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Supported boot options are listed in “Boot Options,” on page 143.
Procedure
1 Start the host.
2 When the ESXi installer window appears, press Shift+O to edit boot options.
3 At the
runweasel
command prompt, type
ks= location of installation script plus boot command line options
Example: Boot Option
You type the following boot options:
ks=http://00.00.00.00/kickstart/ks-osdc-pdp101.cfg nameserver=00.00.0.0 ip=00.00.00.000
netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=00.00.00.000
Boot Options
When you perform a scripted installation, you might need to specify options at boot time to access the
kickstart file.
Supported Boot Options
Table 7
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2. Boot Options for ESXi Installation
Boot Option Description
BOOTIF=hwtype-MAC address
Similar to the
netdevice
option, except in the PXELINUX
format as described in the IPAPPEND option under
SYSLINUX at the syslinux.zytor.com site.
gateway=ip address
Sets this network gateway as the default gateway to be used
for downloading the installation script and installation
media.
ip=ip address
Sets up a static IP address to be used for downloading the
installation script and the installation media. Note: the
PXELINUX format for this option is also supported. See the
IPAPPEND option under SYSLINUX at the
syslinux.zytor.com site.
ks=cdrom:/path
Performs a scripted installation with the script at path,
which resides on the CD in the CD-ROM drive. Each
CDROM is mounted and checked until the file that matches
the path is found.
ks=file://path
Performs a scripted installation with the script at path.
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