Security and signatures
Lifecycle considerations
: vCenter automatically pulls the required drivers from VMware and HPE repositories, eliminating manual downloads. hpe custom image for esxi patched
: Use the HPE VMware ESXi Images page as a starting point to find the correct version for your server generation (e.g., ProLiant vs. Synergy). But what happens six months after you deploy that image
But what happens six months after you deploy that image? You need security patches. You need bug fixes. You don’t want to lose the HPE-specific drivers (like native-mlx5-core , i40en , or lpfc ) that make your hardware work correctly. You don’t want to lose the HPE-specific drivers
Download the HPE Addon zip to the host (via SCP or wget).
: This is the recommended tool for managing patches. You can import the HPE Custom ISO as a new image or add the HPE Add-on to an existing baseline.