D-Link 528T on ESXi 5/5.1 (And now 6) procedure and driver.
18August 12, 2015 by aubreykloppers
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5k9np91y9his9un/DLink-528T-1.x86_64.vib.zip
The above is the driver you will need to get the D-Link 528T driver installed on ESXi 5/5.1 and ESXi 6
Procedure:
- Upload the file (I placed it in root once uploaded) to your server and extract “unzip DLink-528T-1.x86_64.vib.zip” – NOTE: You can use unzip on ESXi5+.
- Change your support level on ESXi5+:
~ # esxcli software acceptance set –level=CommunitySupported
Host acceptance level changed to ‘CommunitySupported’.
- Change your support level on ESXi6:
[root@]esxcli software acceptance set --level CommunitySupported
Host acceptance level changed to 'CommunitySupported'.
- Install the driver with: “esxcli software vib install -v /DLink-528T-1.x86_64.vib“
- You will then get the following screen:
Installation Result
Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
Reboot Required: true
VIBs Installed: DLink_bootbank_DLink-528T_1
VIBs Removed:
VIBs Skipped:
- Reboot once completed.
That’s it.
ps – You can check your configuration by doing the following on your console ( NOTE: I have 2 onboard and 2 PCI adapters):
~ # lspci | grep Net
00:06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic0]
00:07:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection [vmnic1]
00:08:03.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [vmnic2]
00:08:04.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [vmnic3]
~ #
cyber7 
Thank you very much for this tutorial! This was very helpful for me! Tried 3 other NICs (realetk and what not) and there weren’t any drivers available. This was the last network card I could find in my close proximity 🙂 Thanks to your tutorial I’ve made it! Long live your blog! 🙂
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Thank you very much from Moscow.
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Hi, first of all … thanks for the knoledge sharing!! one question… even all works ok it doesn’t seem to work for the DFE-580TX (quad 10/100 card)… network cards are listed by lspci, but not matched to vmnics…. driver installs ok, any help on what to do look for?
Thanks
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Thanks a lot for this driver, it was very helpful.
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There are two revision of DGE-528T in D-Link website. A and B. which one you tested in esxi? thanks.
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Hi cyber7,
I’m unable to see network card. Can you please list out what did need to be done?
Below are the info :
1.) vmnic0 -> onBoard
vmnic1 -> PCI
vmnic2 -> PCI
2.) Look like driver not loaded to vmnic1, vmnic2
00:02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Realtek 8168 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic0]
00:03:00.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [vmnic1]
00:04:00.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [vmnic2]
~ # lspci -n | grep vmnic
00:02:00.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8168 [vmnic0]
00:03:00.0 Class 0200: 1186:4300 [vmnic1]
00:04:00.0 Class 0200: 1186:4300 [vmnic2]
~ # lspci -p | grep vmnic
00:02:00.0 10ec:8168 1462:7756 11/ 11/0xd0 A V r8168 vmnic0
00:03:00.0 1186:4300 1186:4b10 10/ 10/0xb8 A P vmnic1
00:04:00.0 1186:4300 1186:4b10 10/ 10/0xc0 A P vmnic2
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You are already seeing the HW on your system. Read the docu to see how to proceed
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Hi Aubrey,
I too am having the exact same problem with a DGE-560T.
The device shows up in lspci | grep net and is assigned a vmnicX id but it doesn’t show up in ESXi?
0000:02:00.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-560T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [vmnic1]
0000:03:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5723 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic0]
~ # ethtool -i vmnic0
driver: tg3
version: 3.123c.v55.5
firmware-version: 5723-v3.35
bus-info: 0000:03:00.0
~ # ethtool -i vmnic1
Can not get control fd: No such file or directory
Can you perhaps point me towards the documentation I need to proceed?
Your feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Dean Swanepoel
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Hi. I have the same problem.. When try to up vmnic2 (DGE-528T):
~ # esxcli network nic up -n vmnic2
There is no pnic with name vmnic2
and, of course, no new network in client… where to go?
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Got mine working, thanks for this so much!
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Thank you very much! I just do it for esxi 5.1
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I have DGE-530T. I am unable to do this trick. Please Help me. I have done it on esxi 5.5.
lspci|grep Net
0000:05:05.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
0000:05:06.0 Network controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
0000:06:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic1]
0000:0b:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet [vmnic0]
0000:0c:02.0 Network controller: 3Com Corporation 3C941 Gigabit LOM Ethernet Adapter
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Thank you very much! I just do it for esxi 5.1 and anything works fine
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It works. great job buddy!!!!
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Thanks a lot.. working 100% Fine..
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Awesome – I am on ESXi 6.0U2, and I got a DGE-530T card on clearance, and only later realized it wasn’t officially supported. I was afraid this wouldn’t work because of the very slightly different model, and previous comments on this page, but it worked exactly as predicted for me. Once I rebooted, it recognized the new NIC. Thanks!
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Worked perfectly for me on ESXi 5.1.0 Update 2, with a DGE-528T Revision 2A card. Thank you!
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Thanks a lot, worked like a charm.
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