But it wants server-makers to kick out the option – forever
VMware has walked back its decision to end support for non-persistent removable storage as a boot medium for its vSphere suite. Virtzilla deprecated the feature in the early 2021 release of vSphere 7 Update 3, and in September advised it would not be supported in future releases. The company has now reversed that stance. An updated knowledge base article dated April 28 states “VMware will continue supporting USB/SD card as a boot device through the vSphere. Next product release, including the update releases. Both installs and upgrades will be supported on USB/SD cards.” Why the U-turn, you very reasonably ask? The knowledge base article offers no reason. The Reg has requested a comment and we’ll let you know should one arrive.
