Hello,<\/p>\n
It has been a while since I was really doing something new with VMWare, but as I had the need to install some new Servers, I also was looking for better ways on integrating oem.tgz and other features. For that, I stumbled upon an very cool and useful Linux Build Script for ESXi, made by the User Varazir. After this How To you're going to hold an ISO Installer with SSH, FTP, RSYNC, WGET and the Community Unified Driver Pack 1.1.0 oem.tgz in your Hands. Or an USB Stick with the same features - as Live Boot or Installer. Your choice.<\/p>\n
Download:
\nVMware-VMvisor-InstallerCD-3.5.0_Update_5-207095.i386.iso: Vmware.com \/ ESXi 3.5 Download Section
\nMkesxiiso.sh: http:\/\/varazir.mine.nu\/esxi\/
\nCommunityUnifiedDriverPack_v1.1.0_U3-123629.oem.gz: http:\/\/www.vm-help.com\/esx\/esx3i\/Custom_oem.tgz\/CommunityUnifiedDriverPack_v1.1.0_U3-123629.oem.gz<\/p>\n
What you also need:
\nAn english (!) speaking and recent Ubuntu Version with installed mkisofs.
\nYou can use the VMWare Player for that ;-).<\/p>\n
How To:
\nCopy all the files into the \/tmp Folder of the Ubuntu Installation.
\nRename the CommunityUnifiedDriverPack_v1.1.0_U3-123629.oem.gz to oem.tgz
\nGive chmod +x to the latest Mkesxiiso.sh (in my case: chmod +x mkesxiaio_3.9.1.sh).
\nRun sudo .\/mkesxiaio_3.9.1.sh
\nNow the Script is going to walk you through the build of the ESXi System.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Varazir and www.vm-help.com its finally very easy to build an custom system!<\/p>\n
Addition: Add User to installed ESXi:
\nIf you got an installed ESXi 3.5 and want to have an second User to use ssh and ftp instead of \"root only\", do this:
\nuserdelete the old additional VMWare User you created. Create it a new with: useradd Username -M -d \/
\nWit that command you create the new user and put its root folder into \"\/\" (root).
\nProblem why an normal user can't access ssh is, that VMWare does erase the home Folder on every boot.
\nYou should also change the User Password on creation with passwd Username...<\/p>\n