This article will provide you the step by step instructions to add a temporary swap to your hypervisor in order to complete the upgrade process


You might get an error while deploying our customised ESXi upgrade, similar to:


 [InstallationError]
 [Errno 28] No space left on device
       vibs = VMware_locker_tools-light_11.1.1.16303738-16701467
 Please refer to the log file for more details.


The error is caused by Swap size, which is insufficient for temporary actions to be taken.



How to add a temporary swap on ESXi

Step 1: Login in to ESXi Web UI

Step 2:  Navigate to System Swap setings

  • Access Manage panel and open System tab
  • Select Swap tab and hit Edit settings


Step 3: Assign local datastore

  • From the Edit swap configuration window, assign the local datastore of your choice to replace None on the Datastore selectable menù



Step 4: Re-attempt the upgrade deploy

  • Now that changes where applied, refresh your session and start the deploy process from the beginning


Vmware Resources:

Configure System Swap