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Table 2‑13. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, appliance Subsection
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Name Type Description
image
string Optional. A local file path or URL to the vCenter Server Appliance installation package.
By default the installer uses the installation package that is included in the ISO file, in
the vcsa folder.
name
string The VM name for the appliance.
Must contain only ASCII characters except a percent sign (%), backslash (\), or
forward slash (/) and must be no more than 80 characters in length.
ovftool_path
string Optional. A local file path to the OVF Tool executable file.
By default the installer uses the OVF Tool instance that is included in the ISO file, in
the vcsa/ovftool folder.
Table 2‑14. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, network Subsection
Name Type Description
ip_family
string IP version for the network of the appliance.
Set to ipv4 or ipv6.
mode
string IP assignment for the network of the appliance.
Set to static or dhcp.
ip
string IP address for the appliance.
Required only if you use static assignment, that is, if you set the mode parameter to
static.
You must set an IPv4 or IPv6 address that corresponds to the network IP version, that
is, to the value of the ip.family parameter.
An IPv4 address must comply with the RFC 790 guidelines.
An IPv6 address must comply with the RFC 2373 guidelines.
dns_servers
string or
array
IP addresses of one or more DNS servers.
To set more than one DNS server, use a comma-separated list of strings or a comma-
separated list as a single string to provide the path. For example,
["x.y.z.a", "x.y.z.b"]
or
"x.y.z.a, x.y.z.b"
Required only if you use static assignment, that is, if you set the mode parameter to
static.
prefix
string Network prefix length.
Use only if the mode parameter is set to static. Remove if the mode parameter is set
to dhcp.
The network prefix length is the number of bits that are set in the subnet mask. For
example, if the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0, there are 24 bits in the binary version of
the prefix length, so the network prefix length is 24.
For IPv4 version, the value must be between 0 and 32.
For IPv6 version, the value must be between 0 and 128.
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