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VCP-410 Dumps

o The evaluation period is 60 days and begins as soon as you power on the ESX machine, even if you start in license mode initially. o The installer creates three basic partitions: /boot, vmkcore and VMFS. The service console VMDK file contains swap, and /var/log, by default, and any other partitions that you specify. o The media depot is a network-accessible location that contains the ESX installation media. You can use HTTP/ HTTPS, FTP, or NFS to access the depot. VCP-410 exam questions o Scripted installation – you must point to the media depot in the script by including the install command with the nfs or url option. o Interactive installation – include the askmedia boot option. o The boot options list appears when you boot the installer and press F2. o Bootstrap Commands for ESX Installation Command Description askmedia Allows you to interactively select the location of the ESX installation media. This option is required if the image is hosted at an HTTP, FTP, or NFS location. BOOTIF Accepts the format for the boot network adapter as supplied by PXELINUX. gateway= Sets this network gateway as the default gateway during the install. ip= Specifies a static IP address to be used for downloading the script and the installation media. The IPAPPEND option is also supported if you PXE boot the installer. ks=cdrom:/ Performs a scripted installation with the script at , which resides on the DVD in the DVD-ROM drive. ks=file:// Performs a scripted installation with the script at , which resides inside the initial ramdisk image. ks=ftp://// Performs a scripted installation with a script located at the given URL. ks=http:/// Performs a scripted installation with a script located at the given URL. VCP-410 study guide ks=https:/// Performs a scripted installation with a script located at the given URL. ks=nfs:/// Performs a scripted installation with the script located at on a given NFS server. ks=usb Performs a scripted installation with the ks.cfg script in the root directory of the USB flash drive attached to the host. If multiple flash drives are attached, the installer cycles through each one, mounting and unmounting them until the file named ks.cfg is found. ks=UUID::/ Performs a scripted installation with a script located on the ext partition with the given UUID. ksdevice= Same as netdevice nameserver= Specifies a domain name server as the nameserver during the install. netdevice= Tries to use a network adapter when looking for an installation script and installation media. Specify as a MAC address (for example, 00:50:56:C0:00:01). If not specified and files need to be retrieved over the network, the installer defaults to the first discovered network adapter. The IPAPPEND option is also supported if you PXE boot the installer. netmask= Specifies subnet mask for the network interface that downloads the installation media. noapic Flags the kernel to use the XTPIC instead of the APIC. text Starts the ESX installer in text mode. url= Looks for the installation media at the specified URL. When you are PXE booting the installer, the url= command only works with earlier versions of SYSLINUX. The command does not work with SYSLINUX/PXELINUX version 3.70 and higher. vlanid= Configures the VLAN for the network card. o PXE Boot the ESX Installer: 1. Install TFTP server software that supports PXE booting. 2. Put menu.c32 file in an accessible place 3. Install PXELINUX. 4. Configure the DHCP server. VCP-410 questions 5. Create the kernel image and ramdisk directory by copying the vmlinuz and initrd.img files from the /isolinux directory on the ESX installation DVD to a supported location. 6. Create the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg directory on your TFTP server. 7. Create a PXE configuration file. PXE configuration file in /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg o In an interactive installation, omit the ks= option. o ESX 3.x supported a hybrid installation. You could supply an incomplete ESX installation script, and the installer prompts you for the missing parts. ESX 4.0 does not support this. o Install ESX interactively or by using a script. For interactive installation, you can use graphical mode or text mode. o The installer erases all content on the selected storage device. o Installing ESX on a USB device is not supported. o VMFS2 volumes are not recognized by the ESX 4.0 installer. o The installation log is /var/log/esx_install.log. o The installation script can reside in one of the following locations: o Default installation script o FTP o HTTP/HTTPS o NFS o USB flash drive o Local disk o The installer creates a /root/ks.cfg script, which reflects the choices you made in the interactive installation. o Installation media contains the following default installation scripts:
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