From the How to series – Bootable ESXi 5 USB in 5 easy steps

ESXi 5 has been out in the wild for quite some time now and most of you should be looking at upgrading at some stage.  Here is a quick way to make a bootable USB stick in 5 easy steps…

1. Download a copy of unetbootin from here

2. Grab a copy of the ESXi ISO from the VMware site here (you might need to register for the download)

3. Fire up unetbootin application

4.  Choose ISO and browse to the ESX ISO file

5. Press OK.

Thats it -

note: Check boot sequence of server when you fire it up to target USB first