Creating a custom ESXi ISO installer image with additional network drivers

can someone just share a esxi Version7 Image with the community Drivers? So I dont need to check the python errors....

I wonder why all of us trying to add this flings to 6.7 or 8 version of VM.
Why can't I find one ISO which was added already? Maybe everyone can easily use it.
Is there anything I missed? Why didn't you add this ISO here bro as like everyone else didn't ?

Thanks .. but I am getting errors that Python is not installed or path is ot set.. how do I install python in powershell?

no me podrían pasar una imagen ya personalizada

Set-PowerCLIConfiguration : The term 'Set-PowerCLIConfiguration' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file,
or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1
+ Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -Scope User -ParticipateInCEIP $false
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Set-PowerCLIConfiguration:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -SkipPublisherCheck
Entering this command, gives the error:
No match was found for the specified search criteria and module name
plz help how to fix this issue

Any written step by step instructions? PowerShell scrip fails

Script no longer works

Hello Jonas,
i tried the script and its not running. Because there is an error: "Could not initialize the VMware.ImageBuilder PowerCLI module. Make sure that Python 3.7 is installed and that you have set the path to the Python executable by using Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -PythonPath. See the PowerCLI Compatibility Matrixes for information on the Python requirements."

I installed the Python 3.7 and the pip with the required extensions. But still its not working

I´ve set the path to: Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -PythonPath "I:\Program Files\Python"

Hello ! thanks for this video , i think have a problem,
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot : Could not initialize the VMware.ImageBuilder PowerCLI module. Make sure that Python 3.7 is installed and that you have set the path to the Python executable by using
Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -PythonPath. See the PowerCLI Compatibility Matrixes for information on the Python requirements.

how do i fix this?

This does not work with ESXi v8 base image. The command near the end, New-EsxImageProfile returns several thousand powershell errors, all of which are of a similar theme: "File path of '<a file path>' is claimed by multiple non-overlay VIBs"

I tried doing this for ESX 6.7, but it did not work. Do you have any suggestions?

Useful video. Can this be used to re-install or upgrade an ESXi host unable to recognize the Network adapter after upgrading from 6.7 to 7.0 without losing the data/VMs?

The community driver didn't make it into the iso file, im not sure why

Thank you!

Hi Jonas Thanks for video. We want to use Realtek L8200A ethernet driver. Ho can we select it?

nice informations! nice video! but i need the f.... realtek 8111 driver for 7.0.3.. and it dosn´t work :(

VMWare should hire you.

The problem is that driver is not signed and esxi will give error of Unsecure boot during installation, if you turn off Secure Boot in bios installation will still get stuck, so how to resolve this problem? Without nic you cannot install esxi, and there is no other option of update drivers...

the link after download additional drivers doesnt work for me, did anyone repalce it with something else?