VMware Firstboot Network Configuration Script For Ubuntu
🧭 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…