Hi,
I have successfully installed Esxi 5.1 on a whitebox computer with a Silicon Image controller.
I now wish to wipe that install (never activated it) and create a new install using the Adaptec 6805e adapter.
The instructions tell me to download file: VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip
Which is described as:
ESXi 5.1 Update 1 Offline Bundle
Contains VIB packages, and image profiles for ESXi, including VMware Tools. Use the Tools bulletin with VMware Update Manager to deploy VMware Tools to ESXi hosts. Use the image profiles and the VIB packages with VMware Image Builder and VMware Auto Deploy to create custom image/ISO generation for ESXi deployments. The VIB packages and image profiles may also be used with the new VMware ESXCLI
The problem seems to be I am in-eligible to download this file (because I have a free version I assume) that is required for me to add the adaptec drivers to the esxi installer to install using the Adaptec 6805e adapter.
Can anyone help me figure out how to make this work?
Thanks
Ron