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--deletecosvmdk
--forcemigrate
%include or include (optional)
Specifies another installation script to parse. This command is treated similarly to a multiline command, but
takes only one argument.
filename
%pre (optional)
Specifies a script to run before the kickstart configuration is evaluated. For example, you can use it to
generate files for the kickstart file to include.
--interpreter
=[python|busybox]
%post (optional)
Runs the specified script after package installation is complete. If you specify multiple
run in the order that they appear in the installation script.
--interpreter
=[python|busybox]
--timeout=secs
--ignorefailure
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2 Network storage (
remote
3 USB disks ( )
usb
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.
If the system is being upgraded from ESX, remove the directory that contains
the old Service Console VMDK file,
VMFS datastore.
If a version 4.x host contains customizations, such as third-party VIBS or
drivers, that are not included in the installer .ISO, the installer exits with an
error describing the problem. The forcemigrate option overrides the error
and forces the upgrade. If you are upgrading a 5.0.x host, supported custom
VIBs that are not included in the ESXi installer ISO are migrated. You do not
need to to use the forcemigrate option.
See the vSphere Upgrade documentation for imformation about upgrading
hosts that have third-party custom VIBs.
C Using the forcemigrate option might cause the upgraded host to
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not boot properly, to exhibit system instability, or to lose functionality.
For example:
%include part.cfg
Specifies an interpreter to use. The default is busybox.
Specifies an interpreter to use. The default is busybox.
Specifies a timeout for running the script. If the script is not finished when
the timeout expires, the script is forcefully terminated.
If true, the installation is considered a success even if the
terminated with an error.
)
, to reclaim unused space in the
cos.vmdk
sections, they
%post
script
%post
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