Deploying ESXi with Satellite 6
Deploy the files to the Satellite server Download the latest ISO from VMware (e.g. VMware-ESXi-5.5U2-RollupISO2.iso). Transfer to the satellite server Run some code # mount -o loop VMware-ESXi-5.5U2-RollupISO2.iso /mnt # mkdir /var/lib/tftpboot/boot/esxi55u2 # cd /mnt # cp -a * /var/lib/tftpboot/boot/esxi55u2 # cd /var/lib/tftpboot/boot/esxi55u2 # sed -i 's#/#/boot/esxi55u2/#g' boot.cfg # cd .. # restorecon -R esxi55u2 Create the Operating System inside Satellite Hosts -> Operating Systems Click New Operating System Operating System Name: ESXi Major version: 5 Minor version: 5 Description: ESXi 5.5U2 OS Family: Red Hat Arch: x86_64 Partition Table Kickstart Default Installation Media Any Mirror – Can create a esxi mirror if desired. Hosts -> Provisioning Templates Click New Template Provisioning Template Name: ESXi OCP PXELinux SERIAL 0 115200n8 DEFAULT esxi5.serial PROMPT 0 MENU TITLE PXE Boot LABEL esxi5.serial MENU LA...