There are many reasons to install VMware ESX in text mode. The main
reasons I use text mode are that it seems quicker for me and text mode
responds better when using remote console connections, such as iLo,
DRAC or console over IP. Previous versions of VMware used a text mode
that incorporated Anaconda and was very similar to the text mode for
RPM based Linux distributions. The new text mode in ESX 4 is VERY
rudimentary when compared to the earlier versions. Hoever, it performs
very well and is fairly straight forward to use.
for continue or to answer yes. Some items will have more than one
choice. Here is a screenshot:
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