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Table 2-10. Configuration Parameters in the new_vcsa Section, appliance Subsection (continued)
Name Type Description
n Set to large-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for
up to 1,000 hosts and 10,000 virtual machines with the large storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 16 CPUs, 37 GB of memory, and 1665 GB of
storage.
n Set to large-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance
for up to 1,000 hosts and 10,000 virtual machines with the x-large storage
size.
Deploys an appliance with 16 CPUs, 37 GB of memory, and 3425 GB of
storage.
n Set to xlarge if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance for up to
2,000 hosts and 35,000 virtual machines with the default storage size.
Deploys an appliance with 24 CPUs, 56 GB of memory, and 1705 GB of
storage.
n Set to xlarge-lstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance
for up to 2,000 hosts and 35,000 virtual machines with the large storage
size.
Deploys an appliance with 24 CPUs, 56 GB of memory, and 1805 GB of
storage.
n
Set to xlarge-xlstorage if you want to deploy a vCenter Server appliance
for up to 2,000 hosts and 35,000 virtual machines with the x-large storage
size.
Deploys an appliance with 24 CPUs, 56 GB of memory, and 3565 GB of
storage.
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 2-11. 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.
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