Looking for a simple way to script post installation tasks

[ewedemeyer]

I need to create many of the same configurations on multiple servers - such as:

Virtual switches,portgroups,vlans, etc..

I would like to place these in a "simple" script and am not familiar with Linux scripting.

[azn2kew]

You can access your web browser and login and generate a .cfg file of all standardize configurations and start from there and also use Ultimate Deployment Appliance or others on appliance page. you can search on this forum for "kickstart install" keyword it will show up tons of good script. Or you can read this script

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Stefan Nguyen

iGeek Systems Inc.

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

[azn2kew]

If you have fairly large ESX hosts, you can use V-Deployment tools that does it for you in Excel spreadsheet and use deployment appliance feature liked to install exact settings per your configuration.

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Regards,

Stefan Nguyen

iGeek Systems Inc.

VMware, Citrix, Microsoft Consultant

[Troy_Clavell]

most of what you are looking to do can be done with simple esxcfg- commands.

Here are a couple good links you may want to look at.

http://vmware-land.com/esxcfg-help.html

http://b2v.co.uk/b2vguide2vmware3.htm

[espi3030]

Hello ewedemeyer,

Here is a script I use after initial ESX installation.

Hope this helps