ESXi – Virtualization

VMware Firstboot Network Configuration Script For Ubuntu

April 12, 2025 AB Comments 0 Comment

🧭 Goal This script configures static network settings (hostname, IP address, subnet, gateway, DNS) automatically on the first boot of a VMware virtual machine. It pulls values passed via VMware’s guestinfo properties and applies them using Netplan. 🛠️ Prerequisites Requirement Description OS Ubuntu 18.04+ (using Netplan) VMware Tools open-vm-tools or equivalent must be installed VMware GuestInfo Settings Must set guestinfo.labvm.* via vSphere or cloud-init 📦 Input Parameters via guestinfo Set the following advanced options in vSphere or through OVF: Key…

Create ESXi Custom ISO

November 16, 2024 AB Comments 0 Comment

If you are looking for a custom ISO creation process for your own automation purposes, follow the below steps. You would need the following applications for this process Powershell mkisofs VMware ESXi official ISO There are following high-level steps to accomplish this requirement Prepare the environment by installing the required application and downloading ISO Prepare the Kickstart file Extract the ISO file to the folder Copy the Kickstart file to the root folder in the extract Modify BOOT.CFG file Create…