Steps to create Esxi Nested clone Template

1. Install ESXi OS using iso image. -Enable Virtualization in CPU settings

2. Open an SSH session to the ESXi host and run the below command to remove MAC 

     esxcli system settings advanced set -o /Net/FollowHardwareMac -i 1

3. Remove the system UUID entry from /etc/vmware/esx.conf

  sed -i "/\/system\/uuid/d" /etc/vmware/esx.conf




4.Make the last change persistent run

   /sbin/auto-backup.sh

5.Make Snapshot now and use for linked clone ,otherwise you can shutdown ,create template and use for cloning.

creating nfs datastore Operation failed, diagnostics report: Unable to get console path for volume

Solution:
Try ro create again:

[root@:~] esxcfg-nas -a -o 10.0.0.1 -s /DND_AUT
Error performing operation: Unable to add new NAS, volume with the label DND_AUT already exists

Now delete the datastore:

[root@:~] esxcfg-nas -d DND_AUT
IORM: failed to disable IORM: Unable to get console path for volume, DND_AUT
NAS volume DND_AUT deleted.

Now add Again:

[root@:~] esxcfg-nas -a -o 10.232.206.206 -s /DND_AUT DND_AUT

Connecting to NAS volume: DND_AUT_INFRA_SVM1

Resolving datastore NFS Max issue after setting to 255

After setting NFS Max volume to 255 also getting error unable to create that much Datastore issue can be fixed by
:

Net.TcpipHeapSize to 32 And Set Net.TcpipHeapMax to 1536

These settings enable the maximum number of NFS mounts for vSphere ESXi/ESX. Changing Net.TcpipHeapSize and/or Net.TcpipHeapMax requires a host reboot for the changes to take effect.