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I’m going to show the way I’ve done it for my three Intel NUC hosts that have worked perfectly for me each time.įirst we’ll need to download a few things before we start… There are several ways to add the Intel NUC network adapter driver to an ESXi image. Customized VMware ESXi 5.5 ISO for Intel NUC This is something I briefly mention in my ESXi Homelab Upgrade post, but still receive a number questions about how add the driver or asking for more details on how exactly to add the Intel NUC (Intel 82579LM) NIC adapter drivers to the ESXi image. The “No Network Adapters” on the Intel NUC error message during the ESXi install is because VMware removed a number of drivers (non-enterprise drivers) from their ESXi 5.x image and in order to use the Intel NUC as an ESXi host you need to create a customized ESXi image with the NIC drivers added to the image.
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If the problem persists, consult the VMware Knowledge Base. A third party driver my be required.Įnsure that there is at least one network adapter physically connected to the system before attempting installation. Either no network adapters are physically connected to the system, or a suitable driver could not be located. If you use the VMware ESXi 5 ISO image and try to install it on an Intel NUC you’ll receive the following error during the install.
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