

The firmware and driver add-on combination is crucial for specific types of hardware, such as HBAs, and usually has firmware for a specific server version.Ĭomponent-This one is basically the smallest part of the image and is reserved for third-party software vendors. This vendor add-on usually has some drivers, patches, and management solutions.įirmware and Driver Add-on-This one is a highly specific package that helps with the firmware updates.

It's the manufacturer's responsibility to provide and maintain an up-to-date version, which is usually distributed within MyVMware downloads. Vendor Add-on-This is a collection of software components provided by the OEM manufacturer. It has all the necessary components of the VMware ESXi Server and additional components such as drivers and adapters that are necessary for installation. The ESXi 7 images have four elements ^ĮSXi Base Image-This is the ESXi release version ISO image which was released by VMware. You may use this perfectly well without the server on the list too. Manage all ESXi 7 hosts with a single image
