Installing Esx Using Scripted Mode - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

18 (Optional) To specify kernel arguments for the GRUB bootloader, enter
The software writes the arguments to the
boots.
19 (Optional) To specify a bootloader password, enter
The password can be up to 30 characters.
20 To keep the default time zone, enter
21 Configure the date and time settings.
To specify an NTP server, enter
n
To configure the date and time manually, enter
n
time detected by the installer or set the date and time yourself.
22 Enter a root password between 6 and 64 characters.
23 To confirm your installation configuration, enter
If an installation error occurs at this point, the ISO image might be invalid or something might be wrong
with the DVD media. To troubleshoot, try the ISO download process again, make sure that the DVD is in
working order, and make sure that the DVD drive and DVD media type are compatible. When you retry
the installation, perform the media check operation. Alternatively, use another media access option, such
as HTTP.
24 To exit the installer and reboot the host, enter
25 During reboot, press the key required to enter your machine's BIOS setup or boot menu.
This key is often a function key or Delete.
26 Set the first boot device to be the drive on which you installed ESX.
After installation, an
, , and any of the optional partitions are stored in the
swap /var/log
After you install ESX and reboot the host, you can log in to the service console to read the installation log at
var/log/esx_install.log
N In previous releases of ESX, if the system did not boot up after installation, one troubleshooting approach
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was to mount the partitions for debugging. For ESX 4.0, mounting the partitions does not resolve this issue. If
the system does not boot up, the most likely cause is that the BIOS is configured to boot from another disk.

Installing ESX Using Scripted Mode

You can quickly deploy ESX hosts using scripted, unattended installations. Scripted installations provide an
efficient way to deploy multiple hosts.
The installation script contains the installation settings for ESX. You can apply the script to all your hosts that
will have a similar configuration.
Scripted installations include the following steps:
1 Create a script using the supported commands.
2 Edit the installation script as needed to change settings that are unique for each host.
3 Run the scripted installation.
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grub.conf
, or enter
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esxconsole-<system-uuid>/esxconsole.vmdk
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file and passes them to the ESX kernel every time ESX
, or to skip this option, enter
1
to configure the time zone.
2
. This option allows you to use the machine date and
2
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1
file is created in a VMFS volume. The
esxconsole.vmdk
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, or to skip this option, enter
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file.
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