ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide
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Creating a Script Using VI Web Access
TheVIWebAccessinterfaceletsyoucreateakickstartconfigurationfileusinga
graphicalinterface.
To set up the script
1 LaunchasupportedWebbrowserandentertheURLofyourESX Server
installationtoopenVIWebAccess.
TheWelcomepageappears.
2ClickLogintotheScriptedInstaller.
TheScriptedInstallpageappears.
3Enter
theinformationthatthescriptneedstoconfigureanotherESX Serversystem:
aIntheInstallationTypelist,selectInitialInstallationtoperformanew
installation.SelectUpgradetoupgradeanexistingESX Serversystem.
bIntheInstallationMethodlist,selectfromthefollowingoptions:
SelectRemotetoperformaremotenetworkinstalloptionfromaHTTPorFTP
serverthatcontainstheESX Serverinstallationfiles.IntheRemoteServer
URLfield,typethedefaultdirectorylocationofyourrootfolderalongwith
thenameoftheserverthatcontainstheESX Serverinstallationfiles,likethis:
http://<hostname>:/default location
ftp://<hostname>:/default location
