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Installing HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware ESXi 5.0

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The steps to install the offline bundle for VMware ESXi 5.0 has changed from VMware ESXi 4.X. The vihostupdate command used in ESXi 4.X does not work against ESXi 5.0 hosts. 1. Download the bundle.zip. Either Google “HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware ESXi 5.0” or go to www.hp.com → Support & Drivers → Drivers … Read More “Installing HP ESXi Offline Bundle for VMware ESXi 5.0” »

ESXi 4.x: change the blocksize for a partition

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The ESXi 4.x installer utilizes the default blocksize of 1MB when creating VMFS volumes, allowing for storage of files 256GB and under. This default VMFS Datastore cannot be easily reformatted with a higher blocksize as it contains the Service Console VMDK file. But to store files greather than 256 GB (ex. VMDK), you have to … Read More “ESXi 4.x: change the blocksize for a partition” »