Slow disk IO
esxcli system module set –enabled=false –module=vmw_ahci
Backups
ovftool.exe –noImageFiles “vi://192.168.1.49/FedPod” FedPod_22_08_2020.ova
Remove PCI Passthrough devices first
Remove CD drive (can cause Error: Fault cause: vim.fault.FileNotFound, can also be solve with –noImageFiles)
Software updates
esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p ESXi-6.7.0-20181002001-standard
esxcli software profile update -d https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml -p E