This article is about getting the fresh downloads going for your 'greenfield' installs. If you're building new, you'll certainly want to use the new hypervisor, since the serious NETDEV WATCHDOG issue KB 2124669 that sometimes causes ESXi to hang is resolved. Sorry, this article had to be reworked since originally published, details for the reasons why below. Posted by Paul Braren on (updated on Feb 3 2016) in