When "Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)" is selected as the Guest Operating System on ESX server, the default hardware devices that get created are as follows:
From an OS install / deployment perspective, the most significant items are disk and network.
Windows XP dosn't ship with drivers for the BusLogic adapter, so drivers must be specified either during a manual install (F6) or integrated into an automated setup routine. I've described this process in seperate posts:
- Adding drivers during a manual install of Windows XP on ESX server
- Adding drivers during an unattended install of Windows XP on ESX Server
Hardware Details
For reference I've listed the hardware details and drivers that are used on Windows XP.
DISK:
Name : VMware SCSI Controller
Manufacturer : VMware, Inc.
PNP Device ID : PCI\VEN_104B&DEV_1040&SUBSYS_1040104B&REV_01\3&61AAA01&0&80
Driver : c:\windows\system32\drivers\vmscsi.sys
Network :
Name : VMware Accelerated AMD PCNet Adapter Adapter
Device ID : PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_2000&SUBSYS_20001022&REV_10\3&61AAA01&0&88
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\vmxnet.sys
Device Manager View
Once installed, this is what it looks like in Device Manager:
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