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itnifl123
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‎12-08-2015 01:19 AM

I want to know the technical details of the esxi firstboot process

I know there can be specified scripts that run at esxi first boot, and I know if /usr/lib/firstboot. But I want the detailed system documentation. I want to know how the system knows that first boot is already done, and how it executes. I haven't found any information on this anywhere. Anyone here who can point me in the right direction?

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JinuV
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‎12-08-2015 04:32 AM

hope the below link will clarify your doubt

https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.install.doc_50%2FGUID-6677A...

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itnifl123
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‎12-08-2015 06:27 AM

No not really Smiley Happy

This describes provisioning the host with vSphere Auto Deploy, but not the first boot process that happens inside the esxi host.

For instance, when executing a kickstart scripts %firstboot section, how does this firstboot process decide when the first boot is and never execute the script again?

I would like to know the system that the firstboot handler works by.

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