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vmware/esxi-version

Set the VMware vSphere ESXi version to install

This Param can be used to specify which supported version of VMware vSphere to install on a given Machine. Note that the version must be a supported BootEnv (the version matches the BootEnv, minus the -install trailer) type on the DRP Endpoint. See the documentation for "select-vendor" special BootEnv behavior selection below.

Supported versions are:

  • select-vendor
  • esxi-RKN-DEL-ESXI-701_18150133-A05
  • esxi-RKN-HPE-ESXI-701_18150133-Custom-AddOn_701.0.0.10.7.0-71
  • esxi-RKN-LVO-ESXI-7.0.1_18150133-LVO.701.10.3
  • esxi-install
  • esxi8-install
  • esxi9-install
  • esxi_700-00105546_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_700-00105619_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_700-00108020_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_700-1103_rkn_htc
  • esxi_700-15083681_vmware
  • esxi_700-15843807_cisco
  • esxi_700-15843807_dell
  • esxi_700-15843807_fujitsu
  • esxi_700-15843807_hpe
  • esxi_700-15843807_rkn_dell
  • esxi_700-15843807_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_700-15843807_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700-15843807_vmware
  • esxi_700-16324942-A02_dell
  • esxi_700-16324942_hpe
  • esxi_700-16324942_rkn_cisco
  • esxi_700-16324942_rkn_dell
  • esxi_700-50010_rkn_fujitsu
  • esxi_700-50110_rkn_fujitsu
  • esxi_700-51010_rkn_fujitsu
  • esxi_700-700101_rkn_lenovo
  • esxi_700-x15843807_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700b-16324942_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700b-x16324942_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700bs-16321839_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700bs-x16321839_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u1-16850804_rkn_cisco
  • esxi_700u1-16850804_rkn_dell
  • esxi_700u1-16850804_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_700u1-16850804_rkn_lenovo
  • esxi_700u1-16850804_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u1-x16850804_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u1c-17325551_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u1c-x17325551_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u1sc-17325020_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u1sc-x17325020_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u2-17867351_rkn_cisco
  • esxi_700u2a-17867351_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_700u2a-x17867351_rkn_vmware
  • esxi_701-00106029_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_701-0010639_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_701-00106512_rkn_hpe
  • esxi_701-01_rkn_nec
  • esxi_701-1202_rkn_htc
  • esxi_701-16412512_vmware
  • esxi_701-17325551_rkn_dell
  • esxi_701-3202_rkn_htc
  • esxi_70b-16324942_vmware

NOTICE: The following BootEnvs have been removed from the vmware plugin and are no longer supported:

  • (*) esxi-550u3b
  • (*) esxi-6.7.0-update1-10302608-custom-hitachi_0200_Blade_HA8000
  • (*) esxi-6.7.0-update1-10302608-custom-hitachi_1200_HA8000VGen10
  • (*) esxi-6.7.1-10302608-nec-6.702
  • (*) esxi-6.7.1-10302608-nec-gen-6.7
  • (*) esxi-600u2
  • (*) esxi-600u3a
  • (*) esxi-650a
  • (*) esxi-650u2
  • (*) esxi-670
  • (*) esxi-670u1
  • (*) esxi-670u2
  • (*) esxi-dellemc-esxi-6.5u2-10719125a07
  • (*) esxi-dellemc-esxi-6.7u1-10764712-a04
  • (*) esxi-fujitsu-vmvisor-installer-6.7-10
  • (*) esxi-hpe-esxi-6.7.0-update1-iso-gen9p
  • (*) esxi-lenovo_esxi6.7u1-10302608_201810
    • (*) esxi-vmware-esxi-6.7.0-10302608-custom-cisco

If nothing is specified, the default value will be selected in the default field of the Param.

If the operator specifies select-vendor then the latest Vendor specific BootEnv / ISO combo will be used according to the Param map vmware/esxi-version-vendor-map. The vendor version requires gohai-inventory to match DMI->System->Manufacturer appropriately.

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