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zhangfred_vm
Contributor
Contributor

How to let the esx to reboot in the kickstart file

Dear Friends,

When install the ESX in the kick start file, when the servire is installed complted, it will let the user to manually reboot the server,

How to let the server to rebooted automatically after the install is completed?

Thanks.

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Troy_Clavell
Immortal
Immortal

usually the sever will reboot when the kickstart is complete, but you can add a line to the end... our looks something like

# reboot at the end
reboot

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krishnaprasad
Hot Shot
Hot Shot

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vcpguy
Expert
Expert

shutdown -r +1 will also do the trick.

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