Creating an eZDeploy answer file
To enable the noninteractive mode of importing the eZDeploy package, you must create the answer file.
Using a text editor, create a .txt file with the following format:
SoftwarePath = "<SoftwarePath1>";"<SoftwarePath2>"
MountedNetworkPath = "<SamplePath>"
ExistingVGP = True
VGPName = <SampleVGPName>;<SampleVGPName1>
vCenterServer = <IPAddressOrHostNameOfvCenterServer>
Datastore = <NameOfDatastore>
Template = <NameOfvCenterTemplate>
LicenseKey = <LicenseKeyValue>
AdminPassword = <xxxx>Update the following import option details for your environment in the answer file.
Import option
Description
Value type
Required
Sample value
SoftwarePath
Enter common paths for unbundled software separated by semicolons (;). Each software path or URL can be a network path. For Linux, you can use Mounted path for software repository.
String
Yes
"C:\eZdeploy\Software1";
"C:\eZdeploy\Software2"MountedNetworkPath
(Optional) This is a sample mounted network path for eZDeploy Linux version
String
No
"//eZdeploy/Sample Path"
ExistingVGP
Specify whether you want to use an existing VGP.
Boolean
Yes
True or False
VGPName
Provide the existing VGP name.
String
Yes
eZDeploy
vCenterServer
Provide the vCenter server's IP address or host name which you have used in BSA.
String
Conditional; required only if you specify ExistingVGP = False.
11.111.111.11
Datastore
Provide the vCenter datastore name.
String
Conditional; required only if you specify ExistingVGP = False.
Datastore1
Template
Provide the vCenter template name.
String
Conditional; required only if you specify ExistingVGP = False.
Template1
LicenseKey
(Optional) If you selected a Windows template, provide the license key.
String
No
xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
AdminPassword
Enter the plain-text administrator password for logging onto the BMC Server Automation application installed in your environment.
Note: eZDeploy 1.1.00 does not support the password encryption feature.String
Yes
xxxx
- Save the file.