How to Add a Temporary Swap to Perform VMware ESXi Update

Written By Christian Castagna (Administrator)

Updated at October 21st, 2025

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→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above


Symptom

During the deployment of Syneto customized VMware ESXi update, you might encounter the following error (insufficient Swap size):

[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.


Solution

Step 1. Login to VMware ESXi GUI

Step 2. Navigate to System Swap settings

 

Step 3. Assign a local datastore

 

Step 4. Try installing the VMware ESXi update again