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I have a kickstart file that I am using to deploy ESXi which uses the following command:<br />
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install --firstdisk=local --novmfsondisk --overwritevmfs<br />
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With this command I am planning on installing to the 'Internal SD:IDSDM' but after installation completes it appears to have been installed to the other device 'Integrated Raid Controller 1 Perc H730 Mini'. I will be deploying ESXi using this method to hundreds of servers so would like to define this within the kickstart file if possible rather than making a change to the boot order etc.<br />
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I noticed when testing this that the boot order on my server was the 1 = Internal SD, 2 = H730, so I would have assumed in this case that the firstdisk switch would identify the Internal SD card, but it appears not!<br />
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Anyone have any ideas?
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I have a kickstart file that I am using to deploy ESXi which uses the following command:

install --firstdisk=local --novmfsondisk --overwritevmfs

With this command I am planning on installing to the 'Internal SD:IDSDM' but after installation completes it appears to have been installed to the other device 'Integrated Raid Controller 1 Perc H730 Mini'. I will be deploying ESXi using this method to hundreds of servers so would like to define this within the kickstart file if possible rather than making a change to the boot order etc.

I noticed when testing this that the boot order on my server was the 1 = Internal SD, 2 = H730, so I would have assumed in this case that the firstdisk switch would identify the Internal SD card, but it appears not!

Anyone have any ideas?

Install to Internal SD card as part of scripted ESXi installation

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.