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install

Specifies that this is a fresh installation. Replaces the deprecated autopart command used for ESXi 4.1 scripted

installations. Either the install, upgrade, or installorupgrade command is required to determine which disk

to install or upgrade ESXi on.

--disk= or --drive=

Specifies the disk to partition. In the command --disk=

diskname

, the diskname

can be in any of the forms shown in the following examples:

Path: --disk=

/vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0

MPX name: --disk=

mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0

VML name: --disk=

vml.000000034211234

vmkLUN UID: --disk=

vmkLUN_UID

For accepted disk name formats, see “Disk Device Names,” on page 119.

--firstdisk=

disk-type1,

[

disk-type2

,...]

Partitions the first eligible disk found. By default, the eligible disks are set to

the following order:

1 Locally attached storage (local)

2 Network storage (remote)

3 USB disks (usb)

You can change the order of the disks by using a comma separated list

appended to the argument. If you provide a filter list, the default settings are

overridden. You can combine filters to specify a particular disk, including

esx for the first disk with ESX installed on it, model and vendor information,

or the name of the vmkernel device driver. For example, to prefer a disk with

the model name ST3120814A and any disk that uses the mptsas driver rather

than a normal local disk, the argument is

--firstdisk=ST3120814A,mptsas,local.

--overwritevmfs

Required to overwrite an existing VMFS datastore on the disk before

installation.

--preservevmfs

Preserves an existing VMFS datastore on the disk during installation.

--novmfsondisk

Prevents a VMFS partition from being created on this disk. Must be used with

--overwritevmfs if a VMFS partition already exists on the disk.

installorupgrade

Either the install, upgrade, or installorupgrade command is required to determine which disk to install or

upgrade ESXi on.