2.5 Configuring the Appliance without a DHCP Server

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.