esxi/network-firstboot-vmnic
Set the ESXi software install acceptance level.
Use this param to specify the device to plumb the network configuration up with post install in the installed OS after the Kickstart runs. This Param does not have a default value; existing code will assume the product default behavior of using vmnic0 if this Param is not set.
If the Param esxi/vmnic-device
is set, that Param takes precendence over this
one. This retains backwards compatability in the field for existing content.
Setting a value on this Param other than the default of vmnic0
has the following
effects in ESXi:
- Link the new
vmnic
device in to the defaultvSwitch0
Virtual Switch - Remove the
vmnic0
device (unlink) fromvSwitch0
- destroy the
vmk0
device - recreate the
vmk0
device, using the MAC address of this Params defined interface (egvmnic1
) - configure the IP addressing according to the
esxi/network-firstboot-type
(and other associated Params) - restart the network IP stack in ESXi
For more complex network topology changes, please see the vmware-lib
Content Pack.
It is possible to run the esxi-activate-network
stage as a standalone stage to move the
Management Network
between vmnic devices. However, the behavior is undefined in
cases of multiple NICs bound to the vSwitch0.
When switching from something other than vmnic0
back to vmnic0
, you must set
both the esxi/network-kickstart-vmnic
(to the current vmnic device in use),
and the esxi/nework-firstboot-vmnic
to vmnic0
. In this case the Kickstart
defined param specifies the current value you are moving from.