Difference between revisions of "VMware OS Disk Partition Size"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "VMware ESXi 7.0+ tends to create a 120GB+ partition for the 'OS' data and this is ridiculous on a system with say, 256GB of storage. To reduce this usage at install time: # W...") |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
To reduce this usage at install time: | To reduce this usage at install time: | ||
# When the installer loads go to boot options by pressing SHIFT+O | # When the installer loads go to boot options by pressing SHIFT+O | ||
| − | # Add the following option to the existing command: <code>autoPartitionOSDataSize=8192</code> | + | # Add the following option to the existing command: <code>autoPartitionOSDataSize=8192</code> (to set a maximum partition size of 8GB) |
# Press enter to boot | # Press enter to boot | ||
Perform the installation as normal and the automatic partitioner will create a 8GB partition for the OS (of which ~60% will be used during install) | Perform the installation as normal and the automatic partitioner will create a 8GB partition for the OS (of which ~60% will be used during install) | ||
Latest revision as of 17:09, 9 August 2024
VMware ESXi 7.0+ tends to create a 120GB+ partition for the 'OS' data and this is ridiculous on a system with say, 256GB of storage.
To reduce this usage at install time:
- When the installer loads go to boot options by pressing SHIFT+O
- Add the following option to the existing command:
autoPartitionOSDataSize=8192(to set a maximum partition size of 8GB) - Press enter to boot
Perform the installation as normal and the automatic partitioner will create a 8GB partition for the OS (of which ~60% will be used during install)