Update drivers on intel nuc for USB Network Native Driver (ESXi 8)

By Kader March 28, 2023 #inuc drivers, #nuc flings, #nuc usb, #nuc usb nics, #update drivers esxi, #usb fling

The below example is updating my inuc usb network drivers from esxi command line.

# download esxi drivers
https://flings.vmware.com/usb-network-native-driver-for-esxi

#using winscp to copy extracted zip to esxi hosts /tmp

#list my drivers
esxcli software vib list

#remove my old drivers
esxcli software vib remove -n net-community -f

#install my new drivers
esxcli software vib install -v=/tmp/ESXi800-VMKUSB-NIC-FLING-61054763-component-20826251/vib20/vmkusb-nic-fling/VMW_bootbank_vmkusb-nic-fling_1.11-1vmw.800.1.20.61054763.vib

#reboot to take affect
reboot