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Help using a NVIDIA Quadro M5000 with ESXi 5.1

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Hi,

 

I`ve readed a lot of material about that since yesterday.

My scenario is the following:

  • Server: HP ProLiant ML350 Gen9
  • Graphic card:NVIDIA Quadro M5000
  • vSphere version:5.1.0 build 2323236

 

Downloaded this driver from NVIDIA download center:

  • NVD.NVIDIA_bootbank_NVIDIA-VMware_304.76-1OEM.510.0.0.802205-999851.zip

 

And installed this way:

  • Enter maintenance mode
  • Uncompressed the zip file and uploaded the vib file to the ESXi host.
  • Accessed the server using SSH and ran this command: esxcli software vib install -v /vmfs/volumes/L20/NVIDIA-VMware-304.76-1OEM.510.0.0.802205.x86_64.vib

 

Then I configured the xorg service to start with the host and rebooted it.

 

Created a new VM using Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 media and configured it to use 3D support (128MB).

 

When I try to install the NVIDIA driver on Windows, it tolds me that no compatible hardware was found.

 

So I started troubleshooting and ran this commands on a SSH session:

SSH.png

 

When I go to the passthrough configuration, it shows Unkown VGA compatible controller:

Passthrough.png

 

On the iLO, it shows the correct model of the graphic card:

iLO.png

 

Can it be an ESXi version problem?

If I upgrade to ESXi 5.5 after installing the ESXi 5.1 NVIDIA driver, it will continue working?

I've started reading this document: http://www.vmware.com/content/dam/digitalmarketing/vmware/en/pdf/techpaper/vmware-horizon-view-graphics-acceleration-dep…

And the VT-d is enabled on BIOS.

 

Any help will be appreciated =]


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