Creating an ESXi 5.0 System Package for PXE-based provisioning

The following sections discuss creating a ESXi 5.0 System Package for PXE-based provisioning:

General

Name: ESXi_5
System Package Type: VMware ESXi Server 5.0
Click Finish. The System Package opens. Specify the values in the following sections.

Disk Partitions

Use First Disk for Installation is selected by default.

ESXi 5.0 does not have the Service Console partition found in ESX. The selected default option partitions the first eligible local disk found and overwrites an existing VMFS datastore on the disk before installation.

Basic configuration

Computer name: CHANGEME
Root password: bladelogic
Kickstart network device: eth0

For ESX 4.1 and later, use vmnic0 or the MAC_ADDRESS_CD Property for kickstart network device.

Computer Settings

Time zone: Set as necessary.

Local Properties

DATA_STORE:
Select Use this default value
Click the ellipsis button (...)
Select the Linux instance

To save the System Package, click Save in the upper left corner.