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firewall(optional) Configuresfirewalloptionsinkickstart.
--enabled Rejectsallincomingconnectionsunlesstheyarearesponseto
outboundrequests.
--disabled Allowsallincomingconnections.
--high Deprecated;sameas--enabled.
--medium Deprecated;sameas--enabled.
--trust= Specifiesdeviceswhosetrafficisallowedtogothroughthefirewall.
--ssh Allowsthespecifiedservicetopassthroughthe
firewall.
--telnet Allowsthespecifiedservicetopassthroughthefirewall.
--smtp Allowsthespecifiedservicetopassthroughthefirewall.
--http Allowsthespecifiedservicetopassthroughthefirewall.
--ftp Allowsthespecifiedservicetopassthroughthefirewall.
--port= Specifiesportsallowedthroughthefirewall.
install(optional) Specifiesthatthisisafreshinstallation
ratherthananupgrade.
<cdrom|nfs|url> Specifiesthetypeofinstallation.Thevaluesare:
cdrom
installsfromtheCD‐ROMdrive
nfsinstallsfromthespecifiedNFSserver
urldownloadsacrossthenetwork
--server= SpecifieswhichNFSservertoconnectto.Usewithnfs.
--dir= SpecifieswhichdirectoryontheNFSservertomount.Usewithnfs.
<url> DefinesthelocationoftheWeaselruntimeenvironment.Usedwith
url (http/ftp).
interactive(optional) Usestheinformationprovidedinthekickstartfileduringthe
installation,butallowsforinspection
andmodificationofthegiven
values.
keyboard(required) Setsthekeyboardtypeforthesystem.
<keyboardType> Specifiesthekeyboardmapfortheselectedkeyboardtype.
lang (required) Setsthelanguagetouseduringinstallation.
<languageType> Specifiesthevaluefortheselectedlanguage,for examplelang en_US.
Table B-1. Kickstart Commands for ESX Server Installation (Continued)
Command Description
