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Tag Archives: installation
Automatically prepare an ESXi ISO image for PXE booting
Use this shell script to extract and modify the contents of an ESXi ISO image for use with PXE boot installation. Continue reading
Posted in Virtualizationism
Tagged ESXi, installation, PXE
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Automating VMware Tools install on Ubuntu 12.04
Include VMware Tools during Ubuntu PXE installs by adding a few lines to the preseed configuration. Continue reading
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Tagged installation, Linux, PXE, VMware Tools
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VMware ESXi 5 Scripted Install to USB Flash
VMware vSphere 5 adds the ability to perform a scripted installation of VMware ESXi 5 to a USB flash drive or SD card. Hyper-V? Not so much. Continue reading
VMware ESXi 5 Interactive PXE Installation Improvements
VMware ESXi 5 media can be used for interactive PXE installs without creating the image.tgz file that ESXi 4.1 required. A “prefix” directive for boot.cfg also makes it easier to organize various versions of the install media into subdirectories. Continue reading
VMware vSphere can virtualize itself + 64-bit nested guests
VMware vSphere 5 makes it even easier to virtualize ESXi, and can now run nested 64-bit guests. Continue reading
