Tweaking ESXi 5.0 – Adding un-supported hardware

1. cd tmp
2. mkdir tweak
3. cd tweak
4. cp /bootbank/scsi-qla.v00 scsi-qla.tgz
5. tar -xvf scsi-qla.tgz
6. rm scsi-qla.tgz
7. Update and tweak the qla2xxx.map file.
8. Modifying the qla2xxx.map file to add additional Vendor and Device ID
9. tar -cvzf scsi-qla.tgz etc usr
10. mv scsi-qla.tgz scsi-qla.v00
11. cp scsi-qla.v00 /bootbank/scsi-qla.v00
12. restart server.

See http://andysworld.org.uk/2011/09/20/tweaking-esxi-50-adding-un-supported-hardware-to-vmware-vsphere-esxi-50-adding-a-qle-220-to-esxi-50/

See aso The anatomy of the ESXi 5.0 installation CD – and how to customize it