To fast deploy some ESX hosts you might opt to clone the USB disk or the SD card.
If you clone the install disk
you have to modify /etc/vmware/esx.conf to update the mac address of your
physical nics:
Delete following lines and then reboot your ESX to get your esx.conf automatically
updated with new the mac addresses:
/net/pnic/child[0000]/mac =
"00:0c:29:73:c2:ee"
/net/pnic/child[0000]/virtualMac
= "00:50:56:53:c2:ee"
/net/pnic/child[0000]/name =
"vmnic0"
/net/pnic/child[0002]/mac =
"00:0c:29:73:c2:02"
/net/pnic/child[0002]/virtualMac
= "00:50:56:53:c2:02"
/net/pnic/child[0002]/name =
"vmnic2"
/net/pnic/child[0001]/mac =
"00:0c:29:73:c2:f8"
/net/pnic/child[0001]/virtualMac
= "00:50:56:53:c2:f8"
/net/pnic/child[0001]/name =
"vmnic1"
/net/pnic/child[0003]/mac =
"00:0c:29:73:c2:0c"
/net/pnic/child[0003]/virtualMac
= "00:50:56:53:c2:0c"
/net/pnic/child[0003]/name =
"vmnic3"
BTW I’m not sure if it is
supported to deploy ESXi hosts by cloning the install disk ….but if does please leave a comment after you have tried it on your testing machine.
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