ESX Server 3 Installation Guide
6 VMware, Inc.
ESX ServerInstallationProcedure 84
MouseSelection 88
RecommendedPartitioning 88
AdvancedPartitioning 89
SettingYourTimeZone 92
PostinstallationConsiderations 93
LocatingtheInstallationLogs 93
AssigningNewHardwareontheServer 93
InstallingAdditionalDriversfromtheVMwareDriverDisk 93
VerifyingYourDeviceDriverMappings 94
DownloadingtheVI Client 94
A ESX ServerPartitioning 95
RequiredPartitions 95
OptionalPartitions 99
B RemoteandScriptedInstallations 101
ScriptingYourInstallations 101
EnablingScriptedInstallation 102
SettingUptheScript 103
CreatingaScriptUsingVIWebAccess 103
RunningaScriptedInstallationfromtheKickstartFile 107
EditingtheKickstartConfigurationFile 107
%includeSection 107
CommandSection 108
%packagesSection 112
%preSection 112
%postSection 112
%vmlicense_textSection 113
SampleKickstartFile 113
Index 115
