VMware ESXi 8.0 GA Installable NEC Custom ISO Image Release Notes

NEC Custom ISO Image includes the basic device drivers which are required for running VMware ESXi 8.0 GA on NEC servers.
When you install ESXi 8.0 GA on NEC server, please be sure to apply NEC Custom ISO Image.

 

NEC Custom ISO Image for Express5800, NX7700x series

NEC Custom ISO Image (Version 8.0-02)
Updated
Date: February 1, 2023
VMware vSphere version number
: ESXi 8.0 GA (build 20513097)

Component Info Component ID
(Name, Version)
Vibs (Name, Version) Link to VMware Download Center
Network Driver MRVL-E3-Ethernet-iSCSI-FCoE_3.0.202.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qfle3 1.4.35.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qcnic 2.0.65.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qfle3f 2.1.30.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qfle3i 2.1.12.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

Go to VMware
Network Driver

MRVL-E4-CNA-Driver-Bundle_5.0.339.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qedentv 3.70.7.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qedf 2.30.8.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qedi 2.30.6.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

qedrntv 3.70.7.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807
Go to VMware
Network Driver

Broadcom-bnxt-Net-RoCE_222.1.166.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

bnxtnet 222.0.118.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

bnxtroce 222.0.118.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807
Go to VMware
Network Driver

Intel-ixgben_1.12.3.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

ixgben 1.12.3.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

Go to VMware
Network Driver

Intel-i40en_2.2.7.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

i40en 2.2.7.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

Go to VMware
Network Driver

Intel-icen_1.8.4.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

icen 1.8.4.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

Go to VMware

Network Driver

Intel-igbn_1.9.1.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

igbn 1.9.1.0-1OEM.700.1.0.15843807

Go to VMware
Fibre Channel Driver MRVL-QLogic-FC_5.3.1.0-1OEM.703.0.0.18644231

qlnativefc 5.3.1.0-1OEM.703.0.0.18644231

Go to VMware
Custom Configuration

nec-upgrade-component_8.0-04

nec-upgrade 8.0-04

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Hardware compatibility

Please use NEC servers certified by VMware. For details, please see the VMware Certified Compatibility Guides.

https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

Installation notes

NEC Custom ISO Image can be applied to ESXi 8.0 GA and later versions.

For details, please visit the NEC PP Support Portal Site.

Known Issues

No issue is reported for to this NEC Custom ISO Image.

For general known issues of ESXi 8.0 GA, please see the release notes of VMware website.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/rn/vmware-vsphere-80-release-notes/index.html

 

Support information for Custom Image

Support related to NEC Custom Image is exclusively provided to NEC customers with a maintenance support contract.