Extending a virtual disk is a common task. Just grow VMDK disk on VMware and then on the operating system. Usually, you don't need a maintenance window for that. But what if you need to shrink the disk. It is not so obvious. For example, we had a virtual machine that required 1000GB disk space … Continue reading How to shrink a thick VMDK disk on a virtual machine
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How to build custom ESXi image
Introduction Sometimes you need to create your own ESXi image with additional content. In my case, I had to add the community-created ne1000 VIB. Below you will find a short instruction on how to do this. Create own image Install PowerCLI and import Image Builder module: Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. … Continue reading How to build custom ESXi image
