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3 Type a boot option that calls the default installation or upgrade script or an installation or upgrade
script file that you created.
The boot option has the form
4 Press Enter.
The installation, upgrade, or migration runs, using the options that you specified.
Install, Upgrade, or Migrate ESXi from a USB Flash Drive Using a Script
You can install, upgrade, or migrate ESXi from a USB flash drive using a script that specifies the installation
or upgrade options.
Supported boot options are listed in
Prerequisites
Before running the scripted installation, upgrade, or migration, verify that the following prerequisites are
met:
The system that you are installing, upgrading, or migrating to ESXi meets the hardware requirements
n
for the installation or upgrade. See
You have the ESXi installer ISO on a bootable USB flash drive. See
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the ESXi Installation or Upgrade,"
The default installation or upgrade script (
n
accessible to the system. See
You have selected a boot option to run the scripted installation, upgrade, or migration. See
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Options to Start an Installation or Upgrade Script,"
Procedure
1 Boot the ESXi installer from the USB flash drive.
2 When the ESXi installer window appears, press Shift+O to edit boot options.
3 Type a boot option that calls the default installation or upgrade script or an installation or upgrade
script file that you created.
The boot option has the form
4 Press Enter.
The installation, upgrade, or migration runs, using the options that you specified.
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"Boot Options," on page 143.
"ESXi Hardware Requirements,"
on page 125.
) or a custom installation or upgrade script is
ks.cfg
"About Installation and Upgrade Scripts,"
on page 142.
.
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on page 13.
"Format a USB Flash Drive to Boot
on page 144.
"Enter Boot
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