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--overwritevsan
You must use the --overwritevsan option when you install ESXi on a
disk, either SSD or HDD (magnetic), that is in a vSAN disk group. If
you use this option and no vSAN partition is on the selected disk, the
installation fails. When you install ESXi on a disk that is in vSAN disk
group, the result depends on the disk that you select:
n If you select an SSD, the SSD and all underlying HDDs in the same
disk group is wiped.
n If you select an HDD, and the disk group size is greater than two,
only the selected HDD is wiped.
n If you select an HDD disk, and the disk group size is two or less,
the SSD and the selected HDD is wiped.
For more information about managing vSAN disk groups, see the
vSphere Storage documentation.
--overwritevmfs
Required to overwrite an existing VMFS datastore on the disk before
installation.
--preservevmfs
Preserves an existing VMFS datastore on the disk during installation.
--novmfsondisk
Prevents a VMFS partition from being created on this disk. Must be
used with --overwritevmfs if a VMFS partition exists on the disk.
installorupgrade
Either the install, upgrade, or installorupgrade command is required to determine which
disk to install or upgrade ESXi on.
--disk= or --drive=
Specifies the disk to partition. In the command --disk=diskname, the
diskname can be a disk name or a full disk filesystem path in ESXi, for
example:
n Disk name: --disk=naa.6d09466044143600247aee55ca2a6405 or
n
Device path: --disk=/vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
For accepted disk name formats, see Disk Device Names.
--firstdisk=
disk-type1,
[disk-type2,...]
Partitions the first eligible disk found. By default, the eligible disks are
set to the following order:
1 Locally attached storage (local)
2 Network storage (remote)
3 USB disks (usb)
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