ESX 3.5 Scripted Installation Guide
Scripted Install: Part II manage a pretty sizable Virtual Infrastructure, and one of the questions that I find myself answering the most often is how to deploy and/or redeploy my hosts using a scripted installation. The answer to that is actually a little complex, and has a lot of minor details that are critical to make it all function well. Over the next few weeks I'm going to share my installation method(s) here on vmprofessional.com.
The first step in creating a scripted installation is to learn a little about the VMware ESX installer, which is based on anaconda and kickstart. VMware has a bit of documentation on the subject available in the online library, but falls short if you want to use a scripted installation to truly be a turnkey solution and not have any manual work to do after the install has been completed.
In part 1: Creating the initial ks.cfg . I'll show you the basics of the ks.cfg file, and how to add custom scripting to finish off the installation.
In part II, I will show you how I create bootable .iso images to deploy the hosts, and in part III I will disclose some more advanced configuration that you may not have even considered in your environment.
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