I've ran into a little dilemma I have able to use mkesxiaio script successful to add RTL 8111 support, but in my case I need to use 2 custom oem files on for each NIC installed on my machine. I've searched this forum in answer to how do I patch the iso file using to separate oems. In other words i need to add support for both of my nics but using the scripts only allows me to pick one oem file. Has anyone done this before? if so can you point me in the right direction?

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You could edit isolinux.cfg to add a second entry for the 2nd oem file.

So

kernel mboot.c32
append vmkboot.gz --- vmkernel.gz --- sys.vgz --- cim.vgz --- ienviron.tgz --- image.tgz --- install.tgz

would become

kernel mboot.c32
append vmkboot.gz --- vmkernel.gz --- sys.vgz --- cim.vgz --- ienviron.tgz --- image.tgz --- install.tgz --- oem.tgz --- oem2.tgz

But you would have to edit the dd image in image.tgz or do it post install with a Linux live CD or similar method.

thanks for your promptly reply....

i want to do it post install...where would I put the second oem file? in Hypervisor1 partition? is just a matter of my editing the file with a test editor ie. (vi, gedit)...does this have to be done command line or drag and drop using a linux live boot cd?

If you're doing this post install and assuming you can boot ESXi you'll put in on Hypervisor1 and 2 (which get mounted as /bootbank and /altbootbank). You'll also modify the cfg file on both.

Can you please elaborate, yes I can boot to exsi with the added support for rtl8111 now I need to add support for the rtl 8169...would I have to use vi or gedit to edit the cfg file? Is some kind of post or how to I can read?

If you enable SSH you can can then use something like Putty to copy over the 2nd oem file and to edit the cfg file. Otherwise you can use vi at the console or in a SSH session.

I am currently booting the server with an ubuntu live cd...to summarize do I:
A. Copy oem2 to hypervisor1
B. Edit install.cgz with vi using the terminal console
C. Reboot server and I should be fine

You'll copy the oem file and then edit boot.cfg with vi (not isolinux as I had stated before). Then reboot to use the 2nd oem.tgz file.

Remember there are 2 different oems for 2diferrent drivers, so on hypervisor1 I cannot name both files oem.tgz so what should I do?

You can call one oem.tgz and the other oem2.tgz (the names aren't that important). Then you'll edit boot.cfg to reference both.

The important thing to check is if the files in oem.tgz will be overwritten by oem2.tgz (i.e. perhaps simple.map). If that's the case then you'll need to edit simple.map in oem2 to include the data from oem.tgz.