Backup VMware ESXi using the commandline

Use this method to backup a VMware ESXi host using the ESXi commandline. This is especially useful for users of the previously free version of ESXi. Since the Broadcom takeover of VMware everything regarding VMware has changed. Most people will probably change their virtualisation platform sooner than later. Until then this may be useful. There are two conditions which need to be satisfied: The destination build number of the host matches the build from which the backup was taken. The UUID of the host remains the same. You can backup and restore the host configuration using one of this method: Read more