The required boot sequence for all ESX and ESXi hypervisors is "boot to disk first, then boot to the network". This prevents the accidental deletion of all virtual machines should the host hypervisor be booted to the network accidentally. With this recommended boot sequence, when your disk is empty, you will boot to the network. Your disk must be empty prior to provisioning ESX or ESXi. You may use Live Ubuntu to clear the contents of your drive.

 

After you have created your MAC-Indy Role or your MAC-Spec Role, simply power up the system and your system will be provisioned:

•MAC-Specific: your system will be automatically provisioned and will reboot when done

•MAC-Independent: you will be presented with the list of operating system installation selections and you will enter your selection from the keyboard (unless you have selected a "Default", in which case, that operating system will be automatically installed).