You can PXE boot the ESXi installer using gPXE.
Verify that your environment has the following components:
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The ESXi installer ISO image downloaded from the VMware Web site |
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HTTP Web server that is accessible by your target ESXi hosts |
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DHCP server configured for PXE booting: /etc/dhcpd.conf is configured for client hosts with a TFTP server and the initial boot file set to gpxelinux.0/undionly.kpxe. See Sample DHCP Configuration. |
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Server with a hardware configuration that is supported with ESXi 5.0. See the Hardware Compatibility Guide at http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php. |
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(Optional) ESXi installation script. See About Installation and Upgrade Scripts. |
Use a native VLAN in most cases. If you want to specify the VLAN ID to be used with PXE booting, check that your NIC supports VLAN ID specification.