#!ipxe # VMware ESXi # https://www.vmware.com goto ${menu} || :vmware set os VMware ESXi clear vmware_choice menu ${os} item --gap Installers item vmware_install ${space} ${os} Install item --gap Options: item url_set ${space} Base URL [ ${vmware_base_url} ] choose vmware_choice || goto vmware_exit goto ${vmware_choice} :url_set echo Set the HTTP URL of an extracted VMware ISO without the trailing slash: echo e.g. http://www.mydomain.com/vmware/esxi7 echo echo -n URL: ${} && read vmware_base_url echo echo The following files will be loaded the following files: echo echo For Legacy: ${vmware_base_url}/mboot.c32 echo For EFI: ${vmware_base_url}/efi/boot/bootx64.efi echo echo The ESXi modules will be loaded from the following file: echo ${vmware_base_url}/boot.cfg echo echo Ensure you have edited boot.cfg to reflect the prefix of: echo echo prefix=${vmware_base_url} echo kernelopt=runweasel ks=${vmware_base_url}/ks.cfg echo echo If you aren't doing kickstart automation, you can leave off the ks option. echo echo If the filenames in the kernel= and modules= lines begin with a forward echo slash (/) character, delete those characters. echo prompt Press any key to return to VMware Menu... goto vmware :vmware_install isset ${vmware_base_url} && goto boot_check || echo URL not set... && goto url_set :boot_check iseq ${platform} efi && goto efi_boot || goto legacy_boot :efi_boot imgfree kernel ${vmware_base_url}/efi/boot/bootx64.efi -c ${vmware_base_url}/boot.cfg goto boot :legacy_boot imgfree kernel ${vmware_base_url}/mboot.c32 -c ${vmware_base_url}/boot.cfg goto boot :boot md5sum bootx64.efi boot goto vmware :vmware_exit exit 0