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Appendix B Remote and Scripted Installations

6 Saveandclosethefile.

7Typeservice vmware-webAccess restart.

Setting Up the Script

AfteryouinstallESX Serverononesystemandenablescriptedinstallationsonthat

system,youcansetupascriptnecessaryforperformingascriptedinstallationof

ESX Serveronothersystems.

Whenyousetupthescript,choosethenetworkingmethod(staticIPorDHCP)forthe

serveronwhichyou

willinstallESX Server.Youcanspecifyuniquenetwork

identificationinformation,includingthestaticIPaddressandhostnameofeach

system,oryoucanuseDHCPinitiallytoquicklysetupanumberofESX Server

systems.Inaddition,youcaneditthekickstartconfigurationfiletocommentoutthe

network

command,whichcausestheinstallertopromptyoufornetworkinformation

duringtheinstallation.See“EditingtheKickstartConfigurationFile”onpage 110.

IfyouuseDHCPinitiallytocreateoneinstallationscriptthatisusedtodeploynew

ESX Serversystems,youmustthenconfigureeachsystemseparatelyandassigna

unique

hostnameandIPaddress.Thisrequirementisinadditiontoconfiguringthe

serverwiththeManagementInterfacewizard.

Youcanalsocreatemultiplescripts,eachcontaininguniquenetworkidentification

informationyouspecifywhenyousetupthescript.

Youmustcopythescriptgeneratedattheendofthesetup

processtoafloppydiskor

toanetwork‐accessibleserver.

Inaddition,youmustaccesstheESX Serverinstallationfiles.Thefilescanbeonthe

ESX ServerCD‐ROMorstoredonaseparateserverandaccessedacrossthenetwork.

Tocreateyourscript,youcaneitherusetheVI

WebAccessgraphicalinterfacetospecify

yourscriptoptions,oryoucanmanuallycreateandeditakickstartconfigurationfile.