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Procedure
1 Start the host.
2 When the ESXi installer window appears, press Shift+O to edit boot options.
3 At the runweasel command prompt, type ks=location of installation script plus
boot command-line options.
Example: Boot Option
You type the following boot options:
ks=http://00.00.00.00/kickstart/ks-osdc-pdp101.cfg nameserver=00.00.0.0 ip=00.00.00.000
netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=00.00.00.000
Boot Options
When you perform a scripted installation, you might need to specify options at boot time to access
the kickstart file.
Supported Boot Options
Table 4-13. Boot Options for
ESXi Installation
Boot Option Description
BOOTIF=hwtype-MAC address Similar to the netdevice option, except in the PXELINUX
format as described in the IPAPPEND option under
SYSLINUX at the
syslinux.org site.
gateway=ip address Sets this network gateway as the default gateway to be
used for downloading the installation script and installation
media.
ip=ip address Sets up a static IP address to be used for downloading
the installation script and the installation media. Note: the
PXELINUX format for this option is also supported. See the
IPAPPEND option under SYSLINUX at the syslinux.org
site.
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