After talking to VMware support, I realized that I had to update the esxcli_default.cfg, which now looks like:
# Accept the VMware End User License Agreement
vmaccepteula
# Set the root password for the DCUI and Tech Support Mode
rootpw password
# Choose the first discovered disk to install onto
# The installation media is in the CD-ROM drive
installorupgrade --firstdisk=usb --overwritevmfs
# Set the network to DHCP on teh first network adapater
network --bootproto=dhcp --device=vmnic0
paranoid
# A sample post-install script
%post --interpreter=python --ignorefailure=true
import time
stampFile = file('/finished.stamp', mode='w'
stampFile.write( time.asctime() )
#reboot when done
reboot
I tried doing another install, and after hitting shift+o at boot and specifying the location of ks.cfg file, it went through then install, but I got an error message "User-supplied %post script failed. (Error code 256)", and there was no /finished.stamp file after it booted up. I also checked in /var/log/esxi_install.log, and didn't find any error after the parsing of the arguments that showed any sort of error. Any thoughts on why that failed?
So, while I was able to get further on this, I still had to interrupt with shift+o; it wasn't very automated. In looking at the VMware documentation, I need to use the mboot.c32 from the installation ISO, but when I try to install after that change, I get an error ""failed to load com32 file mboot.c32". I am using syslinux 6.0.3. Any thoughts on why I'm getting this?
Also, any thoughts on issue #2?
