Boot The Esx Installer From The Installation Dvd - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide
Table 5-1. Bootstrap Commands for ESX Installation (Continued)
Command
ks=https://<server>/<path>
ks=nfs://<server>/<path>
ks=usb
ks=UUID:<partition-UUID>:/<path>
ksdevice=<device>
mediacheck
mem= (required)
nameserver=<ip address>
netdevice=<device>
netmask=<subnet mask>
noapic
text
url=<url>
vlanid=<vlanid>

Boot the ESX Installer from the Installation DVD

When you boot the installer from a DVD, you use the local DVD-ROM drive or remote media, such as iLO or
DRAC.
Prerequisites
You must have an ESX installation DVD. See
on page 27.
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Description
Performs a scripted installation with a script located at the
given URL.
Performs a scripted installation with the script located at
<path> on a given NFS server.
Performs a scripted installation with the ks.cfg script in the
root directory of the USB flash drive attached to the host. If
multiple flash drives are attached, the installer cycles through
each one, mounting and unmounting them until the file
named ks.cfg is found.
Performs a scripted installation with a script located on the
ext partition with the given UUID.
Same as netdevice
Checks the MD5 sum of the DVD media to make sure the
information is not corrupt. The media check operation adds
several minutes to the installation process.
Reserves a minimum amount of memory for the ESX service
console. The value must be at least 512M.
Specifies a domain name server as the nameserver during the
install.
Tries to use a network adapter <device> when looking for an
installation script and installation media. Specify as a MAC
address (for example, 00:50:56:C0:00:01). If not specified and
files need to be retrieved over the network, the installer
defaults to the first discovered network adapter.
The IPAPPEND option is also supported if you PXE boot the
installer.
Specifies subnet mask for the network interface that
downloads the installation media.
Flags the kernel to use the XTPIC instead of the APIC.
Starts the ESX installer in text mode.
Looks for the installation media at the specified URL. When
you are PXE booting the installer, the url= command only
works with earlier versions of SYSLINUX. The command
does not work with SYSLINUX/PXELINUX version 3.70 and
higher.
Configures the VLAN for the network card.
"Download the ESX ISO Image and Burn the Installation DVD,"
VMware, Inc.