6.5.1

The required template argument provides the path of a JSON file that describes the
vCenter Server Appliance deployment procedure.
Important The string values, including the passwords, must contain only ASCII characters. Extended
ASCII and non-ASCII characters are unsupported.
To set a value that contains the backslash (\) or quotation mark (") character, you must precede the
character with the backslash (\) character. For example, "password":"my\"password" sets the
password my"password, "image":"C:\\vmware\\vcsa" sets the path C:\vmware\vcsa.
The boolean values must contain only lowercase characters. Can be either true or false. For example,
"ssh.enable":false.
Optional Argument Description
--accept-eula
Accepts the end-user license agreement.
Required for executing the deployment command.
-h, --help Displays the help message for the command.
--template-help
Displays the help message for the configuration parameters in
the JSON deployment file. You can use vcsa-deploy
[subcommand] --help for a list of subcommand-specific
arguments.
-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 that the
installer generates.
--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-verify
Skips the SSL verification for ESXi connections.
Important Avoid using this option because it might cause
problems during deployment or after deployment because of
invalidated values passed to the appliance.
deployment-target-ssl-thumbprint TARGET_THUMBPRINT
Sets the thumbprint to pass to the OVF Tool for verifying the
ESXi or vCenter Server deployment target.
--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.
--verify-template-only
Performs the basic template verification without installing
Upgrade Runner, running prechecks, or upgrading the vCenter
Server Appliance.
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