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Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

gman66 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:00:46 -0000

Tally - can I get a look at the script? I don't have network available at the time of installation - this is for recovery at DR site and VMware ESX will be up before any other server with an accessible network share. I have been trying to script - in the %post section of ks.cfg - copying files from the floppy to /mnt/sysimage/xxxxx but it hasn't been working... any help is good help...

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

newbie — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:12:16 -0000

Hi,

I am trying out to install virtual host on ESX 3x
And this has to be carried out from ILO port

Is that feasible through script installation

Pls note ESX is already installed.

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

Babsy98 — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:12:07 -0000

Hi TallyESX35U2,

can you post the scripts here
thanks

Babsy

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

TallyESX35U2 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:16:15 -0000

I have successfully created a scripted kickstart install using a all-in-one bootable CDRom. The only changes made to the .iso supplied by VMWare are a kickstart .cfg file at the root of the CD and a modified isolinux.cfg in the /isolinux directory. No Network needed and %post of kickstart used to further config server to office standard....

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

Linkun — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:38:52 -0000

Is it possible to make a scripted install without using a network connection, but a floppy? And if so, how would I make that work?

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:15:50 -0000

Hi
I've tried the scripts with ESX 3.5 and it works fine. NTP settings, vSwitch config etc, goes fine. Just noticed that sometimes the nics are in standby mode. There is a discussion on the vmware forum about this with a number of solutions.

Gabrie

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

Sanyok — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:13:38 -0000

Nice Site! Thanks!

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

Anne — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:47:00 -0000

Nice! Thanks!

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

admin — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:21:30 -0000

Hi
Not tried it on 3.5 yet. I'm sure most of it will run fine. I did read about a problem in ESX 3.5 with people who had scripted their network config, that ESX does something funny with putting NICs in standby mode. It can be easily reconfigured.
Gabrie

Re: Scripted install of ESX 3.0

gogotop — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:56:36 -0000

This topic just came up in discussions at work today. Great stuff - can't wait to try it out.

Have you tried it with 3.5, yet?