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-****How to make a custom ESXi installation****
+**How to make a custom ESXi installation**
+you can make an ESXi ISO image with drivers you need, yourself. First of all you need to install the ESX Powershell on your Windows10 machine. To do is open a PowerShell in Administrator mode and install the VMWare PowerShell by typing:
+Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
+Step-by-Step install:
+   Step 1: Install ESXi PowerShell Module
+   Run PowerShell with elevated privilege (run as administrator)
+   PS D:\> Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Force
+   PS D:\> Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
+   Step 2: Changing the Windows PowerShell Script Execution Policy
+   PS D:\Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
+   Step 3: Download ESXi-Customizer-PS
+   Go to https://www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html and download ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.5.1.ps1 and move the script to D:\ (to ease our job)
+   Step 4: Run PowerShell script (see below)
+this could take some time. Eventually you should have the ESXi-Customizer-PS-vX.X.X on your Desktop.
+Next you need to know what drivers you are installing. Therefore you need list of available drivers. You can find this list by following this link:
+https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/List_of_currently_available_ESXi_packages
+Once you found the driver you need, make a note of the name like net55-r8168.
+We now can create a ESXi ISO with the driver you need. To do this open your PowerShell as administrator and enter the following
+C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0.ps1 -v67 -sip -vft -load net55-r8168,esx-ui,sata-xahci,esxcli-shell
+OK to clarify this command line:
+ESXI-Customizer-PSxxx is the ESXi PowerShell you just installed. Note that you need to know where you have put it. In this case it's on the Desktop.
+Next -v67 is the ESXi Version you like to install like v55 or v60. In this case its ESXi Version 6.7 (v67)
+-sip -vft -load are parameters to make sure everything is package in you ISO via an Online Repository.
+Lastly we enter the packages we like to have in our ESXI ISO image.
+Hit return and follow the instructions. It should finish with you ISO packaged with your drivers in it.
+Next start RUFUS and make your bootable USB.
+UPDATE!!!
+=========
+If you encounter the issue that your connection is refused/closed than enter the following command into an elevated PowerShell:
+   [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Ssl3
+Reboot the machine and try again. This issue is due to the use of SSL3.