VMware vSphere 8.0

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### Example kernelopt for scripted installation

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/esx-installation-and-setup/installing-and-setting-up-esxi-install/installing-esxi-install/how-to-boot-an-esxi-host-from-a-network-device-install/boot-the-esxi-installer-by-using-native-uefi-http-install.html

Add this kernelopt line to boot.cfg to specify the location of the installation script (kickstart file) for a scripted installation.

```plaintext
kernelopt=ks=http://www.example.com/esxi_ksFiles/ks.cfg
```

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### boot.cfg syntax example

Source: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/esx-upgrade/upgrading-esxi-hosts-upgrade/installing-upgrading-or-migrating-hosts-using-a-script-upgrade/installing-esxi-by-using-a-script-upgrade/about-the-boot-cfg-file-upgrade.html

Shows the syntax of the boot.cfg file. Lines starting with '#' are comments. The kernelopt line can be modified to specify the location of an installation script or pass other boot options. The modules command lists modules separated by three hyphens (---).

```plaintext
# boot.cfg -- mboot configuration file
#
# Any line preceded with '#' is a comment.

title=
STRING

prefix=
DIRPATH

kernel=
FILEPATH

kernelopt=
STRING

modules=
FILEPATH1
---
FILEPATH2
... ---
FILEPATHn

# Any other line must remain unchanged.
```

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