DependencyError when installing driver

[MorrowTT]

I am trying to install drivers for a PCI network card but I get this error...

[DependencyError]

VIB Tehuti-Networks_bootbank_net-tn40xx_0.3.6.12.1 requires com.vmware.driverAPI-9.2.0.0, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.

VIB Tehuti-Networks_bootbank_net-tn40xx_0.3.6.12.1 requires vmkapi_2_0_0_0, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.

What can I do to get past this and get the drivers I need installed?

[diegodco31]

Hi,

You need to use the following command syntax to complete the upgrade:

esxcli software profile update -d <full_path_to_offline_bundle> -p <Image Profile>

So to complete the ESXi upgrade to run the below command:

esxcli software profile update -d / <full_path_to_offline_bundle> -p <output comand up>

[SupreetK]

Hello MorrowTT,

Please use -f switch to force install the driver -

esxcli software vib install -d "path_to_the_.zip_file" -f

Cheers,

Supreet

[MorrowTT]

I tried -f and it just skips the install.

[SupreetK]

Do you see any output when using the -f switch?

Cheers,

Supreet

[MorrowTT]

I says something like

No changes made

Skipped (the vib name)

[B51]

Is the PCI card an already existing and working one or newly installed? If this was working properly early then share the driver details and other activities that you have performed before trying to install the driver.

This KB will help you find the details: VMware Knowledge Base

[MorrowTT]

The device is newly installed, I haven't been able to get it working because of the driver problems.

[MorrowTT]

here is the command and the errors in full with and without -f

[root@***:~] esxcli software vib install -v /net-tn40xx-0.3.6.12.1.x86_64.vib

[DependencyError]

VIB Tehuti-Networks_bootbank_net-tn40xx_0.3.6.12.1 requires com.vmware.driverAPI-9.2.0.0, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.

VIB Tehuti-Networks_bootbank_net-tn40xx_0.3.6.12.1 requires vmkapi_2_0_0_0, but the requirement cannot be satisfied within the ImageProfile.

when running with -f

  Message: Host is not changed.

  Reboot Required: false.

  VIBs Installed:

  VIBs Removed:

  VIBs Skipped: Tehuti-Networks_bootbank_net-tn40xx_0.3.6.12.1

[MorrowTT]

Finally found the answer...

There was a bug in the driver that only effected vmware 6+ and after much searching I found a newer driver that had corrected that bug.

If anyone else runs into this issue, search (sometimes extensively) for the newest most bug fixed driver and try again.

Thank you to everyone who tried to help.