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Table 7‑4. Commands in
Command
kernelopt=STRING
modules=FILEPATH1 --- FILEPATH2... ---
FILEPATHn
See "Create an Installer ISO Image with a Custom Installation or Upgrade Script,"
the ESXi Installer by Using PXELINUX and a PXE Configuration File,"
Installer by Using PXELINUX and an isolinux.cfg PXE Configuration File,"
the ESXi Installer,"
Install, Upgrade, or Migrate ESXi from a CD or DVD Using a Script
You can install, upgrade, or migrate ESXi from a CD/DVD drive using a script that specifies the installation
or upgrade options.
You can start the installation or upgrade script by entering a boot option when you start the host. You can
also create an installer ISO image that includes the installation script. With an installer ISO image, you can
perform a scripted, unattended installation when you boot the resulting installer ISO image. See
Installer ISO Image with a Custom Installation or Upgrade Script,"
Prerequisites
Before you run the scripted installation, upgrade, or migration, verify that the following prerequisites are
met:
The system on which you are installing, upgrading, or migrating meets the hardware requirements. See
n
"ESXi Hardware Requirements,"
You have the ESXi installer ISO on an installation CD/DVD. See
n
ISO Image to a CD or DVD,"
The default installation or upgrade script (
n
accessible to the system. See
You have selected a boot command to run the scripted installation, upgrade or migration. See
n
Boot Options to Start an Installation or Upgrade Script,"
commands, see
Procedure
1 Boot the ESXi installer from the CD or DVD using the local CD/DVD-ROM drive.
2 When the ESXi installer window appears, press Shift+O to edit boot options.
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boot.cfg
on page 129.
on page 13.
on page 125.
"About Installation and Upgrade Scripts,"
"Boot Options," on page 143.
Description
Appends STRING to the kernel boot options.
Lists the modules to be loaded, separated by three hyphens
(---).
on page 132,
on page 128.
"Download and Burn the ESXi Installer
) or a custom installation or upgrade script is
ks.cfg
on page 142. For a complete list of boot
Chapter 7 Installing ESXi
on page 128, "PXE Boot
"PXE Boot the ESXi
on page 133, and "PXE Booting
"Create an
on page 144.
"Enter
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