You can use a USB flash drive to store the ESXi installation script or upgrade script that is used during scripted installation or upgrade of ESXi.
When multiple USB flash drives are present on the installation machine, the installation software searches for the installation or upgrade script on all attached USB flash drives.
The instructions in this procedure assume that the USB flash drive is detected as /dev/sdb.
Note: Do not store the
ks file containing the installation or upgrade script on the same USB flash drive that you are using to boot the installation or upgrade.
Prerequisites
- Linux machine
- ESXi installation or upgrade script, the ks.cfg kickstart file
- USB flash drive
Procedure
Results
The USB flash drive contains the installation or upgrade script for ESXi.
What to do next
When you boot the ESXi installer, point to the location of the USB flash drive for the installation or upgrade script. See Enter Boot Options to Start an Installation or Upgrade Script and PXELINUX Configuration Files.