ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide
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InstallingESX Server 83
NavigationintheInstaller 84
ESX ServerInstallationProcedure 84
MouseSelection 88
RecommendedPartitioning 88
AdvancedPartitioning 89
SettingYourTimeZone 92
PostinstallationConsiderations 93
LocatingtheInstallationLogs 93
AssigningNewHardwareontheServer 93
InstallingAdditionalDriversfromtheVMwareDriverDisk 93
VerifyingYourDeviceDriverMappings 94
DownloadingtheVI Client 94
InstallingaLanguagePackontheESXServerHost 94
A ESX ServerPartitioning 97
RequiredPartitions 97
OptionalPartitions 101
B RemoteandScriptedInstallations 103
ScriptingYourInstallations 103
EnablingScriptedInstallation 104
SettingUptheScript 105
CreatingaScriptUsingVIWebAccess 106
RunningaScriptedInstallationfromtheKickstartFile 109
EditingtheKickstartConfigurationFile 110
%includeSection 110
CommandSection 110
%packagesSection 115
%preSection 115
%postSection 115
%vmlicense_textSection 115
SampleKickstartFile 115
Index 117
