To configure the appliance, the appliance must obtain an IP address through DHCP or have a static IP address assigned through the VMware settings. Perform these steps only if there is no DHCP server in your environment. You can assign a static IP address after the initial boot without editing the VMware settings, if a DCHP server exists in your environment.
Edit the VMX file and add the following lines with the values for your environment:
#These settings are related to date/time/timezone and NTP server #Configures /etc/sysconfig/clock and /etc/ntp.conf guestinfo.prop1="CLONE_DATE=" guestinfo.prop2="CLONE_timezone=" guestinfo.prop3="CLONE_NTP_SERVER=" guestinfo.prop4="CLONE_HWCLOCK=" guestinfo.prop5="CLONE_SYSTOHC=" # #Network related settings #CLONE_DO_DHCP=false, only configure static settings #CLONE_DO_DHCP=true, tries DHCP and if it fails configure with static settings guestinfo.prop6="CLONE_DHCP=true" guestinfo.prop7="CLONE_DNS_NAME_SERVER1=" guestinfo.prop8="CLONE_DNS_NAME_SERVER2=" guestinfo.prop9="CLONE_DNS_NAME_SERVER3=" guestinfo.prop10="CLONE_DNS_SEARCH1=" guestinfo.prop11="CLONE_DNS_SEARCH2=" guestinfo.prop12="CLONE_DNS_SEARCH3=" guestinfo.prop13="CLONE_NETMASK=" guestinfo.prop14="CLONE_DEFAULT_GATEWAY=" guestinfo.prop15="CLONE_IP=" guestinfo.prop16="CLONE_DNS_NAME="
If you do not need a line, either leave the value blank, or leave the line out of the VMX file altogether. Power on the appliance, then proceed to Section 2.6, Initializing the Appliance.