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Appendix B Remote and Scripted Installations

Forexample:

ftp://<hostname>:/var/ftp/pub/build

where<hostname>isthenameassignedtotheHTTPorFTPserver.

 SelectCD‐ROMtoinstallfromtheCDonthelocalCD‐ROMdriveonthenew

system.

 SelectNFStoperformanetworkinstallusingtheNetworkFileSystem(NFS)

application.IntheRemoteServerURLentryfield,typethehostmachine

namealongwiththemountpoint,likethis:

<hostmachine>:<mountpoint>

cIntheNetworkMethodlist,selectDHCPiftheESX Serversystemwillhave

adynamicIPaddress.SelectStaticIPiftheESX Serversystemwillhavea

staticIPaddress.

VMwarerecommendsthateachESX Serversystemhaveitsownstatic

IPaddress.However,youcanuseDHCPtodeploynewESX Server

systems

fromthesamefloppyimage,andconfigureeachsystemseparatelyandassign

auniquehostnameandIPaddress.Oryoucancreatemultiplefloppyimages

containingthenetworkidentificationinformationyouspecifyhere.

dIfyournetworkrequiresaVLANID,typeoneintheVLANIDfield.

e SelectCreate

adefaultnetworkforVMstocreateadefaultnetworkfor

virtualmachines.

Selectthisoptiontocreateaportgroupfortheserviceconsoleandaport

groupforthevirtualmachines.Ifyoudonotselectthisoption,onlytheservice

consoleportgroupiscreated,andyoumust

createtheportgroupforthe

virtualmachinesmanually.

fIntheTimeZonelist,selectthetimezonefortheserveryouwillinstall.

ThelistdefaultstosettingoftheoriginalESX Servermachine.

gIntheRebootAfterInstallationlist,selectYestohavethesystemrebootafter

theinstallationis

complete.

hUnderRootPassword,specifytherootpassword.Typetherootpasswordin

thePasswordfield.TypethispasswordasecondtimeintheAgainfield.