This impacts VMware ESX 3.5.0 (all updates) deployments.
By default, WinPE 2.1 x86/x64 supports the VMware NIC model e1000. When possible, use this NIC model
with your virtual machines. However, a VMware ESX 3.5.0 virtual machine created for Windows Server 2003 x86 Standard Edition
can only use the VMware Flexible NIC which is not supported by default.
To add VMware Flexible NIC support into the WinPE 2.1 x86/x64 automation environment:
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On the Deployment Server, copy the VMware Tool ISO file from a
VMware ESX 3.5.0 server at /vmimages/tools-isoimages/windows.iso or
create a physical CD-ROM.
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Mount or extract the VMware Tool for ESX ISO/CD-ROM.
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Run the PXE Configuration utility.
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Select WinPE Managed boot menu option and click Edit.
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Click Edit Boot Image. The Altiris Boot Disk Creator (BDC) will run.
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At BDC Step 9, click Edit.
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At BDC Step 1, click Next.
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At BDC Step 2, click Have Disk.
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Click Browse and browse to the VMware Tool for ESX ISO/CD-ROM contents and
its \Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vmxnet\win2k\32bit directory.
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Select the vmware-nic.inf file and click Open. If prompted that
driver is an unsupported class type, click Yes and click Ok.
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Repeat steps 7 through 9 to select the x64 driver, vmxnet.inf, from the VMware Tool for ESX ISO/CD-ROM contents
and its \Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vmxnet\win2k\64bit directory.
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Continue with the Boot Disk Creator wizard to generate the WinPE images.
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After the wizard completes, click Save.
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After the save completes, click OK. It will take several minutes for the PXE server to replicate the PXE images.
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