


Output will show driver version and number of cards. Start the nvidia-init service by running the command: /etc/init.d/nvidia-init startĬonfirm driver is updated, running, and seeing the GPUs by running the command: nvidia-smi Install the new VIB: esxcli software vib install -v /path_to_vib/nvidia_vib Remove the VIB by running the command: esxcli software vib remove -n nameofNVIDIAVIB Identify the NVIDIA VIB name by running this command: esxcli software vib list | grep NVIDIA

Remove the NVIDIA VMkernel driver by running the command: vmkload_mod -u nvidia Stop the nvidia-init service by running the command: /etc/init.d/nvidia-init stop When I was running through this the xorg service was already stopped, but I ran the command anyway to make sure: /etc/init.d/xorg stop Once Maintenance Mode is complete SSH into ESXi CLI on your MM host. This blogpost will share one way of dealing with driver issues when upgrading a VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 2 to VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 2a. One of the critical tasks in maintaining a healthy and performant vSphere cluster is keeping up with updates. Use manual DRS to move VMs or manual migrate if needed. Kinamo maintains multiple VMware vSphere clusters, as well as for our customers and for Kinamo. Maintenance Mode a host to start rolling through. The full process I ran through to update the VIBs on my hosts The solution I found to bypass the error was to stop the nvidia-init service by running the command: /etc/init.d/nvidia-init stop The error message was: vmkload_mod: Can not remove module nvidia: module symbols in use When updating NVIDIA VIBs from 430.46 / 431.79 to 440.87 / 443.05 on ESXi 6.7 I ran into an error message and step that was not listed in the VMware documentation.
