ESXi 5.5 - Scripted install to iSCSI target

[linuxmonk23]

I would have to perform a scripted install of ESXi 5.5 onto a iSCSI target LUN. Am able to install it manually by configuring the target details in the machine's iBFT. ESXi detects the EMC DGC LUN and represents it using an NAA id. I thought it would use IQN considering it is iSCSI.

I run some commands to discover the LUNs from a linux box and determine the IQN. But for the iSCSI targets does ESXi expect a NAA id in the kickstart file ?

install --disk=<param>

does the --disk accept IQN id for iSCSI or does it have to be NAA id alone ?

[mohan123]

ESXi scripted  Installer can accept value for --disk as below.

--disk= or --drive= Specifies the disk to partition. In the command --disk=diskname, the diskname

                          can be in any of the forms shown in the following examples:

               Path: --disk=/vmfs/devices/disks/mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0

               MPX name: --disk=mpx.vmhba1:C0:T0:L0

              VML name: --disk=vml.000000034211234

              vmkLUN UID: --disk=vmkLUN_UID

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-551-instal...