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3 Run the deployment command.
vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --acknowledge-ceip optional_arguments path_to_the_json_file
Use optional_arguments to enter space-separated arguments to set additional execution parameters
of the deployment command.
For example, you can set the location of the log and other output files that the installer generates.
vcsa-deploy install --accept-eula --acknowledge-ceip --log-dir=path_to_the_location
path_to_the_json_file
Syntax of the CLI Deployment Command
You can use command arguments to set the execution parameters of the deployment command.
You can add a space-separated list of arguments to the CLI deployment command.
vcsa-deploy install path_to_the_json_file list_of_arguments
Argument Description
--accept-eula
Accepts the end-user license agreement.
Required for executing the deployment command.
--acknowledge-ceip
Confirms your acknowledgement of your VMware Customer
Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) participation.
Required if the ceip.enabled parameter is set to true in the
JSON deployment template.
-v, --verbose Adds debug information to the console output.
-t, --terse Hides the console output. Displays only warning and error
messages.
--log-dir LOG_DIR Sets the location of the log and other output files.
--skip-ovftool-verification
Performs basic verification of the configuration parameters in the
JSON file and deploys the appliance. Does not perform
verification of the OVF Tool parameters.
--no-esx-ssl-certificate-verification
Skips the SSL verification for ESXi connections.
Important Avoid using this option because it might cause
problems during deployment or after deployment because of not
validated identity of the target ESXi host.
--pause-on-warnings
Pauses and waits for acknowledgment of warnings.
--verify-only
Performs basic verification of the configuration parameters in the
JSON file and verification of the OVF Tool parameters. Does not
deploy the appliance.
--sso-ssl-thumbprint SSL-SHA1-THUMBPRINT Validates server certificate against the supplied SHA1
thumbprint.
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