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.
