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  • Run ESX from USB on old HP desktop

    I have running VMware ESXi servers for years, sometimes at work on servers but recently at home on a whole bunch of older desktop machines. Not too many problems and when I did have problems it was usually about an unsupported network adaptor. Just a few weeks ago I tried to run ESX from USB… read more…

    Run ESX from USB on old HP desktop
  • Cloning an ESXi USB boot flash drive

    I have a couple of ESXi servers at home that I boot from USB keys – see the post Running ESXi 5.1 from a USB key. The problem is that using a USB imaging tool doesn’t seem to work. When I boot up ESX I get an error: BANK5: invalid configuration. BANK6: not a VMware boot… read more…

    Cloning an ESXi USB boot flash drive
  • Create a Debian Live USB flash drive

    There are many sites that describe how to do this, but some techniques just didn’t work for me and many required you to do it from Linux which also doesn’t work for me. This is what worked for me on Windows 10. 1. Insert you key into your Windows PC 2. Though this may not… read more…

    Create a Debian Live USB flash drive