Required Files; Installation Mode - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

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label network_rpm
menu label Interactive Installation with RPM files on the network
kernel test/vmlinuz
append initrd=test/initrd.img vmkopts=debugLogToSerial:1 mem=512M askmedia

Required Files

In the PXE configuration file, you must include paths to the following files:
is the boot loader kernel code.
n
vmlinuz
is the boot ramdisk.
n
initrd.img

Installation Mode

ks=nfs://10.20.118.55/ks.cfg
includes all the necessary responses to fill in the blanks, including the location of the installation media.
In an interactive installation, omit the ks= option. If you are performing an interactive installation with the
installation media at a remote location, include the askmedia boot option, which causes the installer to prompt
you for the location of the installation media.
ESX 3.x supported a hybrid installation. In this mode, you could supply an incomplete ESX installation script,
and the installer prompts you for the missing parts. ESX 4.0 does not support this. You either have all responses
in your ESX installation script or you have no script.
IPAPPEND
For scripted installations, the IPAPPEND option specifies that the same network adapter the machine boots from
is also used for connecting to the network. When you include the IPAPPEND option in the PXE configuration
file, omit the --device option to the installation script
on interactive installations. The following snippet shows how to include the IPAPPEND option in the PXE
configuration file:
label Installer
menu default
<server> /vmlinuz
kernel http://
append initrd=http://
10.20.118.55/ks.cfg
IPAPPEND 2
For the IPAPPEND flag_val, use IPAPPEND 2. IPAPPEND 1 is not required.
If you omit the
network
configuration file, and the
adapter.
Filename for the PXE Configuration File
For the filename of the PXE configuration file, choose one of the following:
n <mac_address_of_target_ESX_host>
01-
The target ESX host IP address in hexadecimal notation.
n
n
default
The initial boot file,
MAC address of the target ESX host, prefixed with its ARP type code (01 for Ethernet). If that fails, it tries with
the hexadecimal notation of target ESX system IP address. Ultimately, it tries to load a file named
38
is the path to the ESX installation script. In a scripted installation, your script
<server> /initrd.img mem=512M vmkopts=debugLogToSerial:1 ks=nfs://
--device option from the installation script, the IPAPPEND option from the PXE
bootstrap command, the installer uses the first plugged in network
netdevice
. For example,
(or
pxelinux.0 gpxelinux.0
command. The IPAPPEND option has no impact
network
01-23-45-67-89-0a-bc
) tries to load a PXE configuration file. First it tries with the
.
default
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