Currently we have a host built with 6.5 and we need to swap out this server. In the old days, years ago, with older version of ESX, we used to be able to pull drives, pop them into new server, power it up, and all would be good.
However, with ESXi, and its many iterations, I'm not so certain we can do this anymore, and don't have time to test this out at the moment.
Our build is installed on SD cards, and the local disk contains VMs. IF we remove the SD cards and disks and populate the new server with them, what should I expect to see? success or failure with these actions?