VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual page 50

ESX and vCenter Server Installation Guide
Procedure
1 Choose a method for booting the installer.
Boot from the DVD using the local DVD-ROM drive.
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PXE boot the installer.
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2 When the mode selection page appears, press F2.
3 From the boot options list, select a scripted install option.
Scripted Install Option
ESX Scripted Install using USB
ks.cfg and customize the ks= option
in the boot options list.
ESX Scripted Install using USB
ks.cfg
ESX Scripted Install to first disk
ESX Scripted Install to first disk
(overwrite VMFS)
4 (Optional) At the end of the boot options list, enter a
ks= Option
ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg
ks=file://<path>/ks.cfg
ks=ftp://<server>/<path>/ks.cfg
ks=http://<server>/<path>/
ks.cfg
ks=nfs://<server>/<path>/ks.cfg
5 Press Enter.
The ESX installation proceeds, using the options that you specified.
Installation Script Commands
Review the commands that are supported in ESX installation scripts.
accepteula or vmaccepteula (required)
Accepts the ESX license agreement.
autopart (optional)
Compared to kickstart, the behavior of the ESX 4.0
the command in your existing scripts.
autopart
Creates the default partitions on the disk. Not required if you include the
--disk= or --drive=
--firstdisk=
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Description
To specify a custom script that is not located on the USB:
a Select the USB option as a template.
b Customize the ks= option to specify the actual name and location of the
custom script.
The script must be located at one of the supported locations. See
Custom installation script located on a USB device attached to the machine.
For this option, the script filename must be ks.cfg.
Default installation script included with the ESX media. You cannot
customize this script. The default root password is mypassword.
Default installation script included with the ESX media. You cannot
customize this script. The default root password is mypassword.
Description
Installation script is located on the DVD-ROM drive attached to the machine.
Installation script is at <path> which resides inside the initial ramdisk image.
Installation script is located at the given URL.
Installation script is located at the given URL.
Installation script is located at <path> on a given NFS server.
autopart
Specifies the disk to partition. For the accepted disk name formats, see
Device Names," on page 58.
Partitions the first non-USB disk found. This is the same disk as found by the
command.
clearpart --firstdisk
command.
ks=
command is significantly different. Carefully edit
or
part partition
Step 4.
command.
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