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part or partition (optional)
Creates an additional VMFS datastore on the system. Only one datastore per disk can be created. Cannot be
used on the same disk as the
be a VMFS partition
datastore name
--ondisk= or --ondrive=
--firstdisk=
disk-type1,
[disk-type2,...]
reboot (optional)
Reboots the machine after the scripted installation is complete.
<--noeject>
rootpw (required)
Sets the root password for the system.
--iscrypted
password
upgrade
Either the
install
upgrade ESXi on.
--disk= or --drive=
--firstdisk=
disk-type1,
[disk-type2,...]
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command. Only one partition can be specified per disk and it can only
install
Specifies where the partition is to be mounted
Specifies the disk or drive where the partition is created.
Partitions the first eligible disk found. By default, the eligible disks are set to
the following order:
1 Locally attached storage (
2 Network storage (
3 USB disks (
You can change the order of the disks by using a comma separated list
appended to the argument. If you provide a filter list, the default settings are
overridden. You can combine filters to specify a particular disk, including
esx for the first disk with ESX installed on it, model and vendor information,
or the name of the vmkernel device driver. For example, to prefer a disk with
the model name ST3120814A and any disk that uses the mptsas driver rather
than a normal local disk, the argument is
--firstdisk=ST3120814A,mptsas,local.
The CD is not ejected after the installation.
Specifies that the password is encrypted.
Specifies the password value.
, , or
upgrade installorupgrade
Specifies the disk to partition. In the command
can be in any of the forms shown in the following examples:
Path:
--disk=/vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
n
MPX name:
n
VML name:
n
vmkLUN UID:
n
For accepted disk name formats, see
Partitions the first eligible disk found. By default, the eligible disks are set to
the following order:
1 Locally attached storage (
)
local
)
remote
)
usb
command is required to determine which disk to install or
--disk=mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0
--disk=vml.000000034211234
--disk=vmkLUN_UID
"Disk Device Names,"
)
local
Chapter 7 Installing ESXi
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--disk=diskname
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