Create template of nested ESXi for cloning and repeat use
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Create template of nested ESXi for cloning and repeat use
It is possible to setup template for ESXi for cloning. To do that use:
- Install ESXi on a VM normally
- Enable ESXi shell / console
- Connect to ESXi console (Ctl+Alt+F2)
- Required Enable ESXi vmkernel ports to use MAC ID from vmnic using:
- https://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2013/12/how-to-properly-clone-nested-esxi-vm.html
- Also see [[]]
- Delete UUID of system using
- sed -i 's#/system/uuid.*##' /etc/vmware/esx.conf
- Shutdown esxi host and create template
- Create ESXi clones using this template
- On each cloned ESXi host if the UUID of cloned VMFS Volume is same then use
- esxcli storage vmfs snapshot resignature -l [VMFS-VOLUME]
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