ESXI installs network card or HBA card driver
First open the SSH of the ESXI host, upload the vib driver file provided by the manufacturer to the / tmp directory, and then execute
Esxcli software vib install-v / tmp/net-i40e_2.0.7-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib
[root@localhost:~] esxcli software vib install-v / tmp/net-i40e_2.0.7-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585.vib
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: INT_bootbank_net-i40e_2.0.7-1OEM.600.0.0.2494585
VIBs Removed:
VIBs Skipped:
It will not take effect until the ESXi host is restarted after the execution is completed.