esxi-profile¶

(clone me) Sample profile settings for ESXi kickstart install.

Sets some basic Param values that are useful for dev/test deployments of VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisors. Generally speaking these aren't good to set for production systems.

This profile is intended to be cloned and applied to a Machine(s) for subsequent use. You can then remove/modify the values appropriate to your use case, after you nave cloned it.

Objects that Reference esxi-profile¶

Not used in current content packs

Objects used by esxi-profile¶

• params esxi/network-firstboot-type in field Params as value manual
• params esxi/serial-console in field Params as value gdbPort=none logPort=none tty2Port=com1
• params esxi/shell-local in field Params as value true
• params esxi/ks-custom-sections in field Params as value map[firstboot-busybox:[esxi-enable-shells.tmpl]]
• params esxi/network-firstboot-dns in field Params as value 1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1
• params esxi/network-firstboot-hostname in field Params as value esxi-01.example.com
• params esxi/shell-remote in field Params as value true
• params esxi/skip-reboot in field Params as value false
• params esxi/skip-tools in field Params as value true
• params esxi/disk-install-options in field Params as value --firstdisk --overwritevmfs
• params esxi/ks-custom-kickstart in field Params as value [esxi-kickstart-additions.tmpl]
• params esxi/network-firstboot-gateway in field Params as value 192.168.9.2
• params esxi/network-firstboot-ipaddr in field Params as value 192.168.9.100
• params esxi/network-firstboot-netmask in field Params as value 255.255.255.0