How to refresh data store esxi host server. 1 enable ssh on the host. 2 connect with putty to the host. And edit the config.xml: 3 # vi /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml And find the datastore section. How to find this in VI? type /<datastore> and press enter. Now you find the line with <datastore> Now to edit the file type the letter I for insert. Change the line : <!-- <refreshInterval>0</refreshInterval> --> to: <refreshInterval>60</refreshInterval> The 60 stands for 60 minutes refresh of the datastore. How to save the editor? Press esc then type :wq! and press enter. Restart the hostd service for the changes to take effect. How to restart the hostd? /etc/init.d/hostd restart Now exit putty and test if the server still working? Disable ssh on the host. Done!