The pros and cons of this approach, requirements for installing ESXi on USB flash drives, and features of the installation process are covered in the today’s blog post, which consists of the following topics: What’s more, a USB flash drive can be used not only as installation media – ESXi can also be installed on a USB flash drive or SD flash card and booted from these removable devices (you’ve probably noticed that some servers have a card reader and slot for SD flash cards in addition to USB ports). Many of us know that ESXi can be installed not only from a CD disc, but also from a bootable USB flash drive.
By Michael Bose How to Run ESXi from a USB Flash Drive