Virtual Container Host Boot Options
The vic-machine create utility provides options that change the location of the ISO files from which virtual container hosts (VCHs) and container VMs boot. Optionally use the boot options if you have a centralized store of ISO files.
vic-machine Options
The options in this topic are only available with the vic-machine create command. They are not available in the Create Virtual Container Host wizard in the vSphere Client.
--appliance-iso
Short name: --ai
The path to the ISO image from which the VCH appliance boots. Set this option if you have moved the appliance.iso file to a folder that is not the folder that contains the vic-machine binary or is not the folder from which you are running vic-machine. Include the name of the ISO file in the path.
NOTE: Do not use the --appliance-iso option to point vic-machine to an --appliance-iso file that is of a different version to the version of vic-machine that you are running.
Usage:
--appliance-iso path_to_ISO_file/appliance.iso
--bootstrap-iso
Short name: --bi
The path to the ISO image from which to boot container VMs. Set this option if you have moved the bootstrap.iso file to a folder that is not the folder that contains the vic-machine binary or is not the folder from which you are running vic-machine. Include the name of the ISO file in the path.
NOTE: Do not use the --bootstrap-iso option to point vic-machine to a --bootstrap-iso file that is of a different version to the version of vic-machine that you are running.
Usage:
--bootstrap-iso path_to_ISO_file/bootstrap.iso
Example vic-machine Commands
If you moved the appliance.iso or bootstrap.iso file to a location that is not the folder that contains the vic-machine binary, you must point vic-machine to those ISO files.
This example vic-machine create command deploys a VCH that specifies --appliance-iso to direct vic-machine to the location in which you stored the appliance.iso file.
vic-machine-operating_system create --target 'Administrator@vsphere.local':password@vcenter_server_address/dc1 --compute-resource cluster1 --image-store datastore1 --bridge-network vch1-bridge --public-network vic-public --name vch1 --thumbprint certificate_thumbprint --no-tlsverify --appliance-iso path_to_iso/appliance.iso
This example vic-machine create command deploys a VCH that specifies --bootstrap-iso to direct vic-machine to the location in which you stored the appliance.iso file.
vic-machine-operating_system create --target 'Administrator@vsphere.local':password@vcenter_server_address/dc1 --compute-resource cluster1 --image-store datastore1 --bridge-network vch1-bridge --public-network vic-public --name vch1 --thumbprint certificate_thumbprint --no-tlsverify --bootstrap-iso path_to_iso/bootstrap.iso