5 and no other integration module is needed for this version.
Integration Module Integration to Veritas NetBackup
NetBackup for ESX 3.5 Update 2
NetBackup for ESX 3.5
NetBackup for ESX Server 3.0.2
NetBackup for ESX Server 3.0.1
NetBackup for ESX Server 3.0.0
In addition, many backup software vendors have produced their own integrations to enable Consolidated Backup to work with their applications. A partial list of those vendors includes:
CommVault Galaxy
Vizioncore esxRanger
CA Brightstor ArcServe
For questions about these or other integrations, please contact your backup vendor.
VMware Consolidated Backup for ESX 3 Support Diagnostic Tool
Allows VMware Technical Support to diagnose SAN configurations with the VMware Consolidated Backup product.
Support Diagnostic Tool for ESX 3.x
Note: If you are a current ESX Server 2.x and/or VirtualCenter Server 1.x customer and you have a current subscription contract, you are entitled to the latest versions of VMware Infrastructure 3. You should have received your License Activation Code(s) for each original purchase order. These should be redeemed to activate and deploy VMware Infrastructure 3 products. If you have not received all your License Activation Codes, please email vi-hotline and include the number of orders without a License Activation Code.
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