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  • 1.  Simple setup with VVF

    Posted Dec 10, 2025 01:03 PM
    Edited by Celeste Chang Dec 11, 2025 02:48 AM

    Hi all,

    A question about a simple setup. 

    Let's say a customer today have a very simple setup with 2xESXi 8.0.3 hosts installed along a vCenter v8 as well.
    They have to upgrade those hosts to version 9 - meaning either VVF or VCF. I this case VCF would be overkill, hence going with VVF.

    However.... Is this even possible with only 2 ESX(i) hosts? Following guides for the VVF installation via. VCP Installer, it requires vSAN, FC or NFS for a management domain (they only have iSCSI available and only boot disks in the hosts).
    But why does such a simple setup require a management domain? 

    Is it not possible to keep it simple?