After installing VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3:
Contains the latest validated drivers for HPE storage controllers (Smart Array), network interface cards (NICs), and Fibre Channel HBAs.
Built and tested jointly by HPE and VMware engineering teams to prevent purple screen of death (PSOD) errors caused by driver-firmware mismatches. Where to Download the HPE Customized ESXi 7.0 U3 ISO After installing VMware ESXi 7
Filter by your server generation (e.g., ProLiant DL380 Gen10).
Alternatively, you can also download the HPE customized ISO image from the VMware website: Alternatively, you can also download the HPE customized
Expected output includes: VMware ESXi 7.0.3 build-19193900 (HPE Customized)
The HPE Customized Image is essential for HPE hardware (Gen9, Gen10, Gen11) as it includes specific drivers for storage and network controllers not found in the generic VMware image. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Image Attribute Latest Known Build ESXi 7.0 U3 (Build 21424296) released April 2023 Included Tools network interface cards (NICs)
Provides deep in-band hardware monitoring metrics directly to the HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) management framework.