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Custom ISO for integrating custom flings into vSphere image
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vSphere_custom-iso.ps1
Param(
[string]$ESXIBaseImagePath,
[string[]]$ESXIDriverPaths
)
$CurrentDir = Get-Location
##### DO NOT EDIT BEYOND HERE #####
if((Get-PowerCLIVersion).Major -lt "9") {
Write-Error "This script requires VCF.PowerCLI 9.x or greater`n"
exit
}
Write-Host -Foreground cyan "Processing ESXi Base Image..."
$ESXIBaseImageVersion = (Get-DepotBaseImages -Depot $ESXIBaseImagePath).Version
$ESXICustomIsoSpec = Join-Path -Path $CurrentDir -ChildPath "esx-$ESXIBaseImageVersion-realtek.spec"
$ESXICustomIsoPath = Join-Path -Path $CurrentDir -ChildPath "esx-$ESXIBaseImageVersion-realtek.iso"
$components = [ordered]@{}
foreach ($ESXIDriver in $ESXIDriverPaths) {
Write-Host -Foreground cyan "Processing ESXi Driver $ESXIDriver ..."
$driverComponents = Get-DepotComponents -Depot $ESXIDriver
foreach ($comp in $driverComponents) {
$components[$comp.Name] = $comp.Version
}
}
$spec = [ordered] @{
base_image = @{
version = $ESXIBaseImageVersion
}
components = $components
}
$spec | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 10 | Set-Content -NoNewline -Path $ESXICustomIsoSpec
$AllDepots = $ESXIDriverPaths + $ESXIBaseImagePath
Write-Host -Foreground green "`nCreating Custom ESXi ISO and saving to ${ESXICustomIsoPath} ...`n"
New-IsoImage -Depots $AllDepots -SoftwareSpec $ESXICustomIsoSpec -Destination $ESXICustomIsoPath
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Niktendo commented Dec 16, 2025

See https://williamlam.com/2025/11/realtek-network-driver-for-esxi.html
USBnic: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productfiles?subFamily=Flings&displayGroup=USB%20Network%20Native%20Driver%20for%20ESXi&release=ESXi%209.0&os=&servicePk=532467&language=EN&freeDownloads=true
Realtek Network Drivers: https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productfiles?subFamily=Flings&displayGroup=Realtek%20Network%20Driver%20for%20ESXi&release=1.101.01&os=&servicePk=&language=EN&freeDownloads=true

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Niktendo commented Jan 20, 2026 •
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py install 3.7
python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
python3 -m pip install six psutil lxml pyopenssl --upgrade
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope User -ParticipateInCEIP $false
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -PythonPath C:\Users\NiklasJeske\AppData\Local\Python\bin\python3.7.exe
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot "C:\Users\NiklasJeske\Downloads\VMware-ESXi-9.0.1.0.24957456-depot.zip"
Get-EsxImageProfile
Export-ESXImageProfile -ImageProfile $newProfile -ExportToIso -filepath "VMware-ESXi-9.0.1.0.24957456-depot.iso" -Force

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