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2011-07-13 16:48:39
How simply create a USB Key to install ESX or ESXi, to do that follow theses three simple steps :
1. Format a USB key (minimum 2Gb) as FAT32.
2. Download and install UNetBootIN downloadable on
3. Create your ESXi USB Installation key with use the ISO file from VMWare ESX or ESXi, in my sample i use "ESXi 4.1 Installable Update 1 (CD ISO) VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.1.0.update1-348481.x86_64.ISO"
5. open the USB key content, and modify syslinux.cfg, add words in red as follow..
default menu.c32
prompt 0
menu title UNetbootin
timeout 100
label unetbootindefault
menu label Default
kernel /ubnkern
append initrd=/ubninit vmkboot.gz --- vmkernel.gz --- sys.vgz --- cim.vgz --- ienviron.vgz --- install.vgz askmedia
label ubnentry0
menu label ^ESXi Installer
kernel /MBOOT.C32
append initrd=/ubninit vmkboot.gz --- vmkernel.gz --- sys.vgz --- cim.vgz --- ienviron.vgz --- install.vgz askmedia
label ubnentry1
menu label ^Boot from local disk
kernel /ubnkern
append initrd=/ubninit askmedia
