10 August 2017 / vmware Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 with VMWARE ESXI 6.5 or 6.7. When I setup ESXI 6.5 I found one of my network cards was not found. I could see that ESXI was aware of it by listing the adapters from the command line. How to fix thin print driver install failure in Windows 2000 when using VMWARE. On March 12th 2015 VMware released ESXi 6.0 and I explained in another post how to get Realtek and Marvell NICs to work with it. Unfortunately it is not as easy as with ESXi 5.5, because in 6.0 VMware 'blacklisted' the drivers of ESXi 5.1, so you need to use net55-r8168 for Realtek 8168 chips and/or my 'replacement' packages net51-r8169 and net51-sky2 instead. Oct 24, 2017 1. Download ESXi Customizer (search google for ESXi Customizer) 2. Identify device driver not recognized by VMware Esxi. Realtek NIC 8168 driver). Download driver '.vib' format of the.
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I have installed ESXi 6.0 on a server which has a Realtek RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller.
It's not displayed in the Network Adapters list due to ESXi 6.0 not having RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit drivers.
What's the solution for this?
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Realtek cards aren't a good hardware option for things like ESXi. Although it will work adding the required drivers for the card, this isn't recommended and not supported by VMware.
Those Realtek NICs are just to bad for ESXi environment.
Esxi 6.7 No Network Adapters
Anyway, you can follow this guide to use the card:https://tinkertry.com/install-esxi-5-5-with-realtek-8111-or-8168-nic
It's for ESXi 5.5 but it should work in 6.0. And even in the guide, it's says to get something better.
I do recommends cards from Intel, because they are good, supported and relatively cheap.
EDIT: Here's a more updated guide for ESXi 6.0http://www.vdicloud.nl/2015/02/07/realtek-nic-on-vsphere-6/
Vinícius FerrãoVinícius FerrãoEsxi 6.5 Realtek Drivers
If, and only if, your hardware is supported, you install drivers from .zip packages imported into Update Manager.
Save the package somewhere accessible by your vCenter gui. Update Manager -> Patch Repository -> Import Patches. Use the wizard to add the zip package.
Probably want to add it to a new baseline, dynamic.
Back in Update Manager, add your baseline and remediate that sucker!