Avoids broken smx driver that is present in the HPE 6.5 U3 image.
All below powershell commands must be run in a VMWare PowerCLI (version 6.5) session
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Download the HPE PreGen9 Custom Image for ESXi 6.5 U3 Offline Bundle from
https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?downloadGroup=OEM-ESXI65U3-HPE&productId=614
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Download the smx provider:
wget https://vibsdepot.hpe.com/sdx/downloads/nov2016/gen9v4/esxi-600-vibs/hpe-smx-provider/hpe-smx-provider-600.03.11.00.9-2768847.vib
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Add the original 6.5 iso as a depot: