ESX configuration export

[EcioBNI]

Hi all, in order to facilitate reinstallation ,is there any way to export ESX configuration?

I mean, as an example, exporting configurations like: SAN volumes, firewall ports, vSwitches / Portgroups etcetera

I've read that it's possible to create a kickstart installation witch service console commands (esxcfg-vswitch eetc..) that recreate the config, but is there any way to automatically create this file?

[Texiwill]

Hello,

There are several tools to make a KS file but none that I know that will read an existing install and create the file for you.

Check out UDA, as well as VPloyment from the XtraVirt folks.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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