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VMWare ESXi Server 5.5 for DELL - Cobbler Configs
bootstate=0
title=Loading ESXi installer
prefix=$img_path
kernel=tboot.b00
#if $getVar('system_name','') != ''
#set $what = "system"
#else
#set $what = "profile"
#end if
kernelopt=ks=http://$server:$http_port/cblr/svc/op/ks/$what/$name
modules=b.b00 --- jumpstrt.gz --- useropts.gz --- k.b00 --- chardevs.b00 --- a.b00 --- user.b00 --- sb.v00 --- s.v00 --- misc_cni.v00 --- net_bnx2.v00 --- net_bnx2.v01 --- net_cnic.v00 --- net_tg3.v00 --- scsi_bnx.v00 --- scsi_bnx.v01 --- elxnet.v00 --- ima_be2i.v00 --- lpfc.v00 --- scsi_be2.v00 --- net_igb.v00 --- net_ixgb.v00 --- scsi_mpt.v00 --- ima_qla4.v00 --- net_qlcn.v00 --- qlnative.v00 --- scsi_qla.v00 --- ata_pata.v00 --- ata_pata.v01 --- ata_pata.v02 --- ata_pata.v03 --- ata_pata.v04 --- ata_pata.v05 --- ata_pata.v06 --- ata_pata.v07 --- block_cc.v00 --- ehci_ehc.v00 --- weaselin.t00 --- esx_dvfi.v00 --- xlibs.v00 --- ipmi_ipm.v00 --- ipmi_ipm.v01 --- ipmi_ipm.v02 --- lsi_mr3.v00 --- lsi_msgp.v00 --- misc_dri.v00 --- mtip32xx.v00 --- net_e100.v00 --- net_e100.v01 --- net_enic.v00 --- net_forc.v00 --- net_mlx4.v00 --- net_mlx4.v01 --- net_nx_n.v00 --- net_qlge.v00 --- net_vmxn.v00 --- ohci_usb.v00 --- rste.v00 --- sata_ahc.v00 --- sata_ata.v00 --- sata_sat.v00 --- sata_sat.v01 --- sata_sat.v02 --- sata_sat.v03 --- sata_sat.v04 --- scsi_aac.v00 --- scsi_adp.v00 --- scsi_aic.v00 --- scsi_fni.v00 --- scsi_hps.v00 --- scsi_ips.v00 --- scsi_meg.v00 --- scsi_meg.v01 --- scsi_meg.v02 --- scsi_mpt.v01 --- scsi_mpt.v02 --- scsi_qla.v01 --- uhci_usb.v00 --- tools.t00 --- dell_con.v00 --- xorg.v00 --- imgdb.tgz --- imgpayld.tgz
build=
updated=0
default linux
prompt 0
timeout 1
label linux
kernel $kernel_path
ipappend 2
append -c $img_path/cobbler-boot.cfg
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relistan commented Dec 4, 2013

These were the configs necessary to get Cobbler running with the DELL-specific version of VMWare ESXi Server 5.5. I believe that the pxesystem_esxi.template is required for any version of ESXi 5.

Also note that installing and getting gPXE working is worthwhile and well-supported by Cobbler. HTTP is a much more reliable way to get all the many MBs of files needed to boot ESXi remotely.

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