Kickstart ESXi
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ESXi 6.0
accepteula install --firstdisk --overwritevmfs #For USB install use below instead #install --firstdisk --novmfsondisk rootpw bueno keyboard Swedish reboot network --bootproto=static --device=vmnic0 --hostname=esxi2.hackernet.se --ip=172.20.0.2 --netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=172.20.0.1 --nameserver=172.20.0.10 --addvmportgroup=false %firstboot --interpreter=busybox #SSH vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh vim-cmd hostsvc/start_ssh esxcli system settings advanced set -o /UserVars/SuppressShellWarning -i 1 vim-cmd hostsvc/datastore/rename datastore1 "LocalHDD" vim-cmd vimsvc/license --set 11111-BBBBB-CCCCC-BH951-CAW3U esxcli system module parameters set -m tcpip3 -p ipv6=0 cat > /etc/ntp.conf << __NTP_CONFIG__ restrict default kod nomodify notrap noquerynopeer restrict 127.0.0.1 server 0.vmware.pool.ntp.org server 1.vmware.pool.ntp.org __NTP_CONFIG__ /sbin/chkconfig ntpd on # EHC esxcli software vib install -v http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxui/esxui_signed.vib #If planning on running nested ESXi, uncomment #grep -i "vhv.enable" /etc/vmware/config || echo "vhv.enable = \"TRUE\"" >> /etc/vmware/config # Mgmt esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup set --portgroup-name "Management Network" --vlan-id 2 # vSwitch0 esxcli network vswitch standard set --mtu 9000 --cdp-status both --vswitch-name vSwitch0 esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name LAN --vswitch-name vSwitch0 # vSwitch1 esxcli network vswitch standard add --ports 256 --vswitch-name vSwitch1 esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name vmnic1 --vswitch-name vSwitch1 esxcli network vswitch standard set --cdp-status listen --vswitch-name vSwitch1 esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name WAN --vswitch-name vSwitch1 # vSwitch2 esxcli network vswitch standard add --ports 256 --vswitch-name vSwitch2 esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add --uplink-name vmnic2 --vswitch-name vSwitch2 esxcli network vswitch standard set --mtu 9000 --cdp-status both --vswitch-name vSwitch2 esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name DMZ1 --vswitch-name vSwitch2 esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup set --portgroup-name DMZ1 --vlan-id 1 esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name DMZ2 --vswitch-name vSwitch2 esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup set --portgroup-name DMZ2 --vlan-id 2