If you are unable to use the Edge Compute Stack SaaS service to register your host (which is recommended), you can manually register the Git repository as part of the Edge Compute Stack host image.

The Edge Compute Stack service uses the ESXi install scripted automation mechanism called kickstart. A kickstart script (called ks.cfg) is part of the installer media and contains important automation steps for unattended install, and providing initial input to the Edge Compute Stack host deployment.

Providing such input involves editing ks.cfg to add or update certain fields. This section describes the areas to modify the ks.cfg file.

Caution:

Do no remove or modify other sections unnecessarily as it might break the automated install.

The following steps describe how to modify the ks.cfg file to link the Edge Compute Stack host to your Git repository, and receive its application definition files and automate the stand up of the workloads at the Edge.

  1. Edit the ks.cfg file in the root of your USB drive or the CD-ROM folder (depending on your deployment method) in a text editor such as Visual Studio Code (recommended).

  2. On line 4, change the root password from the default to a secure password of your choice.

  3. Edit the ks.cfg file to activate the deployment method of your choice.

Note:

This procedure is temporary and will be replaced in the future.