I would like to do a complete reinstall of ESXi, preferably on a new disk. Reason for the new disk is in case something goes wrong I can just put the old one back in.
What would be the process to back up the configuration of the ESXi host, restore, and move the VMs? I already have a full backup of all the VMs and associated files/folders.
I wasn't sure how a restore would work on a new disk, specifically, if it would freak out since the hard drive it's running on changed. I plan to keep the same folder structure otherwise for the VMs in their associated folders.
I know there is a reinstall process that will reload ESXi. Does this completely reload Linux and/or only ESXi?
Thanks in advance. This is for a home/lab setup.