Kickstart entries - ESX

The Kickstart Entries tab lets you modify the contents of the Kickstart file, which is a text file used in unattended installations of ESX.

When you define an ESX system package, your input on the system package tabs is automatically converted into text in the first edit box at the top of the Kickstart Entries tab.

You can add entries to the Kickstart file or customize the file by editing existing entries.

Note

For ESX 4.0, kickstart file entries have a format and syntax different from all other ESX platforms. See Kickstart-entries-example-for-ESX-4-0.
Ensure that the Kickstart file does not grow beyond the size limit of 64 kilobytes. For more information, see Serialization error when saving the system package due to large kickstart file in Troubleshooting-provisioning-issues.
If you create a custom Kickstart file, then when you create a Provision Job using the system package, the wizard displays the Customized Unattend Entries panel. You can use the panel to edit the custom Kickstart file for the particular Provision Job. See To change existing Kickstart entries.

Task	Procedure
To leave existing Kickstart entries unchanged and add entries	To leave the automatically generated entries in the first edit box unchanged and add entries for configuration elements that are not covered by the system package tabs, use this procedure. Leave Customize the Kickstart file unchecked. Add your new entries in the Additional entries for the kickstart file box.
To change existing Kickstart entries	To modify the automatically generated entries in the first edit box and also add entries, use this procedure. Check Customize the Kickstart file. Modify the entries in the first edit box. Still in the first edit box, add your additional entries. In this scenario, because you want to modify the automatically generated entries in the first edit box, you must add your additional entries to the first edit box, not the second edit box.

Task

Procedure

To leave existing Kickstart entries unchanged and add entries

To leave the automatically generated entries in the first edit box unchanged and add entries for configuration elements that are not covered by the system package tabs, use this procedure.

Leave Customize the Kickstart file unchecked.
Add your new entries in the Additional entries for the kickstart file box.

To change existing Kickstart entries

To modify the automatically generated entries in the first edit box and also add entries, use this procedure.

Check Customize the Kickstart file.
Modify the entries in the first edit box.
Still in the first edit box, add your additional entries.
In this scenario, because you want to modify the automatically generated entries in the first edit box, you must add your additional entries to the first edit box, not the second edit box.

Proceed to the Post-install configuration - ESX tab.

Kickstart entries - ESX

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