If you have an ISO image of VMware ESXi 7 hypervisor, you can create a template based on it in DCImanager 6:
- In the platform interface, create a copy of any template in the location: Templates section → OS and operations templates tab → select any template → menu → Copy → specify an arbitrary name for the new template and the vmware tag → Copy button.
- Copy the VMware ESXi 7 ISO image file to the location server.
- Connect to the location server via SSH with superuser privileges.
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Mount the VMware ESXi 7 ISO image to any directory. For example, /mnt/:
mount -o loop <path_to_iso> /mnt
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Go to the directory of the created template:
cd /opt/ispsystem/dci/os_templates/<template_name>
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Download files for template generation from ISPsystem repository:
wget https://download.ispsystem.com/extras/dcimanager/esxi7.tgz
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Extract the downloaded archive:
tar -xpzf esxi7.tgz
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Run the script to generate the template. Specify the mounted directory with the ISO image as a parameter:
./convert.sh /mnt
Script output on successful template creationChecking files Syncing files Creating boot.cfg
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Unmount the directory:
umount /mnt
- Check how the template works in the platform.