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Chapter 4 Remote and Scripted Installations
In addition, you need access to the ESX Server installation files. The files can be on the
ESX Server CD-ROM, which you can leave in the CD-ROM drive of the system on
which you originally installed ESX Server, or you can use the CD-ROM to install each
new system. In addition, the files can be stored on a separate server and accessed across
the network.
To set up the script, complete the following steps:
1 Launch a supported Web browser and enter the URL for the VMware Management
Interface.
http://<hostname>
Where <hostname> is the name assigned to the server during installation.
2 The Login page appears. Log in to the VMware Management Interface as root. The
Status Monitor page appears.
3Click the Options tab. The Options page appears.
4Click Scripted Installation. ESX Server checks your system for the required
scripted installation components. If ESX Server is not properly configured, a page
appears and displays the steps needed to set up your ESX Server. To learn how to
prepare your server, see “Configuring ESX Server for Scripted Installations” on
page 96.
5 The Scripted Install page appears. Enter the information for the script to use to
configure another ESX Server system.
6 In the Installation Type list, click Initial Install if you are going to perform a new
installation; click Upgrade if you are going to upgrade an existing ESX Server
system.
7In the Installation Method list, select from the following options:
! Choose Network to perform a network installation from the initial ESX Server
system. ESX Server detects and uses the URL from the server. For example, if
the initial ESX Server system is esx25.vmware.com, the URL is
http://esx25.vmware.com:8555
!
Choose Remote to perform a remote network install from a server separate
from the ESX Server system that still contains the ESX Server installation files.
In the Remote Server URL field, enter the port number along with the name
of the server that contains the ESX Server installation files, like this:
http://<hostname>:8555/
Where <hostname> is the name assigned to the ESX Server.
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