VRP IO filter installation reqs

[RiaanBadenhorst]

Can you tell us if the process for io filter installation has been changed? It previously wanted to put ESX hosts into maintenance mode which was a bit of challenge when there was not a lot of free capacity.

[JohnHink · Accepted solution]

Good question. Maintenance mode isn't required for a install, but will need to be use for a uninstall. That means it would be required for a iofilter upgrade as well. This is part of the ESX functionality, they do supply a series of best practices when using maintenance mode here.