So yes, your workstation needs to be connected to the internet during the process of creation of this USB.Īnother prompt will inform you that the installation media will be reformatted and all data destroyed. This prompt simply informs you that the boot menu on the VMware ISO is obsolete and to make sure the menu will work for the USB installer, you’ll need to grab few files from the Internet to create a new menu. Step 2: Click yes on the prompt you’ll receive. Then click on the icon, as on the image below, to select the “VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0-4564106.x86_64.iso” file you downloaded from VMware. Start Rufus and Select Partition scheme as “ MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI”. The whole process will take less than two minutes, and at the end you’ll have USB from which you’ll be able to boot a host and install ESXi 6.5. USB Stick – You’ll also need a USB stick capacity at least 4Gb, but those days you’ll probably find USB devices with 8 (or 16) Gigs minimum.

It’s called Rufus and it’s a simple executable file.

Free Software – You’ll need a free software which you might, or might not, already know.

ESXi 6.5 ISO image – download from VMware.

Create an ESXi 6.5 Installation USB – What do you need? At the end of the post we’ll show you few ways how to deal with that. While this method of creation of USB media is quick and it is done under two minutes, it is not always obvious to deal with hardware compatibility and drivers and firmware (combination of those two) for latest vSphere 6.5. You as an administrator or consultant have to have your toolkit with the latest ESXi installer ready in your pocket, so today we’ll show one of the methods to create an ESXi 6.5 installation USB under two minutes. Know that there is a way to install ESXi from USB stick too. After you’re download your installation ISO, you need to burn it to a CD-ROM in order to proceed with installation. The Installation of ESXi 6.5 did not change much since previous release.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) OEM.

StarWind Virtual Tape Library Appliance (VTLA).

StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA).

StarWind RDMA Performance Benchmark (rPerf).

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