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by lunarg on February 16th 2017, at 10:08

It is possible to install the integration plugins for VMware on an ESX host directly from the Nimble website, provided your hosts have internet access:

  1. Place the host into maintenance mode.
  2. Connect to the host through a shell (e.g. SSH).
  3. Run the command:
    esxcli software vib install -d http://update.nimblestorage.com/esx5/ncm
    Wait for the installation to complete.
  4. Take the host out of maintenance mode and continue with the configuration.