I am trying to install ESXi 6 on Workstation 8 with a kickstart file that I have in my FTP server. My FTP server is Filezilla in windows and my firewall is completely disabled, so FTP server is running and I am able to download the file correctly from another linux box. I have previously install ESXi on Workstation 8 without kickstart file without any problem.
When I boot my ESXi installation I specify from the console the boot options
> mboot.c32 -c boot.cfg ks=ftp://ftp_pass:ftp_user@ftpserver_ip/ks.cfg ip=192.168.242.47 netmask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.242.1
My ESXi fails and the message claims that there is no network interface card plugged. I access /var/log/esxi_install.log and I can see how the boot options are mapped properly but after "Setting network options for media downloads" the installation is aborted. I think I must specify more options but I don't know which one.
Have been checking FTP server log and it doesn't even make any attempt to get the file.
My kickstart file it is just as simple as this:
vmaccepteula
rootpw $up3rPa$$
install --firstdisk --overwritevmfs
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=vmnic0
reboot
I also tested exactly the same with ESXi 5.5 installation and it worked perfectly. Difference are that after all files have been loaded to memory and installation process starts, on ESXi 5.5 installation kernel logs I can see that network modules are loaded while in ESXi 6.0 they are not.
Is there a way to specify in the bootline the order in which kickstart files and modules should be loaded?
Any hint would be appreciated, thanks.