Fix Remote Host Identification Has Changed! on macOS

I get this issue quite a bit in my homelab, and it’s expected as I frequently rebuild hosts, replace SSL certificates etc. The reason it happens is that the key to the IP address you’re connecting to is saved in the file, “known_hosts” from a previous session, and is now different to the one you…

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Create a Bootable ESXi 7 USB Installer on macOS

Last year I posted a guide on creating a ESXi 6.7 USB Installer on macOS without any 3rd party tools. This is an updated guide using ESXi 7.0b. I’ve included a short video demonstration. Note, this guide is based on macOS only, if you are using Windows please use the Rufus utility. Prerequisites Download the…

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Create a Bootable ESXi Installer USB Flash Drive on macOS

In this post I’ll show how to create a bootable ESXi Installer USB flash drive on macOS without any 3rd party software. I’ve done this many times on Windows using Rufus, but here i’ll demonstrate how it can be done on macOS without 3rd party software. See updated post Create a Bootable ESXi 7 USB…

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