ESXi installation fails with Read only filesystem error

Symptom Possible cause and resolution

Symptom	Possible cause and resolution
ESXi Installation fail with Read only filesystem error.	Certain state of storage disk may produce a `Read only filesystem` error when installing ESXi OS Build Plan. For successful deployment, add `--novmfsondisk` parameter to the `install` command in the `kickstart` file. This parameter must be used with `--overwritevmfs` if a VMFS partition already exists on the disk. For example, `install --firstdisk --overwritevmfs --novmfsondisk`

ESXi Installation fail with Read only filesystem error.

Certain state of storage disk may produce a Read only filesystem error when installing ESXi OS Build Plan.

For successful deployment, add --novmfsondisk parameter to the install command in the kickstart file. This parameter must be used with --overwritevmfs if a VMFS partition already exists on the disk.

For example, install --firstdisk --overwritevmfs --novmfsondisk

Ubuntu 14.04 installation requires DNS IP address

Symptom Possible cause and resolution

Symptom	Possible cause and resolution
Ubuntu 14.04 OS Build Plan may fail at Wait for SA agent Step, when Static IP is given without DNS IP address in hpsa_netconfig custom attribute.	DNS IP is required for Ubuntu 14.04 OS Build Plan installation. Restart the OS Build Plan by adding DNS IP to `hpsa_netconfig` custom attribute for the server.

Ubuntu 14.04 OS Build Plan may fail at Wait for SA agent Step, when Static IP is given without DNS IP address in hpsa_netconfig custom attribute.

DNS IP is required for Ubuntu 14.04 OS Build Plan installation.

Restart the OS Build Plan by adding DNS IP to hpsa_netconfig custom attribute for the server.

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